Dr. Kelly Shepard By Dr. Kelly Shepard One of our favorite things to do at CIRM is deliver exciting news about CIRM projects. This usually entails discussion of recent discoveries that made headlines, or announcing the launch of a new CIRM-funded clinical trial …. tangible signs of progress towards addressing unmet medical needs through advances … Continue reading Building a progressive pipeline
Jill Helms
A Bridge to the future for stem cell students
One of the programs people here at CIRM love is our Bridges to Stem Cell Research Awards. These are given to undergraduate and master's level college students, to train the next generation of stem cell scientists. How good a program is it? It's terrific. You don't have to take my word for it. Just read … Continue reading A Bridge to the future for stem cell students
Moving Beyond Current CIRM Funding
Delivering on CIRM’s mission of “accelerating stem cell treatments to patients with unmet medical needs” requires the participation of multiple stakeholders to span the research, development, and commercialization phases of bringing a new product to market. In this post, I am pleased to highlight two recent examples of CIRM-funded projects moving beyond their period of … Continue reading Moving Beyond Current CIRM Funding