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Douglas Melton, PhD, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, was awarded the prize for his work to treat diabetes with insulin-producing pancreatic cells created from stem cells.
The Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize celebrates scientists whose original translational research has advanced cellular reprogramming technology for regenerative medicine.
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Gladstone’s Ryan Corces Receives MIND Prize to Uncover Unknown Drivers of Alzheimer’s
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April 7, 2026
Gladstone’s Ryan Corces Receives MIND Prize to Uncover Unknown Drivers of Alzheimer’s
The prize, issued annually to eight scientists, seeks to catalyze high-impact neuroscience research.
Awards News Release Alzheimer’s Disease Neurological Disease Corces Lab AIGladstone Scientist Nadia Roan Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
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Gladstone Scientist Nadia Roan Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Roan has made great strides in understanding how persistent viruses including HIV cause disease and how immunity to viruses shapes human health.
Awards News Release COVID-19 HIV/AIDS Infectious Disease Roan LabA Sculptor of Modern Regenerative Medicine
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December 10, 2025
A Sculptor of Modern Regenerative Medicine
Among his myriad accomplishments, Rudolf Jaenisch—winner of the 2025 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize—was the first to demonstrate the potential of induced pluripotent stem cells to treat disease.
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