By Don C. ReedThe world is delighted that patients with injured eyes in Italy regained their sight, thanks to the use of stem cells transplanted from their own good eyes. This is a wonderful victory for Dr. Grazziella Pellegrini, the University of Modena, and everyone involved. They are doubly to be congratulated because they are … Continue reading Full Vision Cure? Full Stem Cell Research Required
Month: June 2010
Shinya Yamanaka receives Kyoto prize for reprogramming skin cells
Last week, while stem cell researchers from around the world congregated in San Francisco for their annual meeting, stem cell pioneer Shinya Yamanaka won the Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology. This award in generally considered to be a precursor to a Nobel Prize.A press release from UCSF said:Yamanaka received the prize for his discovery of … Continue reading Shinya Yamanaka receives Kyoto prize for reprogramming skin cells
CIRM grantee Joanna Wysocka wins Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Some happy news from this week's meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research held in San Francisco (co-sponsored by CIRM): CIRM grantee Joanna Wysocka won the organization's Outstanding Young Investigator Award, given out at a session on Thursday morning. Wysocka, who is assistant professor of developmental biology at Stanford University School of Medicine, … Continue reading CIRM grantee Joanna Wysocka wins Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Stem cells deliver anti-cancer therapy to treat glioma
Looks like the FDA agrees with our choice of grantees. They’ve approved a clinical trial based on work led by Karen Aboody (shown in photo) at City of Hope using neural stem cells to target and kill high-grade gliomas. She’s the leader of a CIRM disease team that we funded to develop a second generation … Continue reading Stem cells deliver anti-cancer therapy to treat glioma