Spotlight on: Regenerative medicine
About regenerative medicine

Regenerative medicine is a branch of science that seeks to repair or replace damaged and diseased human cells and tissues. This may involve transplanting stem cells or tissues that have been grown in the lab or stimulating the body to repair itself.
Regenerative medicine research is helping us to develop completely new types of treatments for a wide range of debilitating conditions.
Read more about regenerative medicine and the MRC’s work in this area.
Recent media
Professor Robin Ali, Professor of Molecular Genetics at University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital, talks about his work on gene therapy for eye degeneration.
Recent blogs

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Regenerative medicine: from the lab to the clinic, and back
Two researchers explain why continued support for regenerative medicine – from the early discovery stage to translation into the clinic – will help deliver life-changing treatments for currently incurable conditions. -
Watering the strawberry fields of the mind
Max Perutz Science Writing Award runner up, PhD student Sophie Quick, of the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, explains why her research matters.