Top left to right: Aparna Bhaduri, PhD; Heather Christofk, PhD; Harley Kornblum, PhD; William Zeiger, MD, PhDBottom Left to right: Elizabeth Crouch, PhD; Mohammed Mostajo-Radji, PhD; Carrie Beardon, PhD; Michael Zito, MD As part of our goal of accelerating discoveries and therapies for central nervous system disorders, in 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading Fueling the Brain: Exploring the connection between metabolism and neurodevelopment
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Using Genetic Sequencing and AI to Identify and Treat Schizophrenia
Top left to right: Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD, and Nevan Krogan, PhD Bottom left to right: Aparna Bhaduri, PhD; Matt State, PhD; Alice Ting, PhD; Trey Ideker, PhD; Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD A UC San Francisco research team funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is using genetic sequencing and AI to identify and treat … Continue reading Using Genetic Sequencing and AI to Identify and Treat Schizophrenia
How Discovery Research is Unlocking the DNA Behind Psychiatric Disorders
From top left to right: Xin Jin, PhD; Joseph Ecker, PhD; Rusty Gage, PhD Bottom left to right: Eran Mukamel, PhD and Maria Carol Marchetto, PhD As outlined in Proposition 14, one of the goals of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to help accelerate discoveries that enhance our understanding of central nervous … Continue reading How Discovery Research is Unlocking the DNA Behind Psychiatric Disorders
Exploring Gene Therapy Treatments for Autism
Principal investigator Alex Pollen, PhD, with his co-investigators and team of researchers. A UC San Francisco–led research team, supported by a $12.2 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), is exploring potential gene therapy for treatments autism as well as other neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. The project is … Continue reading Exploring Gene Therapy Treatments for Autism
CIRM Funds new UCSD VERGE Center to Better Understand Schizophrenia and Autism
From top left to right: Anne Bang, PhD; Carrie Bearden, PhD; Eugene Yeo, PhD; Jonathan Sebat, PhD Bottom left to right: Alysson Moutri, PhD; Lilia Iakoucheva, PhD; Sébastien Jacquemont; Trey Ideker, PhD A team of UC San Diego researchers with support of a $12.5 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) plans … Continue reading CIRM Funds new UCSD VERGE Center to Better Understand Schizophrenia and Autism
CIRM advancing research for neuropsychiatric disorders
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has taken place each May to highlight mental health and wellness. In California, an estimated 1.2 million adults have a serious mental illness, and 5.6 million have a mental health condition. Neuropsychiatric disorders continue to place a heavy burden on patients and caregivers, and effective treatments remain a major … Continue reading CIRM advancing research for neuropsychiatric disorders
CIRM approves new plan to invest $110 million for neuropsychiatric disease research
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved a new program called ReMIND at its September ICOC meeting. The program will award up to $110 million to advance basic research in neuropsychiatric diseases—one of California’s largest investments in this area. ReMIND (Research using Multidisciplinary, Innovative Approaches in Neuro Diseases) aims to accelerate discoveries that improve … Continue reading CIRM approves new plan to invest $110 million for neuropsychiatric disease research