Understanding Skin Cells and Aging for Better Wound Healing
Core C Cell and Tissue Imaging and Analysis
This resource helps scientists closely look at skin cells and tissues to understand how aging affects wound healing.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Brigham and Women's Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11112460 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This core facility provides advanced tools and expert analysis to examine skin stem cells and their components, focusing on how they change with age. Researchers use this resource to compare skin samples from both mice and humans, carefully matched by skin specialists, to ensure the findings are relevant to people. By using cutting-edge imaging, we can see how cells and molecules behave in healing wounds and identify why this process slows down as we get older. This detailed view helps us understand the underlying issues in age-related skin problems.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This core facility uses existing human skin samples and does not directly recruit new patients for participation.
Not a fit: Patients not experiencing age-related wound healing issues may not directly benefit from this specific research focus.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to new ways to improve wound healing for older adults and address age-related skin conditions.
How similar studies have performed: Advanced imaging and proteomic analysis techniques have shown success in other areas of biological research, providing a strong foundation for this approach in skin biology.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Murphy, George F — Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Study coordinator: Murphy, George F
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.