Cancer immunologists and biological engineers at Harvard unite to fight therapy-resistant cancers

A new NIH-funded Immuno-Engineering to Improve Immunotherapy (i3) Center at Harvard University sets out to...

HSCI scientists have combined organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell technologies to make a powerful tool for diabetes research and beta-cell transplantation

Injectable, sponge-like gel helps revive the immune system after a bone marrow transplant

George Murphy wants to use stem cells to replace scarring with regenerative healing.

• George Murphy’s goal is to coax skin stem cells into healing wounds by regenerating tissue instead of forming a scar.
• To figure out how to do it, he is studying scarless healing during fetal development and “stem cell burnout” during aging.
• Insights into scarless healing will help research into regenerating other vital organs, including the heart.

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