Last week, CIRM’s governing Board approved funding for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing a stem cell-based treatment that could eliminate the need for immunosuppressive drugs in some patients receiving kidney transplants. Over 650,000 Americans suffer from end-stage kidney disease - a life-threatening condition caused by the loss of kidney function. The best available treatment … Continue reading CIRM Invests in Medeor Therapeutics’ Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Help Kidney Transplant Patients
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A year in review – CIRM’s 2017 Annual Report focuses on a year of accelerating stem cell treatments to patients
At CIRM we have our focus very clearly on the future, on accelerating stem cell therapies to patients with unmet medical needs. But every once in a while, it’s a good idea to look back at what you have already done. Knowing where you came from can help you get to where you are heading. … Continue reading A year in review – CIRM’s 2017 Annual Report focuses on a year of accelerating stem cell treatments to patients
CIRM-Funded Scientist is Developing a Stem Cell Therapy that Could Cure HIV
This week, UCLA scientist Scott Kitchen made the news for his efforts to develop a CIRM-funded stem cell gene therapy that could potentially cure patients infected with HIV. Kitchen’s work was profiled in the Daily Beast, which argued that his “research could significantly up survival rates from the virus.” Kitchen and a team of scientists … Continue reading CIRM-Funded Scientist is Developing a Stem Cell Therapy that Could Cure HIV
Taking a new approach to fighting a deadly brain cancer
CIRM’s 2017 Annual Report will be going live online very soon. In anticipation of that we are highlighting some of the key elements from the report here on the Stem Cellar. One of the most exciting new approaches in targeting deadly cancers is chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, using the patient’s own immune system … Continue reading Taking a new approach to fighting a deadly brain cancer
Stem Cell RoundUp: CIRM Clinical Trial Updates & Mapping Human Brain
It was a very CIRMy news week on both the clinical trial and discovery research fronts. Here are some the highlights: Stanford cancer-fighting spinout to Genentech: 'Don't eat me' – San Francisco Business Times Ron Leuty, of the San Francisco Business Times, reported this week on not one, but two news releases from CIRM grantee … Continue reading Stem Cell RoundUp: CIRM Clinical Trial Updates & Mapping Human Brain
UCLA scientists make sensory nerves from human stem cells for the first time
Being able to tell the difference between hot and cold or feeling the embrace of a loved one are experiences that many of us take for granted in our daily lives. But paralyzed patients who have lost their sense of touch don’t have this luxury. Sensory nerves are cells in the spinal cord that send … Continue reading UCLA scientists make sensory nerves from human stem cells for the first time
How CIRM funding creates additional financial support for stem cell research in California
CIRM’s 2017 Annual Report will be going live online very soon. In anticipation of that we are highlighting some of the key elements from the report here on the Stem Cellar. CIRM funds stem cell research. We all know that. What you may not know is that CIRM funds also help bring in additional funding … Continue reading How CIRM funding creates additional financial support for stem cell research in California
How Tom Howing turned to stem cells to battle back against a deadly cancer
As we enter the new year, CIRM’s 2017 Annual Report will be posted in less than two weeks! Here’s one of the people we are profiling in the report, a patient who took part in a CIRM-funded clinical trial. In March of 2015, Tom Howing was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Over the next 18 … Continue reading How Tom Howing turned to stem cells to battle back against a deadly cancer
The 10 Most Popular Stem Cellar Stories of 2017
As the New Year fast approaches, it’s time for us to reflect on our accomplishments these past 12 months. 2017 was an exciting and successful year for California’s Stem Cell Agency. We welcomed Dr. Maria Millan as the new President and CEO of CIRM. We also funded 16 new clinical trials and added two new … Continue reading The 10 Most Popular Stem Cellar Stories of 2017
Making beating heart cells from stem cells just got easier
Here’s a heartwarming story for the holidays. Scientists from the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California have figured out a simple, easy way to make beating heart cells from human stem cells that will aid research and therapy development for heart disease. Their study, which received funding support from CIRM, was published last week in … Continue reading Making beating heart cells from stem cells just got easier
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