For our last blog before the Thanksgiving holiday, we give thanks to the patients and their caregivers who are forging a path toward a new era of regenerative medicine therapies through their participation in CIRM-funded clinical trials. Some of our trials are in the early stages which means they are mainly focused on safety. Participants … Continue reading Giving thanks to Caleb and all of our stem cell pioneers [Video]
Videos
Saving Ronnie: Stem Cell & Gene Therapy for Fatal Bubble Baby Disease [Video]
During this second week of the Month of CIRM, we’ve been focusing on the people who are critical to accomplishing our mission to accelerate stem cell treatments to patients with unmet medical needs. These folks include researchers, like Clive Svendsen and his team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who are working tirelessly to develop a stem … Continue reading Saving Ronnie: Stem Cell & Gene Therapy for Fatal Bubble Baby Disease [Video]
How a funny-looking creature could unlock the secrets of limb regeneration
In the world of funny-looking creatures, the Axolotl would have to rank in the top ten alongside such notables as the naked mole rat and the blob fish (the official mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society). But the Axolotl does have one attribute that makes it attractive to more than just another Axolotl. That’s … Continue reading How a funny-looking creature could unlock the secrets of limb regeneration
Unfolding Collaboration: New EuroStemCell video about promoting public engagement around stem cells
What does origami have to do with stem cells? Scientists at EuroStemCell, which is a partnership of more than 400 stem cell labs across Europe, are using origami and other creative activities to engage and educate the public about stem cells. EuroStemCell’s goal is to “make sense of stem cells” by providing “expert-reviewed information and … Continue reading Unfolding Collaboration: New EuroStemCell video about promoting public engagement around stem cells
4 things to know about stem cell clinical trials [Video]
Every day, we receive phone calls and emails from people who are desperately seeking our help. Sometimes they reach out on their own behalf, though often it’s for a family member or close friend. In every case, someone is suffering or dying from a disorder that has no available cure or effective treatment and they … Continue reading 4 things to know about stem cell clinical trials [Video]
Here’s a Fun Lab Tour Video Contest for Scientists
Scientists are often stereotyped as serious, focused individuals who spend most of their time pursuing their science with little time for anything else. Their research often is complex and hard for non-scientists to wrap their minds around. I’ve often heard my friends describe to me what they thought I did every day when I was … Continue reading Here’s a Fun Lab Tour Video Contest for Scientists
What’s Your 2017 Stem Cell Resolution?
January marks the beginning of a new year and is typically a time when people make resolutions to better themselves. This year at CIRM, we’re shaking things up and making stem cell resolutions. What’s your #StemCellResolution? Our goal is to raise awareness about the importance of funding stem cell research and accelerating the development of … Continue reading What’s Your 2017 Stem Cell Resolution?
Easier, Cheaper Stem Cell-Based Heart Muscle Sets Stage for Large-Scale Drug Development
The great inventions – like the automobile, the Internet or aviation – are marked as important turning points in human history. But it’s usually the additional tinkering that goes on in the ensuing years after the initial invention that makes the technology feasible in terms of cost, reproducibility and mass production. The same holds true … Continue reading Easier, Cheaper Stem Cell-Based Heart Muscle Sets Stage for Large-Scale Drug Development
Growing Stem Cell Research in California (Video)
How a Gladstone scientist is using bioengineering to push the pace of stem cell research At CIRM, we strive to fund the most promising stem cell research and speed the advancement of stem cell treatments to patients who need them. Because we are a state agency, we generally focus on funding scientists, universities, and companies … Continue reading Growing Stem Cell Research in California (Video)
New Video: Spinal Cord Injury and a CIRM-Funded Stem Cell-Based Trial
Just 31 years old, Richard Lajara thought he was going to die. On September 9, 2011 he slipped on some rocks at a popular swimming hole and was swept down a waterfall headfirst into a shallow, rocky pool of water. Though he survived, the fall left him paralyzed from the waist down due to a … Continue reading New Video: Spinal Cord Injury and a CIRM-Funded Stem Cell-Based Trial