Recipients of third round of Medicine by Design’s Pivotal Experiment Fund announced
Fund advances research discoveries to real benefit for human health
Medicine by Design-funded team uses stem cells to grow functional blood vessel cells found in the liver
Discovery to provide insights into liver development and disease progression
Medicine by Design awards $1 million to advance new ideas in regenerative medicine
Funded projects are investigating new approaches to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, skeletal muscle injuries, stroke and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and improve the success of blood stem cell transplants
Medicine by Design researchers seek to make blood stem cell transplants available to more patients
Two multidisciplinary teams take different approaches to overcome compatibility hurdles.
U of T research helps pave the way for an off-the-shelf supply of cells for immunotherapy
Researchers from Peter Zandstra's lab have developed new technologies that clear key barriers to developing a renewable source of cells for therapies.