Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research

The Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research
Director	Professor Austin Smith
Location	Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Website	Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research

The Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research (CSCR) at the University of Cambridge is a research centre for the nature and potential medical uses of stem cells. It is located on Tennis Court Road in central Cambridge, England.

The Centre is funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. The main areas of study include pluripotent and neural stem cells,^[1] as well as epidermal stem cells.^[2]^[3] Key advances in stem cell science at the centre include the elucidation of the role of the nanog protein in pluripotency^[4] and work on inhibiting cellular differentiation.^[5] It also conducts human embryo work as approved by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Incredible discoveries hint at wonder of scientific mysteries yet to be unravelled". The Times (London). May 10, 2008.
^ "Skin - the key to medical cures?". BBC News. July 24, 2010.
^ http://www.cscr.cam.ac.uk/research/fwatt.html
^ http://www.fiercebiotech.com/press-releases/new-research-gives-insight-how-stems-cells-develop-other-types-cells
^ "Scientists uncover secret of eternal youth". The Daily Telegraph (London). May 23, 2008.
^ http://www.hfea.gov.uk/1584.html
^ "Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research". Retrieved November 13, 2009.

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Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

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Current	Francis Crick Institute Science Learning Centres Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Former	Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine

Planned	Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour

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Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research