Three CIRM-funded approaches advance potential Parkinson’s treatments

Holding a curved device that looked a bit like a mariner’s sextant, neurosurgeon Warren Boling explained how he’ll use it to precisely deliver a new gene therapy deep into the brains of Parkinson's patients participating in a pivotal clinical trial. A colony of iPSCs from a Parkinson's patient (left) and dopaminergic neurons made from these … Continue reading Three CIRM-funded approaches advance potential Parkinson’s treatments

Parkinson’s Disease and Stem Cells

Lila Collins, PhD A few weeks ago we held a Facebook Live "Ask the Stem Cell Team About Parkinson's Disease" event. As you can imagine we got lots of questions but, because of time constraints, only had time to answer a few. Thanks to my fabulous CIRM colleagues, Dr. Lila Collins and Dr. Kent Fitzgerald, … Continue reading Parkinson’s Disease and Stem Cells