A creative and fun workshop about the intestine and how INTENS aims to re-construct it using stem cells has been developed by University of Edinburgh student Eleanor Mocatta. Her 3-month long project saw her working with INTENS science engagement manager, Dr Cathy Southworth, and INTENS researchers to conceive and test a school workshop for students aged 9-14. The workshop was designed to communicate the research in a fun, engaging, and interactive manner to young people and teachers. To date, 25…

INTENS’ research was presented to 834 members of the public during one of the largest science festivals in the world – Edinburgh International Science Festival. Over two days in April,  the “secrets” of the intestine were disclosed to a wide range of people from 3 to 80 years old. Games, activities and conversations illustrated that the intestine is composed of different types of cell, and highlighted how stem cells form these cells and how INTENS researchers are creating intestine in the lab.…

Yesterday INTENS partners from UCL and Francis Crick Institute teamed together to reveal their research to over 50 children, their families and teachers at Great Ormond St Hospital in London, as part of the NIHR’s “I Am Research“ campaign, a curated trail of activities weaved through the hospital. Creating a lens for the curious to discover more about the cutting edge medical research that might one day lead to better treatments, INTENS scientists offered a science conversation at Super Stem Cells,…

The “Hydra XIII” Summer School provided a critical analysis of contemporary issues in stem cell biology. During the in-depth, week-long programme, participants  attended lectures and workshops on: The biology of stem cells – embryonic, fetal and adult systems Plasticity, epigenetic regulation, signaling and niche Clinical applications and clinical trials Ethics and patents in stem cell research. Dr. Kim Jensen (from the University of Copenhagen) was one of the key organisers. Two students, Else Driehuis from KNAW and Alfonso Tedeschi from UCL, participated…

The 1st INTENS General Assembly was organised within one of the most renowned events on stem cell research, the International Society for Stem Cell Research Meeting (ISSCR 2017). This year, the ISSCR took place in Boston (U.S.) from 14-17 June 2017. The INTENS meeting took place on Friday 16th June. Our partners had the opportunity to disseminate the project among delegates from all over the world. Additionally, they held the 1st General Assembly meeting, in which they discussed work progress so far and steps to be…

Hydra XII is the European Summer School on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine taking place in Hydra (Greece), from 11-18 September 2016. This Summer School will provide intensive training on fundamental concepts and contemporary issues in stem cell biology. Leading experts will give an in-depth, week-long programme of lectures, workshops and discussion groups. Alexander Ross (University of Cambridge) and Laween Meran (Francis Crick Institute) will be attending this event as delegates of INTENS. More information on Hydra XII can be found here

The first meeting of the INTENS consortium took place at the Institute of Child Health (ICH-UCL) in London, on 9 March 2016. The meeting gathered representatives from all organisations participating in the project. It was a great opportunity to get to know each other better and set the direction of the different WPs during the first months.