Dr. Janet Rossant wins Henry G. Friesen Health Research Prize
Dr. Janet Rossant, a world renowned stem cell scientist and biologist, has been named this year’s winner of the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in […]
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New cancer stem cell dream team to attack brain cancer in children and adults
Toronto, ON – A team of top Canadian scientists, including leading pioneers of stem cell research, are teaming up to develop new treatments for brain […]
Ottawa researchers discover that Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a stem cell disease
Ottawa, ON-A new study from the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa is poised to completely change our understanding of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and […]
Timothy Kieffer to receive 2015 Till & McCulloch Award: Landmark Canadian paper advances knowledge to cure diabetes
Toronto, ON – Prof. Timothy Kieffer, a University of British Columbia researcher in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences and in the Department of […]
CCRM takes on commercialization role with “Medicine by Design” initiative
Toronto, ON – The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) reports it will act as the commercialization partner for “Medicine by Design,” a new […]
Blood to feeling: McMaster scientists turn blood into neural cells
Hamilton, ON – Scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make adult sensory neurons from human patients simply by having them roll up their […]
SFU lab creates potentially life saving heart cells
A group of Simon Fraser University researchers’ cultivation of dozens of beating heart cells in Petrie dishes could one day save or improve the lives […]