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The SCRMC Research Training Awards were established in 2008 to recognize and provide support for promising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of all citizenships conducting stem cell and regenerative medicine research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The 2023 SCRMC Research Training Awards Program provides unique, interdisciplinary training for four future leaders in stem cell and …
Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine members Feyza Engin and Ahmed Mahmoud have received the 2023-2024 University of Wisconsin–Madison Vilas Associates Award. This honor recognizes new and on-going research of the highest quality and significance. Those who are selected receive research salary support for summers 2023 and 2024, as well as a flexible research fund in …
A bone marrow transplant can be a lifesaving treatment for people with relapsed blood cancers, but a potentially lethal complication known as graft-versus-host disease put limitations on this procedure. New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is helping to change that by identifying the cell population that causes GVHD, a target that may make bone …
A new study suggests that retinal cells grown from stem cells may be ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders. The organized clusters of cells, or organoids, used in the study were developed in the lab of David Gamm, a SCRMC member, UW–Madison ophthalmology professor, and director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute. …
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing the means to turn stem cells into a wide range of specific types of spinal cord neurons and cells in the hindbrain — the critical nexus between the spinal cord and the brain — paving the way for improved prevention and treatment of spinal cord disease. In …
A new study will characterize human stem cell models of fragile X syndrome (FXS) to better understand the mechanisms behind FXS symptoms and how those may inform the search for effective therapies. The study, which will be supported by a three-million-dollar U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) grant, will be led by Xinyu Zhao professor of …
By Bekah McBride The Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center labs welcomed new members this summer, as five talented undergraduate students joined mentors for more than 10-weeks of collaborative research. This unique experience is a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), which supports motivated University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students as they pursue research …
By Bekah McBride A new approach is paving the way for improved stem cell therapies and regenerative applications using cells from pigs. Led by Wan-Ju Li, a SCRMC researcher and associate professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, this new study published in Scientific Reports offers a viable …
Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) researcher and The International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy President, Jacques Galipeau shares his vision for the future of cell and gene therapies in a new article published by The Medicine Maker. Read “Dreams, Chimps, and Chocolate Cakes: The International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy’s new leader …
By Bekah McBride For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks to a little help from microscopy and zebrafish. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of California San Diego have developed a method for scientists to track a single blood stem cell in a …