CIRM Bridges students 2022. The CIRM Board approved funding for a program to help even more students advance a career in science. CIRM invested $46 million in education through the COMPASS training program (Creating Opportunities through Mentorship and Partnership Across Stem Cell Science). In addition, education is central to CIRM’s mission to accelerate world‑class science … Continue reading CIRM Invested $46 Million in Education Program
Month: August 2022
A better, faster, more effective way to edit genes
Clinical fellow Brian Shy talks with postdoctoral scholar Tori Yamamoto in the Marson Lab at Gladstone Institutes on June 8th, 2022. Photo courtesy Gladstone Institutes. For years, scientists have touted the potential of CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that lets you target a specific mutation and either cut it out or replace it with the corrected form of … Continue reading A better, faster, more effective way to edit genes
Jackie Ward, from our house to the White House
Jackie Ward, PhD. Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke It's always fun to meet someone early in their career and watch them grow, evolve, and take on new challenges. I first met Jackie Ward when she received a training grant from CIRM while she studied for her PhD at the … Continue reading Jackie Ward, from our house to the White House
Stem Cell Agency Expands Industry Alliance Program
An ever-growing array of academic and industry resources is required to rapidly translate scientific discoveries and emerging technologies toward safe and effective regenerative medicine therapies for patients. To help, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is creating a network of Industry Resource Partners (IRP) that will make its unique resources available to help accelerate … Continue reading Stem Cell Agency Expands Industry Alliance Program
CIRM Bridges intern researches stem cells to grow kidneys
David Anjakos in the lab. Photo courtesy Sarah White/SDSU. When he was younger, David Anjakos experienced kidney failure due to an autoimmune disease, leaving him without kidneys in his body. Bridges intern program As a trainee in the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s Bridges to Stem Cell Research Internship Program, Anjakos is researching ways to … Continue reading CIRM Bridges intern researches stem cells to grow kidneys
The researcher tackling diseases of aging
Dr. Jill Helms, and associate! Photo courtesy of Stanford University Jill Helms is not your average Stanford faculty member. She is a professor in the Department of Surgery, has published extensively, is a CIRM‑funded stem cell scientist, and plays a leading role at Ankasa Regenerative Therapeutics. But she is so much more, focusing her work … Continue reading The researcher tackling diseases of aging
A grandmother’s legacy, a stem cell scientist
Emily Smith, CIRM Bridges student The California Institute for Regenerative (CIRM) has a number of education programs geared towards training the next generation of stem cell and gene therapy researchers. Each student comes to the program with their own motivation, their own reasons for wanting to be a scientist. This is Emily Smith's story. Surrounded … Continue reading A grandmother’s legacy, a stem cell scientist
Life lessons learned in the CIRM summer intern program
SPARK poster session; Photo by Esteban Cortez In high school, I spent my summers working in a shoe shop and playing soccer with my mates. It never occurred to me that I could do something really worthwhile with that time. So, when I met the high school students who took part in the California Institute … Continue reading Life lessons learned in the CIRM summer intern program
Using Legos to explain the power of stem cells
Explaining science is hard. Explaining stem cells, with their unique complexities, can be even harder, especially to a non-scientific audience. Keep it simple That’s why, when we received this blog submission from a CIRM SPARK Program intern through UCSF’s High School Intern Program (HIP), we knew we had to share it with our readers: a … Continue reading Using Legos to explain the power of stem cells
How one student overcame uncertainty in CIRM’s high school internship program
CIRM's SPARK program gives high school students a chance to spend their summer working in a world-class stem cell research facility here in California. At the end of their internship, they write about their experiences and what they learned. The winner As always, we received many wonderful submissions, so choosing a winner was particularly tough. … Continue reading How one student overcame uncertainty in CIRM’s high school internship program