For the first time ever at BIO International, the largest annual biotechnology conference in North America, stem cells and regenerative medicine are being showcased today in an all-day forum. This morning kicked off with a panel discussing how stem cells are shifting the paradigm in how we research disease, discover drugs and treat patients. With … Continue reading At BIO2014 Stem Cells Shine as Path for Changing How Medicine is Researched and Practiced
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Innovative Stem Cell Therapy for HIV Passes Milestone
Milestones are useful things. They measure how far we have come on a journey, and give us a sense that we are on the right path. One of the projects we are helping fund just passed a big milestone, and it’s given the researchers the go-ahead to move on to the next, perhaps even more … Continue reading Innovative Stem Cell Therapy for HIV Passes Milestone
Innovative Stem Cell Therapy for HIV Passes Milestone
Milestones are useful things. They measure how far we have come on a journey, and give us a sense that we are on the right path. One of the projects we are helping fund just passed a big milestone, and it’s given the researchers the go-ahead to move on to the next, perhaps even more … Continue reading Innovative Stem Cell Therapy for HIV Passes Milestone
International Stem Cell Conference Opens with Public Quest to Sort the Real from the Bogus
While the scientific sessions of the International Society for Stem Cell Research don’t begin until this morning, the meeting started last night with one of its most important events: a panel discussion for patient advocates and other members of the public. After presentations by the five speakers it became clear that the dichotomy between real … Continue reading International Stem Cell Conference Opens with Public Quest to Sort the Real from the Bogus
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Lab Grown Retinas, Restart of Parkinson’s Trial and HIV
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Stem cells create retina in a dish. A team at Johns Hopkins has shown again that stem cells and their offspring are pretty smart critters. … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Lab Grown Retinas, Restart of Parkinson’s Trial and HIV
Regenerative Medicine Takes the Spotlight at this Year’s Largest Biotechnology Convention
It is time to take regenerative medicine seriously. The world’s most inclusive web site for listing clinical trials, clinicaltrials.gov, now has more than 4,000 stem cell trials posted. And the world’s largest biotechnology convention, BIO International, when it kicks off its 2014 edition in San Diego later this month, will include the first ever all-day … Continue reading Regenerative Medicine Takes the Spotlight at this Year’s Largest Biotechnology Convention
Milton Berle and the Art of Writing an Award-Winning Stem Cell Essay
It’s not often that you hear famous comedian Milton Berle quoted in an essay about stem cells, but then U.C. Davis researcher and avid blogger Paul Knoepfler wasn’t looking for an ordinary essay as the winner for his recent contest. Knoepfler launched the contest as a way to give some lucky individual a free registration … Continue reading Milton Berle and the Art of Writing an Award-Winning Stem Cell Essay
A Second Chance for a Spinal Cord Injury Trial, and a Powerful Reminder from Patient Advocates
Yesterday’s meeting of our governing Board was important for a number of reasons. First, the Board voted to invest some $32 million to try and get two promising projects into clinical trials – more on that in a minute – and also to try and attract some world-class researchers to California through our Research Leadership … Continue reading A Second Chance for a Spinal Cord Injury Trial, and a Powerful Reminder from Patient Advocates
Kim Kardashian and C.C. Sabathia—Stem Celebrities: Raising Awareness or Raising the Risk?
One of the easiest, and most shameless, ways of getting attention on social media is to drop celebrity names into the mix. So when you see that this blog includes references to both Kim Kardashian and Yankee’s baseball pitcher C. C. Sabathia you might conclude that that is what I’m trying to do. A reasonable … Continue reading Kim Kardashian and C.C. Sabathia—Stem Celebrities: Raising Awareness or Raising the Risk?
The Stem Cellar 