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
Through their lens: Michelle Tran learns programming languages to solve biological problems
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.Michelle Tran is an incoming senior at the Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. From a young age, she always had a great … Continue reading Through their lens: Michelle Tran learns programming languages to solve biological problems
Through their lens: Steven Wang learns about stem cells at the heart of cancer
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.Steven Wang attends Harker School in San Jose, California. This summer he has interned in the lab of Dr. Peter Lee at City of … Continue reading Through their lens: Steven Wang learns about stem cells at the heart of cancer
Hanna Mikkola wins prestigious award for work in unlocking the secrets of blood stem cells
Dr. Hanna Mikkola; Photo courtesy UCLAIt’s always nice when someone whose work you have supported is honored for their achievement, so we were naturally delighted to hear that Dr. Hanna Mikkola from UCLA has been named as the winner of the 2013 McCulloch and Till Award.The prestigious award, from the Society for Hematology and Stem … Continue reading Hanna Mikkola wins prestigious award for work in unlocking the secrets of blood stem cells
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
The Stem Cellar 