From The Bedford Citizen: The Bedford Research Foundation (BRF), a Massachusetts not-for-profit organization conducting stem cell research for diseases currently considered chronic or incurable, has moved it’s research and laboratory facility to Bedford Massachusetts after being located in Somerville for over 15 years.
Read More›Bedford Research Foundation supports ground breaking work with fellowship money As the result of a generous benefactor, the Bedford Research Foundation has placed a fellow in Spain who is contributing significantly to understanding cellular programming and pluripotency in Stem Cells. Dr. Sebastian Canovas is a Principal Investigator researcher from the Program for Cell Therapy and Regenerative…
Dr. Kiessling discusses rare stem cell treatment for scleroderma.
Read More›Dear Supporter, In 1996, the Bedford Research Foundation was formed in response to a need for specialized tests and services that were not available anywhere in the world. Today, we still provide these specialized tests and it has led us to a new model of funding: “The Foundation is a forward thinking institution that covers…
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Bedford Research Stem Cells Glow! Breakthroughs in understanding circadian rhythms in stem cells. Fall 2014: Bedford Research scientists are following up on their discovery that stem cells have a circadian rhythm that may need to be supported for optimum development in the laboratory. In the body, the daily pattern of light and dark controls many…
Read More›Following up Bedford’s discovery that stem cells may be controlled by circadian rhythms. Bedford Research scientists discovered that stem cells may need circadian rhythm signals. This insight would make them analogous to several types of cells in the body, including some cancer cells. If true, new methods of cell culture need to be developed to…
Read More›Update June 15, 2014: Commencement Address a Success Despite a prank from University of Oregon, Dr. Kiessling’s message about taking an active role in government hit home with the largest graduating class in OSU history. read more… Update June 18, 2014: Pilot of the “Go Ducks” Plane to Donate $500 to Bedford Research “We knew…
Read More›Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is more common in semen than generally thought, according to a new study by Bedford Research Foundation scientists. CMV is a common herpes virus that causes a minor disease in children and adults, but can also infect fetuses in utero and causes permanent problems in 1 out of 750 children born in the…
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The Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation has announced that Dr. Ann Kiessling, its award-winning founder and executive director, is stepping down from the Harvard Medical School faculty after 27 years to devote her full attention to the stem cell research and other initiatives of the Foundation. “My nearly three decades at Harvard have been wonderful,…
Read More›Harvard Ethicist, Daniel Wikler, lays out a mind-blowing discussing of why members of the pro-life movement have more reason to support embryo research than to oppose it.
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