Archive for hematology

Following blood stem cells in the body could yield better, safer treatments

Blood stem cells make all the different kinds of blood and immune cells in our body. Scientists have long been trying to make these cells in the lab and use them to make different blood cell types on demand. Mastering these feats could help make bone marrow transplants more efficient and less toxic, and could ... Read More

Tagged: blood, cancer, hematology, stem cell transplant, stem cells

Eshini Panditharatna, McKenzie Shaw, Peyton Waddicor, Hafsa Mire, Olivia Hack, Ilaria Barone, Sharon Louie, Paula Watnick, Irene Wong, Manizheh Izadi, Ilon Liu; Leslie Kean, Barbara Robens, Nadine Gaab, Angelica D’Amore.

Going into science: Women scientists at Boston Children’s offer advice to girls

Basic/Translational, Clinical, Research

In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), we invited women scientists at all stages of their careers at Boston Children’s Hospital to share their scientific agendas. Here is some of what they had to say. The scientists also offered their advice for girls interested in entering the field. ... Read More

Tagged: autism, blood, brain tumor, cancer, cellular and molecular medicine, epigenetics, epilepsy, family partnerships, genetics and genomics, hematology, hiv and aids, imaging, metabolism, neuroscience, newborn medicine, prematurity, psychiatry, pulmonology, rare disease, stem cells, traumatic brain injury