As we have seen in the US and all around the world, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can cause severe complications and even death in many patients. In the early days of the pandemic, CIRM authorized $5 million in emergency funding for projects targeting the virus. To date CIRM has funded 20 projects related … Continue reading Study shows that COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in people with cancer
Author: Yimy Villa
CIRM-catalyzed spinout files for IPO to develop therapies for genetic diseases
Graphite Bio, a CIRM-catalyzed spinout from Stanford University that launched just 14 months ago has now filed the official SEC paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The company was formed by CIRM-funded researchers Matt Porteus, M.D., Ph.D. and Maria Grazia Roncarolo, M.D. Six years ago, Dr. Porteus and Dr. Roncarolo, in conjunction with Stanford … Continue reading CIRM-catalyzed spinout files for IPO to develop therapies for genetic diseases
CIRM funded trial may pave way for gene therapy to treat different diseases
Image Description: Jordan Janz (left) and Dr. Stephanie Cherqui (right) According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a disease is consider rare if it affects fewer than 200,000 people. If you combine the over 7,000 known rare diseases, about 30 million people in the U.S. are affected by one of these conditions. A … Continue reading CIRM funded trial may pave way for gene therapy to treat different diseases
Friday Round Up
Here’s a look at a couple of stories that caught our eye this week: Jasper Therapeutics has had a busy couple of weeks. Recently they announced data from their Phase 1 clinical trial treating people with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). This is a group of disorders in which immature blood-forming cells in the bone marrow become … Continue reading Friday Round Up
Join the World Stem Cell Summit for a virtual conference about stem cells and regenerative medicine
Every year Bernie Siegel and his team at the World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS) put together a conference that highlights various topics in the stem cell and regenerative medicine field. This year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the conference has adopted an entirely virtual format. The Virtual World Stem Cell Summit, as it is known, … Continue reading Join the World Stem Cell Summit for a virtual conference about stem cells and regenerative medicine
Latest CIRM TRAN1 awards focus on CAR-based cell therapy to treat cancer
Earlier this week the CIRM ICOC Board awarded $14.5 million to fund three translational stage research projects (TRAN1), whose goal is to support early development activities necessary for advancement to a clinical study or broad end use of a potential therapy. Although all three projects have their distinct area of focus, they all utilize CAR-based … Continue reading Latest CIRM TRAN1 awards focus on CAR-based cell therapy to treat cancer
CIRM Board Approves Continued Funding for SPARK and Alpha Stem Cell Clinics
Yesterday the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved $8.5 million to continue funding of the Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative Medicine Knowledge (SPARK) and Alpha Stem Cell Clinics (ASCC). This past February, the Board approved continued funding for stem cell focused educational programs geared towards undergraduate, masters, pre/postdoctoral, and medical … Continue reading CIRM Board Approves Continued Funding for SPARK and Alpha Stem Cell Clinics
CIRM funded study uses drug development in a dish for treatment of heart arrhythmias
Image Credit: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cardiac (heart) arrhythmias occur when electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeats don't work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow, or in an irregular manner. In the U.S. alone, almost one million individuals are hospitalized every year for heart arrhythmias. Close to 300,000 … Continue reading CIRM funded study uses drug development in a dish for treatment of heart arrhythmias
New technique maps out diversity and location of cells in tissue or tumor
Image Description: Alex Marson is part of a team of researchers who developed a new technique to map the specialized diversity and spatial location of individual cells within a tissue or tumor. Photo Credit: Anastasiia Sapon All the cells in your body work together and each can have a different role. Their individual function not … Continue reading New technique maps out diversity and location of cells in tissue or tumor
CIRM funded stem cell therapy could one day help stroke and dementia patients
Image Description: Microscope images showing brain tissue that has been damaged by white matter stroke (left) and then repaired by the new glial cell therapy (right). Myelin (seen in red), is a substance that protects the connections between neurons and is lost due to white matter stroke. As seen at right, the glial cell therapy … Continue reading CIRM funded stem cell therapy could one day help stroke and dementia patients
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