You may have noticed last week that the official CIRM website and our beloved Stem Cellar blog were offline for a few days. While we received some fun theories about the outage from our readers (we were not “hacked”, and it was not a ransomware attack), the explanation is much more technical: CIRM’s websites experienced … Continue reading And we’re back!
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The bootcamp helping in the fight against rare diseases
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST Dr. Emil Kakkis at the Rare Entrepreneur Bootcamp Imagine you or someone you love is diagnosed with a rare disease and then told, “There is no cure, there are no treatments and because it’s so rare no one is even doing any research into developing a … Continue reading The bootcamp helping in the fight against rare diseases
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
Stem Cell Agency Board Approves Funding for Rare Immune Disorder
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST Taylor Lookofsky (center), a person with IPEX syndrome, with his father Brian and Dr. Rosa Bacchetta IPEX syndrome is a rare condition where the body can’t control or restrain an immune response, so the person’s immune cells attack their own healthy tissue. The syndrome mostly affects … Continue reading Stem Cell Agency Board Approves Funding for Rare Immune Disorder
CIRM CNS Consortium Workshop – Held Feb. 24 & 25, 2022
Note: Post edited to include post-event workshop videos. Watch both workshop videos here and here. THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST Shared Stem Cell Laboratory at UCLA Advance World Class Science, Deliver Real World Solutions, Provide Opportunity for All. These comprise the themes of our bold 5-year Strategic Plan. Since its launch … Continue reading CIRM CNS Consortium Workshop – Held Feb. 24 & 25, 2022
Stem cell discovery could help shorten cancer treatment recovery
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST A researcher prepares to study blood cells under a microscope. Photo by Getty. A recent discovery by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time it takes for people to recover from radiation and chemotherapy. Published in the … Continue reading Stem cell discovery could help shorten cancer treatment recovery
CIRM-funded stem cell clinical trial patients: Where are they now?
Ronnie with his parents Pawash Priyank and Upasana Thakur. Since its launch in 2004, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has been a leader in growing the stem cell and regenerative medicine field while keeping the needs of patients at the core of its mission. To date, CIRM has: Advanced stem cell research and therapy development for … Continue reading CIRM-funded stem cell clinical trial patients: Where are they now?
Empowering and connecting California’s research ecosystem through shared labs
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST A shared stem cell laboratory at UCLA The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has set ambitious goals in its new 5-year strategic plan. Made possible by renewed funding through Proposition 14, the plan lays out a roadmap for CIRM as the agency continues to advance … Continue reading Empowering and connecting California’s research ecosystem through shared labs
The Most Read Stem Cellar Blog Posts of 2021
THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST This year was a momentous one for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). We celebrated the passage of Proposition 14, and as a result, introduced our new strategic plan and added a group of talented individuals to our team. We shared our most exciting updates and newsworthy stories—topics ranging from stem cell research to diversity … Continue reading The Most Read Stem Cellar Blog Posts of 2021
Newly-developed organoid mimics how gut and heart tissues arise cooperatively from stem cells
Gladstone Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD said this first-of-its-kind organoid could serve as a new tool for laboratory research and improve our understanding of how developing organs and tissues cooperate and instruct each other.