Image Credit: Canva - studioroman Often, after decades of intensive scientific research, even the most promising potential new therapies come down to a critical final phase: courageous people stepping forward to participate in a clinical trial. For Clinical Trials Day this year, we're celebrating a few of the many patients who inspire us, while highlighting … Continue reading What We Wish People Knew About Clinical Trials
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CIRM Showcases Strategic Vision at 7th Annual Alpha Clinics Network Symposium
Leveraging CIRM Infrastructure to Improve Accessibility Panel - From left to right: Noah Federman, MD (moderator), Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, Mehrdad Abedi, MD, Daniela Bota, MD, PhD, Thomas Buchanan, MD, Brian Fury, MS, Dhruv Sareen, PhD, and Taby Ahsan, PhD The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) hosted the 7th Annual CIRM Alpha Clinics Network … Continue reading CIRM Showcases Strategic Vision at 7th Annual Alpha Clinics Network Symposium
CIRM invests more than $42 million in translational research
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded $42.1 million for translational research projects. These projects target brain cancers, salivary gland conditions, and a rare metabolic disease. CIRM’s Translational program supports promising stem cell and gene projects. It helps teams complete key activities needed for clinical studies or broad use. These activities can involve therapeutic candidates, … Continue reading CIRM invests more than $42 million in translational research
Universal donor stem cells could provide lifesaving therapy for degenerative brain diseases
Yanhong Shi, Ph.D., Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. Scientists are advancing treatments for cancer patients who develop cognitive or motor problems, as well as people with degenerative brain diseases. Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, developed universal donor stem cells. These … Continue reading Universal donor stem cells could provide lifesaving therapy for degenerative brain diseases
CIRM Board Approves Funding for New Clinical Trial Targeting Brain Tumors
The governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded almost $12 million to carry out a clinical trial targeting brain tumors. This brings the total number of CIRM-funded clinical trials to 83. $11,999,984 was awarded to Dr. Jana Portnow at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. They are using Neural stem cells … Continue reading CIRM Board Approves Funding for New Clinical Trial Targeting Brain Tumors
A better, faster, more effective way to edit genes
Clinical fellow Brian Shy talks with postdoctoral scholar Tori Yamamoto in the Marson Lab at Gladstone Institutes on June 8th, 2022. Photo courtesy Gladstone Institutes. For years, scientists have touted the potential of CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that lets you target a specific mutation and either cut it out or replace it with the corrected form of … Continue reading A better, faster, more effective way to edit genes
Man with HIV in remission after blood stem cell transplant
News that a stem cell transplant at City of Hope helped a man with HIV achieve long‑term remission made headlines worldwide—and rightly so. It’s a major achievement, especially because the 66‑year‑old patient had lived with HIV since 1988. What wasn’t highlighted is that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine supported the work that made this … Continue reading Man with HIV in remission after blood stem cell transplant
Expanding CIRM’s Alpha Clinics Network to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST Almost every day, we hear new reports from the thousands of regenerative medicine clinical trials globally sponsored by hundreds of companies and academic researchers. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is a leader in this space supporting some of the most advanced cell and gene … Continue reading Expanding CIRM’s Alpha Clinics Network to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments
CIRM Board gives thumbs up to training and treatment programs
CIRM Bridges student discusses her poster presentation The CIRM Board approved a new training program called COMPASS (Creating Opportunities through Mentorship and Partnership Across Stem Cell Science). The program fills a critical need for skilled practitioners who can contribute at every stage of translating science to medicine. Next-generation scientists COMPASS aims to prepare a diverse … Continue reading CIRM Board gives thumbs up to training and treatment programs
Making stem cell and gene therapies available and affordable for all California patients
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST Developing a new therapy: Photo courtesy UCLA There is no benefit in helping create a miraculous new therapy that can cure people and save lives if no one except the super-rich can afford it. That’s why the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has made creating … Continue reading Making stem cell and gene therapies available and affordable for all California patients