#  Congratulations to George Lauder, recipient of Star-Friedman Challenge grant 

 





May 22, 2025

 

 

George Lauder (MCZ Curator of Ichthyology and Organismic & Evolutionary Biology professor) and Jessica Whited (Harvard Stem Cell Institute assistant professor) were awarded a Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research grant this year for their joint research project *How to regenerate a limb? Integrating analyses of metabolism and developmental biology*.

The project seeks to understand the molecular and metabolic changes that occur during limb regeneration. Focusing on axolotls, they aim to answer a fundamental question: How much does it cost to regrow a limb?

Read [*Seven novel research projects awarded grants by Star-Friedman Challenge*](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/chance-to-branch-off-in-new-directions/) in the Harvard Gazette to learn more about this and other funded projects across Harvard.



 

 

 



 

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