Neurona Doses First Patient in CIRM-Funded Bilateral Epilepsy Cell Therapy Trial

Image Credit: Canva Stock Photo Neurona Therapeutics has reached a major milestone in the development of its stem cell approach to treating epilepsy. The company recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating NRTX-1001, a cell therapy for adults whose epilepsy affects both sides of the brain … Continue reading Neurona Doses First Patient in CIRM-Funded Bilateral Epilepsy Cell Therapy Trial

Gene Therapy for Heart Failure: A Conversation with Eric Adler, MD

Image Credit: The Adler Lab at the University of California, San Diego In the fall of 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) helped sponsor the Gene Therapy Initiative symposium in La Jolla, CA. While there, CIRM staff caught up with a few CIRM grantees who are working on gene therapy approaches to treating … Continue reading Gene Therapy for Heart Failure: A Conversation with Eric Adler, MD

Gene therapies for Friedreich’s Ataxia: A conversation with Liz Soragni, PhD

Liz Soragni, PhD, Director of Research at the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance In the fall of 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) helped sponsor the Gene Therapy Initiative symposium in La Jolla, CA. While there, CIRM staff caught up with a few CIRM grantees who are working on gene therapy approaches to treating … Continue reading Gene therapies for Friedreich’s Ataxia: A conversation with Liz Soragni, PhD