Darryl D'Lima: Scripps Health Every year, millions of Americans damage cartilage in their knees and other joints. These injuries can lead to osteoarthritis, pain, and loss of mobility. Today, the CIRM Board approved two projects to repair damaged cartilage. The projects were among 17 awards approved through CIRM’s DISC2 Quest Discovery Program. The program supports … Continue reading Two Early-Stage Research Programs Targeting Cartilage Damage Get Funding from Stem Cell Agency
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Training a diverse group of future scientists
Students in CIRM's Bridges program showing posters of their work If you have read the headlines lately, you’ll know that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on the shipping industry. Container vessels are forced to sit out at anchor for a week or more because there just aren’t enough dock workers to unload … Continue reading Training a diverse group of future scientists
Celebrating Ja’Ceon Golden
Meet Ja’Ceon Golden. He was among the first patients treated at UC San Francisco, in partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in a CIRM-funded study for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. Ja’Ceon was born without a functioning immune system, so even a simple cold could have been fatal. At UCSF, Dr. Mort Cowan’s team collected Ja’Ceon’s … Continue reading Celebrating Ja’Ceon Golden
How stem cells play “follow the leader”
Todd McDevitt, PhD Photo courtesy: Gladstone Institutes It’s hard enough trying to follow the movements of individuals in a crowd of people, but imagine how much harder it is to follow the movements of stem cells crowded into a tiny petri dish. Well, researchers at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco have done just that. … Continue reading How stem cells play “follow the leader”
Hitting our Goals: Accelerating to the finish line
Way, way back in 2015 – seems like a lifetime ago doesn’t it – the team at CIRM sat down and planned out our Big 6 goals for the next five years. The end result was a Strategic Plan that was bold, ambitious and set us on course to do great things or kill ourselves … Continue reading Hitting our Goals: Accelerating to the finish line
Hitting our goals: Making good progress
Way, way back in 2015 – seems like a lifetime ago doesn’t it – the team at CIRM sat down and planned out our Big 6 goals for the next five years. The end result was a Strategic Plan that was bold, ambitious and set us on course to do great things or kill ourselves … Continue reading Hitting our goals: Making good progress
Hitting our Goals: Let’s start at the beginning shall we
Way, way back in 2015 – seems like a lifetime ago doesn’t it – the team at CIRM sat down and planned out our Big 6 goals for the next five years. The end result was a Strategic Plan that was bold, ambitious and set us on course to do great things or kill ourselves … Continue reading Hitting our Goals: Let’s start at the beginning shall we
Month of CIRM: Making sure stem cell therapies don’t get lost in Translation
All this month we are using our blog and social media to highlight a new chapter in CIRM’s life, thanks to the voters approving Proposition 14. We are looking back at what we have done since we were created in 2004, and also looking forward to the future. Today we feature a blog written by … Continue reading Month of CIRM: Making sure stem cell therapies don’t get lost in Translation
Month of CIRM: Battling COVID-19
All this month we are using our blog and social media to highlight a new chapter in CIRM’s life, thanks to the people of California approving Proposition 14. We are looking back at what we have done since we were created in 2004, and also looking forward to the future. Dr. John Zaia, City of … Continue reading Month of CIRM: Battling COVID-19
Want to help us solve a mystery?
Patient that has recovered from Covid-19 donating blood plasma. Photo courtesy Science Photo Convalescent plasma has been in the news a lot lately as a potential treatment for people infected with the coronavirus. In August the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to use these products based on preliminary data … Continue reading Want to help us solve a mystery?