From top left to right: Xin Jin, PhD; Joseph Ecker, PhD; Rusty Gage, PhD Bottom left to right: Eran Mukamel, PhD and Maria Carol Marchetto, PhD As outlined in Proposition 14, one of the goals of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to help accelerate discoveries that enhance our understanding of central nervous … Continue reading How Discovery Research is Unlocking the DNA Behind Psychiatric Disorders
Month: January 2025
Exploring Gene Therapy Treatments for Autism
Principal investigator Alex Pollen, PhD, with his co-investigators and team of researchers. A UC San Francisco–led research team, supported by a $12.2 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), is exploring potential gene therapy for treatments autism as well as other neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. The project is … Continue reading Exploring Gene Therapy Treatments for Autism
CIRM Funds new UCSD VERGE Center to Better Understand Schizophrenia and Autism
From top left to right: Anne Bang, PhD; Carrie Bearden, PhD; Eugene Yeo, PhD; Jonathan Sebat, PhD Bottom left to right: Alysson Moutri, PhD; Lilia Iakoucheva, PhD; Sébastien Jacquemont; Trey Ideker, PhD A team of UC San Diego researchers with support of a $12.5 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) plans … Continue reading CIRM Funds new UCSD VERGE Center to Better Understand Schizophrenia and Autism