Event recap written by guest writer Jacqueline Hantgan, CIRM Sr. Outreach Advisor for Outreach and Advocacy December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. To commemorate this important event, CIRM recently supported the 3rd Annual Timothy Ray Brown Community Cure Symposium which took place at the Palm Springs Art Museum on World AIDS Day−December 1, 2024. It was … Continue reading World AIDS Day at the 3rd Annual Timothy Ray Brown Community Cure Symposium
Month: December 2024
The Stem Cellar’s Most Read Blogs of 2024
2024 was a significant year for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). We reached many milestones, including celebrating our 20th anniversary and introducing our Strategic Allocation Framework (SAF) impact goals, all while continuing to fund innovative research and advancements in regenerative medicine.The Stem Cellar blog is where we share these stories and achievements, providing … Continue reading The Stem Cellar’s Most Read Blogs of 2024
Gene Therapy Brings Hope to Families Affected by Rare Immune Disorder
Photo Courtesy of Andrea Fernandez de Soto Imagine a life where every time you step outside, everything in your environment poses a life-threatening risk. For children born with ADA-SCID (adenosine deaminase severe combined immunodeficiency), this is a reality. Their immune systems are so compromised that a common cold or a simple scrape on the knee … Continue reading Gene Therapy Brings Hope to Families Affected by Rare Immune Disorder
A Step Forward in the Fight Against Advanced Kidney Cancer
Photo Courtesy: Allogene Therapeutics Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an advanced form of kidney cancer with few treatment options and a five-year survival rate of less than 17%. With funding support from CIRM, Allogene Therapeutics is developing ALLO-316, an allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy which targets CD70—a protein highly expressed on clear cell renal cell … Continue reading A Step Forward in the Fight Against Advanced Kidney Cancer
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