HSCI and the UK Stem Cell Bank present a three-day, hands-on course including topics such as cryopreservation, maintenance and evaluation of PSCs, and characterization methods for reprogrammed cells.

June 3-5

Space is limited.

Cell Symposia: Stem Cell Epigenetics

Interdisciplinary discussions to promote cross-collaborations between experts in epigenetic topics and stem cells.

Sitges, Spain

Sept. 20-22

Abstracts due Friday, May 1

Submit abstracts here.

People News

Guo-Cen Yuan, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, joins HSCI Principal Faculty.

Ursula Kaiser, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, joins HCSI Affiliated Faculty.

Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD, of Boston Children's Hospital, joins HSCI Affiliated Faculty.

Research updates

Tabin Lab Gut Instinct: Villus architecture drives stem cell fate in the human gut. (Cell paper)
Cepko Lab Seeing the Light: New antioxidant gene therapy slows cone degeneration in the eye and prolongs sight. (Journal of Clinical Investigation paper)

An Inaugural Meeting

More than 75 graduate students, postdocs, and faculty from the HSCI community gathered at Harvard Medical School to learn about iPS-derived neuron disease modeling from industry leaders.

Postdocs, graduate students and faculty alike convened on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Harvard Medical School to listen to Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research scientists address managing quality control of iPS-derived neurons at the Neuro Stem Club's inaugural meeting. Read the full story here.

Student Spotlight

Having recently turned in his thesis, Ernie Doherty, a Harvard senior concentrating in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology, took a moment to tell Matrix about his work, literary interests, and most importantly - the contents of his fridge.

Read about Ernie and his work in Kornelia Polyak's lab at the Dana -Farber Cancer Institute here.