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...Prior to the creation of the institute, faculty members were already doing stem cell research, but the institute created an organizational umbrella in order to cut across institutional lines, says Executive Director Brock C. Reeve...
...need multiple skill sets. For cardiac stem cell research, you need stem cell biologists, developmental biologists, cardiologists, and engineers,” Reeve says. “You need multiple discipline sets in order to ultimately be able to cure certain diseases...
...Seeking to address this lack of collaboration, the University created the Harvard Stem Cell Institute in 2004 as an attempt to bridge the gap between basic and applied life sciences, as well as to address the social, ethical, and religious issues raised by stem cell research...
...Although the report laments the broader lack of collaboration, it repeatedly praises growing cooperation in the field of stem cell research, specifically citing the institute. Researchers and administrators agree that it has successfully facilitated collaboration, bringing significant scientific advances...
...Even in the face of political obstacles, Harvard has strengthened its commitment to stem cell research. This spring the University announced its first cross-school department, which will focus in part on stem-cell biology. And when a new 500,000-square foot science complex opens across the River in Allston, the Stem Cell Institute will finally have a permanent base of operations...