HSCI scientists find that signaling defects can influence red blood cell traits
The field of genetics has made huge strides over the past couple of decades, from the first sequencing of the human genome to a growing understanding of the machinery that turns genes on and off — proteins called...
Four Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) faculty members have been awarded grants from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to expand the Human Cell Atlas, a global effort to map every cell in the human body. The scientists are leading projects as part of the Seed Networks for the Human Cell Atlas, whose goal is to help ensure that the first draft of the atlas is fully...
HSCI Executive Committee member Carla Kim is a recipient of the Lung Cancer Discovery Award from the American Lung Association. The award recognizes Kim’s innovative lung cancer research that has the potential to improve patient care and help save lives.
“As our nation faces COVID-19, we have not only witnessed its toll on our health, but we have also seen how air pollution,...
HSCI Principal Faculty member Jose Ordovas-Montanes has received an early-career award from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF). He has been named a NYSCF – Robertson Investigator, which recognizes cutting-edge research with the potential to accelerate treatments and cures. The award provides seed funding of $1.5 million over five years to enable...