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 study exposes risks of direct-to-consumer stem cell, exosome COVID-19 therapy ads
More than 75 percent of clinics operated by these businesses are in U.S. and Mexico
Businesses selling non-FDA-approved stem cell products grew four-fold in five years, UCI study says
California, Texas and Florida are U.S. leaders, which now has most facilities of any country
COVID-19 and ‘stem cell’ research: Does the hype match the reality?
Medical News Today, Oct. 25, 2021
Watch for scammy stem cell therapies for COVID-19
Futurity, Oct. 18, 2021
UCI commentary expands understanding of how transplanted stem cells address disease
UCI scholars Zachary W. Wagoner, a graduate student researcher in cellular & molecular biosciences, and Weian Zhao, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, have identified a new mechanism by which transplanted stem cells treat disease. Their findings are contrary to the long-standing conventional wisdom that diseased tissue is repaired through stem cells differentiating into new cells or […]
Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center to host expert discussion on COVID-19
EVENT: UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy have partnered to host a panel of experts discussing COVID-19. Four experts will address four topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic in everyday terms for the non-scientific community. As society begins to reopen, these four topics […]
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) […]
UCI to mark Stem Cell Awareness Day with Oct. 30 lab tour, lecture
Talk will address intersection of politics and science, need to renew research funding
Stem cell researchers receive $1.6 million from CIRM for spinal cord injury studies
UCI stem cell researchers have received $1.6 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to create a new line of neural stem cells that can be used to treat chronicle cervical spinal cord injury. Aileen Anderson, director of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UCI, will lead the effort. The […]