CIRM invests $17.5 million in clinical-stage research that includes spina bifida trial

Diana Farmer, MD and Aijun Wang, PhD. Photo courtesy UC Davis Health The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the world’s largest institution dedicated to regenerative medicine, has awarded $17.5 million to fund clinical-stage research projects aimed at advancing stem cell and gene therapies for a variety of conditions, ranging from neurodegenerative diseases to blood … Continue reading CIRM invests $17.5 million in clinical-stage research that includes spina bifida trial

A little history in the making by helping the tiniest patients

Dr. Diana Farmer stands with Dr. Aijun Wang and their UC Davis research team. It’s appropriate that at the start of Women’s History Month, UC Davis’ Dr. Diana Farmer is making a little history of her own. She launched the world’s first clinical trial using stem cells to treat spina bifida before the child is … Continue reading A little history in the making by helping the tiniest patients