Upcoming Events
Stem Cell Club - September 2015
Stem Cell Institute's club Read more >
When: Wed 30th Sep 2015 at 18:30
Location: Lecture Theatre, Sanger Building, Dept. of Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road, CB2 1GA
Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
The Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is an international centre of excellence for research into stem cell biology and medicine. Scientists in the Institute collaborate to generate new knowledge and understanding of the biology of stem cells and provide the foundation for new medical treatments. The Institute is supported by a strategic funding partnership between the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.
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SCI researchers along with co-investigators from the Universities of Verona and Milano-Bicocca (Italy) have managed to demonstrate in rats a phenomenon Read more >Reprogramming of DNA observed in human germ cells for first time
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Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir receives Lister Research Prize
SCI Group Leader Thora Karadottir has received a Lister Research Prize for her work on the role of neuronal activity in myelin repair. Read more >
Prof Roger Barker elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
This year, SCI PI, Professor Roger Barker was one of five Cambridge researchers elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Read more >
Athena SWAN Bronze Award
The Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is proud to announce that we have received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award for... Read more >
