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Featured Nichelle Obar, her husband Chris and their two children tanding along a railing on a path with the ocean in the background on the island of Kauai.

Looking Back in Gratitude: One Family, One Trial, and Moving Science Forward

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In her home on the island of Kauai with her husband Chris Constantino at her side and her two children playing nearby, Nichelle Obar breaks the illusion that nothing was ever amiss in her family's slice of paradise. "It all happened so fast," she says, explaining the cascade of news and life-and-death decisions she and … Continue reading Looking Back in Gratitude: One Family, One Trial, and Moving Science Forward

CIRM funded study results in the first ever in utero stem cell transplant to treat alpha thalassemia

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Imagine being able to cure a genetic disorder before a baby is even born. Thanks to a CIRM funded study, what would have been a mere dream a couple of years ago has become a reality. Drs. Tippi MacKenzie and Juan Gonzalez Velez of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have successfully treated alpha … Continue reading CIRM funded study results in the first ever in utero stem cell transplant to treat alpha thalassemia