Dr. Kelly A. Frazer, UC San Diego School of Medicine Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that mostly affects the lungs. It is caused by a mutation in a gene called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). As a result of this mutation, cells that produce mucus (a slimy substance like the one in your nose) … Continue reading CIRM funded study may help explain why some people with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Journalism Pioneer and Founder of Latino Cancer Institute Joins Stem Cell Agency Board
Ysabel Duron Ysabel Duron, a pioneering award-winning Latina journalist, and a leading figure in cancer education in the Latino community in the US, has been appointed to the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. State Controller Betty Yee made the appointment saying: “Ms. Duron’s personal perspective as a (cancer) survivor and … Continue reading Journalism Pioneer and Founder of Latino Cancer Institute Joins Stem Cell Agency Board
CIRM’s Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Given High Profile Role in Clinical Trials Network
Sue and Bill Gross Hall Photo by Hoang Xuan Pham/ UC Irvine There are a growing number of predatory clinics in California and around the US, offering unproven stem cell therapies. For patients seeking a legitimate therapy it can often be hard finding a reliable clinic, one offering treatments based on the rigorous science required … Continue reading CIRM’s Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Given High Profile Role in Clinical Trials Network
An off-the-shelf cancer killer
iPS Cell: Photo from the lab of Kathrin Plath at UCLA One of the hottest areas in cancer research right now is the use of CAR-T treatments. These use the patient’s own re-engineered immune system cells to target and kill the tumor. But the thing that makes it so appealing – using the patient’s own … Continue reading An off-the-shelf cancer killer
Four CIRM Funded Trials Release Results at 2019 ASH Meeting
With more than 17,000 members from nearly 100 countries, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is an organization composed of clinicians and scientists around the world working to conquer various blood diseases. Currently, they are having their 61st Annual ASH Meeting to highlight some of the exciting work going on in the field. Four of … Continue reading Four CIRM Funded Trials Release Results at 2019 ASH Meeting
Join us December 12th for our Facebook Live Event – Ask the Stem Cell Experts
Several weeks ago, we asked all of you to submit questions related to stem cell research in order to get them answered by experts in the field right here in our office. Your responses have been remarkable and we have gotten some really great questions we are excited to answer in live time. These questions … Continue reading Join us December 12th for our Facebook Live Event – Ask the Stem Cell Experts
Two CIRM supported studies highlighted in Nature as promising approaches for blood disorders
Blood stem cells (blue) are cleared from the bone marrow (purple) before new stem cells can be transplanted.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPL Problems with blood stem cells, a type of stem cell in your bone marrow that gives rise to various kinds of blood cells, can sometimes result in blood cancer as well as genetic and … Continue reading Two CIRM supported studies highlighted in Nature as promising approaches for blood disorders
Researchers create a better way to grow blood stem cells
UCLA's Dr. Hanna Mikkola and Vincenzo Calvanese, lead scientists on the study. Photo courtesy UCLA Blood stem cells are a vital part of us. They create all the other kinds of blood cells in our body and are used in bone marrow transplants to help people battling leukemia or other blood cancers. The problem is … Continue reading Researchers create a better way to grow blood stem cells
What to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: scientists hard at work
Biomedical technician Louis Pinedo feeds stem cells their special diet. Photo by Cedars-Sinai. With Thanksgiving and Black Friday approaching in the next couple of days, we wanted to give thanks to all the scientists hard at work during this holiday weekend. Science does not sleep--the groundbreaking research and experiments that are being conducted do not … Continue reading What to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: scientists hard at work
The Most Important Gift of All
Photo courtesy American Hospital Association There are many players who have a key role in helping make a stem cell therapy work. The scientists who develop the therapy, the medical team who deliver it and funders like CIRM who provide the money to make this all happen. But vital as they are, in some therapies … Continue reading The Most Important Gift of All
The Stem Cellar 