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Vincenzo Calvanese, ATRAE 2023 researcher, meets the President of the Spanish Government

Vincenzo Calvanese has taken part in a meeting at the Moncloa Palace between Pedro Sánchez, President of the Spanish Government, Diana Morant, Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities, and all the researchers participating in the ATRAE Programme awarded in 2023. The programme is an initiative of the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) designed to facilitate […]

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The entire Calvanese Lab joined the 55th ISEH Annual Meeting

The 55th ISEH Annual Meeting featured an outstanding and inspiring scientific programme, bringing together researchers to explore key advances in hematology and stem cell biology. Most members of the lab presented their research during the poster sessions, sharing their latest findings with the scientific community and fostering discussions and exchanges of ideas with fellow researchers.

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Vincenzo Calvanese presented the last advances in human HSC identity at the ISEH 2026

During the Human Developmental Hematopoiesis session at the 55th ISEH annual meeting, Vincenzo presented as invited speaker the research from the Blood Stem Cell Identity Lab, focusing on uncovering the mechanisms that establish and maintain the human hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) program. The work integrates multiple sequencing approaches with in vitro model systems to investigate the molecular foundations of

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The growing number of US scientists moving to Spain

Spain’s Ministry of Science and the State Research Agency (AEI) have announced that more than 254 researchers from around the world applied to the Atrae program, an initiative to attract established talent of recognized international prestige to Spain. Vincenzo Calvanese, a 43-year-old researcher originally from Naples, Italy, is one of the foreign researchers who decided

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A Strong Lab Presence at RegenBell 2025

The Blood Stem Cell Identity Lab attended the RegenBell Symposium 2025, which featured an excellent and inspiring scientific program. Chiara delivered an engaging talk highlighting her latest findings on HSC self-renewal mechanisms. Sazia and Flo joined from London and presented their work in poster sessions, fostering valuable exchanges and strengthening collaborations within Barcelona’s stem cell

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The Blood Stem Cell Identity Lab at ISSCR 2025 in Hong Kong

Vincenzo, Yun, and Angélica represented the lab at the 2025 meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Hong Kong. Yun delivered an outstanding poster presentation tracing the developmental journey of hematopoietic stem cells from the fetal liver to the bone marrow, sparking engaging discussions with colleagues. She was honored with a Travel

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Vincenzo Calvanese: “I want to know what makes a stem cell… a stem cell”

Dr. Vincenzo Calvanese speaks with passion about his research projects and objectives. Trained in pharmaceutical biotechnologies at the University of Bologna, Italy, he moved to Madrid to learn about the epigenetic differentiation of stem cells at the CNIO and the CNB, where he got his PhD. Later on, Calvanese focused his research on haematopoietic (blood) stem

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UCLA-led team creates first comprehensive map of human blood stem cell development

UCLA scientists and colleagues have created a first-of-its-kind roadmap that traces each step in the development of blood stem cells in the human embryo, providing scientists with a blueprint for producing fully functional blood stem cells in the lab. The research, published today in the journal Nature, could help expand treatment options for blood cancers

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