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Established | 2012 |
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Affiliation | University of Cambridge |
Director | Professor Berthold Göttgens |
Total staff | 400 |
Students | 100 |
Address | Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Puddicombe Way, CB2 0AW , Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |
Website | www |
The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) at the University of Cambridge is a research centre specializing in the nature and potential medical uses of stem cells. It is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, England and was originally funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. The Institute is part of the School of Clinical Medicine and the School of Biological Sciences at the university.
In addition to research, the Institute also offers higher education opportunities to train the next generation of clinical and nonclinical stem cell scientists. CSCI's postgraduate program offers: a PhD in Stem Cell Biology, a Master’s degree (MPhil) in Stem Cell Medicine, and a Master’s degree (MPhil) in Biological Science. [1]
Researchers at the Institute study stem cell behaviour to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Research is focused around three key themes:
Notable research from CSCI scientists includes:
The Institute was founded as a research centre in 2012 created by Professor Roger Pedersen and Professor Austin Smith, who jointly received funding from the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council. The centre was composed of researchers across the University of Cambridge working in separate labs and departments, all united in their work with stem cells.
In 2019, the disparate research groups were brought together under one roof in the purpose-built Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre (JCBC), named after entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeffrey Cheah. The JCBC is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe.
In 2024, CSCI was awarded funding from the Wellcome Trust for a Discovery Research Platform for Tissue Scale Biology. [18]
The Institute has around 30 research groups led by Principal Investigators studying stem cells in fields such as neurobiology, haematology, cardiology, musculoskeletal systems, and more. CSCI also has a network of around 40 affiliated research groups who work closely with researchers at the Institute.