CIRM has funded a $9 million disease team to develop a more effective and safer bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell disease. The team is led by Dr. Donald Kohn, director of the Human Gene Medicine Program at UCLA
In 2006 scientists learned how to create a pluripotent stem cell out of a human skin cell.
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Insight into the world of stem cell research. This 15-minute film uses innovative hand-drawn animation, beautiful cell photography and documentary interviews to capture the fascination and complexity of this cutting-edge area of science.
Smarts, education and hard work will get you far, but the big leaps in science take something more -- creativity. That's the thinking behind an innovative CIRM-funded summer program that encourages the most creative high school students to spend time working in a stem cell lab.
(June 1, 2010) Renee Reijo Pera, Ph.D., and Professor Michael Longaker discuss the future of regenerative medicine and the promise that stem cell research holds for this field. During the final quarter of the Stanford Mini Med School, some of the most timely and important topics in contemporary medicine and the biosciences are addressed.
Mrs. Morris discusses how stem cell therapy has improved her life; greatly increasing her range of motion and eliminating her pain. Mrs
How can we harness the power of stem cells to repair the heart or other damaged organs? Dr. Chuck Murry, Dept
Current treatments with Adipose-, Bone Marrow- and Cord Blood-derived stem cells. Autism, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Heart Failure, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis treatments are outlined. Dr.