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Harvard Stem Cell Institute: 1000 scientists, one goal: discovering cures. Cover image of beta cells, courtesy of the Melton laboratory

 Cambridge, MA
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Joined September 2010
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The first Influencer Seminar will be on October 24th with Dr. Michael Longaker from Stanford University. Register today. @SpauldingMSK docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Applications for the 2024 HSCI #internship program close February 7th. Learn more and share widely with your networks. hsci.harvard.edu/research/hs…
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Join @BCHStemCell on October 17th for their RNA Biology and Disease Symposium! Register today: eventbrite.com/e/rna-biology…

RNA Biology and Disease Symposium

Learn more about the latest research developments in linking RNA pathways to disease and emerging therapeutics.

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Please Retweet! - Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Assistant positions available in our group at @BostonChildrens @harvardmed @harvardstemcell to work on @NIH funded projects on #Bioengineering @vascularbiology #RegenerativeMedicine #organoids meleromartinlab.com/opportun…
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📢Paola Arlotta @ArlottaLab, @harvardstemcell, will deliver the next instalment in the Gurdon Institute Seminar Series. 📅 30 May ⏰ 2 pm (BST) 📍online 👉 bit.ly/3MQxlwi
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Congratulations to HSCI Principal Faculty @karalmckinley for being named a @HHMINEWS Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! #FHScholars news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…

Three Harvard faculty among 31 inaugural Freeman Hrabowski Scholars

Three Harvard University faculty — Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Josefina del Mármol, and Kara L. McKinley — are among 31 new Freeman Hrabowski Scholars selected from across the U.S. by the…

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Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that influences #melanoma development, a finding that could have wide implications for patients across a variety of cancers. @leonard_zon @InscoLab @BCHStemCell news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…

Researchers discover how mutant protein leads to melanoma

Discovery of new mechanism could have wide implications for other cancers.

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Congrats to Megan Insco on our new paper in Science on CDK13 mutations in melanoma. This shows tumor suppression by RNA surveillance. Megan recently started her lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Thanks Robert Fisher for the Perspective on our paper. science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126…
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New research from HSCI principal faculty Benjamin Ebert finds that clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) doubles a person’s risk of chronic #liverdisease. @broadinstitute @harvardmed broadinstitute.org/news/rese…

Researchers discover new risk factor for liver disease

A blood disorder increasingly common in older ages, called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), doubles a person’s risk of chronic liver disease.

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We are speaking with Dr. Zhigang He, Prof. of #Ophthalmology & principal member of the @harvardstemcell Institute, about axon regeneration to repair optic nerve & spinal cord injuries. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work, Dr. He! #SpinalCordInjury kirbyneuro.org/ZhigangHe/
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Congratulations @QurAlisCo for raising $88M for early-stage clinical trials of two #ALS drugs. This exciting work is based on HSCI research conducted by Kevin Eggan, @RoetKasper and Clifford Woolf. Read more in @BostonGlobe. bostonglobe.com/2023/03/09/b…

Cambridge biotech testing experimental ALS drugs based on Harvard research - The Boston Globe

QurAlis says it has raised $88 million for early-stage clinical trials of two treatments for the devastating condition.

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.@lab_wein explores new biology on vitamin D #metabolism in @jclinicalinvest jci.org/articles/view/163627
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For HSCI researcher @MrJeffKarp, finding a solution to #hearingloss through #stemcell-based regenerative medicine has been one of his lab’s goals for several years. Now his research is moving into clinical studies with promising results. #WorldHearingDay hsci.harvard.edu/news/restor…

Restoring hearing loss through regenerative medicine | Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)

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Dr. Vikram Khurana joined us today via Zoom to talk about alpha-synuclein and modeling the pathology of protein inclusions in cell types of the central nervous system. Thank you for a great seminar about this impressive body of work! @harvardstemcell
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New in @CellPressNews: Human hematopoietic #stemcell vulnerability to #ferroptosis cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…

Human hematopoietic stem cell vulnerability to ferroptosis

Hematopoietic stem cells have a low rate of protein synthesis that makes them selectively vulnerable to ferroptosis.

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The deadline to submit an abstract for the 2023 @ISSCR Annual Meeting has been extended to February 15! Learn more and submit yours today. #ISSCR2023 isscr2023.org/call-for-abstr…
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Please Retweet! - Research Assistant position available in our group at @BostonChildrens @harvardmed @harvardstemcell to work on @NIH funded projects on #Bioengineering, @vascularbiology, #Regenerative #Medicine. More information at meleromartinlab.com/opportun…
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Cell therapy engineered to eliminate established tumors, train immune system to prevent cancer recurrence @khalidshahs @koksiongchen hms.harvard.edu/news/vaccine… @harvardstemcell @BWHNeurosurgery @harvardmed @NIH @ScienceTM

A Vaccine to Simultaneously Kill, Prevent Brain Cancer?

Cell therapy engineered to eliminate established tumors, train immune system

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HSCI Principal Faculty Sundari Chetty uses #hiPSC models to understand brain development in #Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Learn more about her lab from @MGH_RI.
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Did you know that brain overgrowth occurs in about 20% of individuals with Autism? In our next #ThroughtheMagnifyingGlass feature, the Chetty Lab at the @MassGeneralCRM investigates brain overgrowth and its relationship to neurodevelopment. Read more: mgriblog.org/2023/01/25/thro…
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The deadline to submit an abstract to #ISSCR2023 is Feb 8! Learn more and submit your abstract today: isscr2023.org/call-for-abstr… @ISSCR
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