UC Irvine advances stem cell research with $4 million CIRM grant for shared resources lab
Funding will enable upgraded equipment, new services and user training in 4 critical areas
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UC Irvine named one of CIRM’s cell and gene therapy manufacturing facilities
$2 million state grant allows campus stem cell center to advance regenerative medicine
UCI biomedical engineer Kyriacos Athanasiou wins $6 million CIRM grant
Funding will support preclinical studies of engineered jaw joint implant
UCI earns designation as CIRM Alpha Clinic with five-year, $8 million grant
Campus will launch micronetwork focused on expanding stem cell clinical trial access
CIRM awards UCI $2.7 million to create regenerative medicine training program
Brian Cummings, UCI professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation and founding member of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, has received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to establish a training program that supports first-generation and underserved students pursuing careers in public health and regenerative medicine. […]
$5.5 million CIRM grant to fund development of new cervical spinal cord injury therapeutic
Aileen Anderson, director of UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation, has been awarded a 30-month, $5.5 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The funds will be used in the development of a new human neural stem cell therapeutic for treating chronic cervical […]
UCI receives 5-year, $5 million CIRM award for training of diverse researchers
Program will prepare leaders in stem cell biology, gene therapy and regenerative medicine
CIRM Board invests $5 million in emergency funding for coronavirus
The Stem Cellar, March 30, 2020
UCI stem cell researcher receives $4.8 million CIRM grant to address traumatic brain injury
UCI stem cell scientist Brian Cummings was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency. This grant will support the only CIRM-funded program addressing traumatic brain injury in California. TBIs are a leading cause of death & disability worldwide, and two million Americans annually (230,000 Californians) […]
Leslie Thompson gets $6 million CIRM grant to advance Huntington’s disease treatments
Leslie Thompson of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCI MIND has been awarded $6 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to continue her CIRM-supported efforts to create stem cell treatments for Huntington’s disease. The funding will allow the Thompson lab to conduct the late-stage testing needed to apply […]