Rohan Upadhyay, CIRM SPARK student 2021 One of the most amazing parts of an amazing job is getting to know the students who take part in CIRM’s SPARK (Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative Medicine Knowledge) program. It’s an internship giving high school students, that reflect the diversity of California, a chance to work in a … Continue reading Learning life lessons in the lab
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SPARK Students Show the Future of Science is in Good Hands
Dr. Kelly Shepard, SPARK program director The past year tested us all. The pandemic changed how we work, learn, and connect. Yet it also revealed something encouraging: the next generation of scientists is ready to meet challenges head-on. We saw that firsthand during CIRM's SPARK Conference. SPARK, or the Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading SPARK Students Show the Future of Science is in Good Hands
Cell mate: the man who makes stem cells for clinical trials
When we announced that one of the researchers we fund - Dr. Henry Klassen at the University of California, Irvine - has begun his clinical trial to treat the vision-destroying disease retinitis pigmentosa, we celebrated the excitement felt by the researchers and the hope from people with the disease. But we missed out one group. … Continue reading Cell mate: the man who makes stem cells for clinical trials