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Kara McKinley named Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering

October 18, 2022

 

Kara McKinley, PhD, principal faculty at HSCI, has been named one of the 2022 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. McKinley and 19 other innovative early-career scientists and engineers will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research.

The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering are designed to encourage innovative, blue-sky thinking by providing maximum flexibility and support to...

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Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation funds research into drugs mimicking the neuroprotective effects of exercise

October 5, 2022

By Alice McCarthy

Physical activity, especially endurance exercise, can improve cognitive function in part by reducing neuroinflammation. Research from HSCI affiliate member Christiane Wrann has shown that the hormone irisin, which is secreted from muscles during exercise, may improve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease. Her laboratory was awarded a...

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HSCI invites applications for Junior Faculty Programs

June 23, 2022

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2022 HSCI JUNIOR FACULTY PROGRAM

AWARD AMOUNT
$600,000 per year to include three or four subprojects of $150,00-$200,000 for up to three years

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
Friday, August 5, 2022

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE
 Tuesday, November 1, 2022

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) invites applications for a new project to be funded through the Junior Faculty Program. The specific purpose of the 2022 call for funding is to identify an innovative collaborative project by junior faculty. Proposed collaborations can represent either basic, translational, or clinical science, and can span multiple disease areas. This funding is meant to support novel, high-impact, and cross-cutting research that could lead to new treatments and/or fundamentally enhance our understanding of the target disease area(s) and/or organ systems. The collaborative project should include a plan for the regular interaction of group members and coordination of research activities carried out in multiple research laboratories.... Read more about HSCI invites applications for Junior Faculty Programs