This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Sarah Zang did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Gerhard Bauer at UC Davis. Part of the Creativity Award … Continue reading Through their lens: Sarah Zhang gets a dose of film studies with her HIV research
$40 million for new awards to target cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease Huntington’s disease and more
Retinal cells like these could lead to new therapies for blindness, one of the diseases targeted by our new Early Translation AwardsYesterday our Governing Board approved funding for 13 new Early Translation Awards worth more than $40 million.These awards fund a stage of research that comes after a scientist comes across a good idea for … Continue reading $40 million for new awards to target cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease Huntington’s disease and more
Through their lens: Brian Woo learned the importance of organizing his experiments
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Brian Woo did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Jill Helms at Stanford University.Woo submitted this photo to our #CIRMStemCellLab … Continue reading Through their lens: Brian Woo learned the importance of organizing his experiments
Through their lens: Mark Sun studies muscle biology and aging
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Brian Woo did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Jill Helms at Stanford University.As a fresh high school graduate … Continue reading Through their lens: Mark Sun studies muscle biology and aging
Through their lens: Christina Ren values City of Hope’s patient-centered philosophy
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Christina Ren is a junior at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. She works in the lab of Dr. Ching-Cheng Chen in the … Continue reading Through their lens: Christina Ren values City of Hope’s patient-centered philosophy
Blood vessels cells go with the flow
Harvard scientists have grown the cells that line blood vessels, called vascular endothelial cells, from embryonic-like reprogrammed stem cells. (These are the stem cells generated from adult tissues like skin, also called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs).This wouldn't be a big deal--after all the whole point of these cells is that they can form … Continue reading Blood vessels cells go with the flow
Hanna Mikkola wins McCulloch and Till Award
Dr. Hanna Mikkola; Photo courtesy UCLA It’s always gratifying when a researcher we’ve supported receives an honor, so we were delighted to learn that Dr. Hanna Mikkola of UCLA won the 2013 McCulloch and Till Award. The Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) gives this prestigious award to an outstanding early‑career investigator in experimental … Continue reading Hanna Mikkola wins McCulloch and Till Award
Through their lens: Vanessa Yu is driven by the possibility of improving lives through research
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Vanessa Yu is a rising senior at Arcadia High School. This summer, she worked in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology at the City of … Continue reading Through their lens: Vanessa Yu is driven by the possibility of improving lives through research
Scar-forming cells in the heart converted directly into beating heart muscle
Last year, our grantees at Gladstone Institutes worked a neat trick: they converted the scar-forming cells of the heart directly into beating heart cells in living mice. (We wrote about that work here.)The cells they converted, also called fibroblasts, are the ones that create scar tissue in the heart after a heart attack. Their work … Continue reading Scar-forming cells in the heart converted directly into beating heart muscle
Through their lens: Alexander Seutin learns how computer technology can help unlock secrets of blood cancers
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Alexander Seutin did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Ravi Majeti at Stanford University.This summer I worked at the … Continue reading Through their lens: Alexander Seutin learns how computer technology can help unlock secrets of blood cancers