At first glance, Lauren Miller Rogen and David Higgins, PhD, seem an unlikely pair. She’s an actor, writer, and director and has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. He has a doctorate in molecular biology and genetics and has worked at some of the most well-known companies in biotech. But together they … Continue reading Hollywood and Patient Advocacy – two people who are on our Board but never boring
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CIRM board member Lauren Miller Rogen appointed to California Alzheimer’s Task Force
Lauren Miller Rogen, Hilarity for Charity co-founder and CIRM Board Member California has the largest aging population in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau has estimated that one in five Californians will be 65 or older by the year 2030. Unfortunately with age comes a wide of health related issues that can arise such … Continue reading CIRM board member Lauren Miller Rogen appointed to California Alzheimer’s Task Force
The Sad Lane: How I navigated one of the happiest times of my life while my mom was losing hers to Alzheimer’s
In 1983 President Ronald Reagan named November as Alzheimer's Awareness month, to raise awareness about the growing impact the disease was having on Americans. At the time there were less than two million people with the disease. Today that number has grown to more than five million and is expected to reach 16 million by … Continue reading The Sad Lane: How I navigated one of the happiest times of my life while my mom was losing hers to Alzheimer’s
Stories of Hope: Alzheimer’s Disease
This week on The Stem Cellar we feature some of our most inspiring patients and patient advocates as they share, in their own words, their Stories of Hope. Adele Miller knew what came next. She had lived it twice already: her father's unraveling, due to Alzheimer’s disease, and, a few years later, her mother's journey … Continue reading Stories of Hope: Alzheimer’s Disease
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