The lab of Dr Paul the Sousa will use a set of specific stem cell lines of Sydney IVF in Australia to study Huntington disease (HD). The cells are a valuable tool for HD disease modelling and provide the basis for a range of experiments to look into HD disease mechanisms and the screening of disease modifying compounds.

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Research efforts to help the world’s ageing population live longer healthier lives have been given a major boost with the announcement of six new transatlantic research projects aiming to understanding the biology of the ageing process.

In the first agreement of its kind, the US funding agency for ageing research, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the UK’s funding body for bioscience research, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are jointly funding £4M of projects.

Two researchers at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine received a Nexxus award at a ceremony on 24 November 2009 at the City Chambers on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Scientists have for the first time produced liver cells from adult skin cells using the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology.

The study, led by the University of Edinburgh's MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, paves the way for the creation of a stem cell library that can be used for in vitro hepatic disease models.