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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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) […]
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 […]
Stem cell researcher gets CIRM grant to advance study of brain immune cells’ role in Alzheimer’s
A UCI stem cell researcher will receive a $1.15 million CIRM grant to advance the study of brain immune cells and their role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center to host second annual Stem Cell Art Exhibition and Community Reception
“Stem Cells Offer Hope” is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Sue & Bill Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute on the UC Irvine campus.
UC Irvine stem cell researchers awarded $1.54 million in state funding
Two UC Irvine research teams will receive $1.54 million to further studies on the fundamental structure and function of stem cells. Their work will aid efforts to treat and cure a range of ailments, from cancer to neurological diseases and injuries.
UCI stem cell research duo named among 'hottest' in O.C.
Brian Cummings and Aileen Anderson of UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center are among this year’s “Hottest 25 People in O.C.,” a designation conferred annually by OC Metro, Orange County’s leading business magazine.
Celebrating the progress, potential of stem cell research
From Oct. 1 to 3, the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center joins an international awareness effort, hosting events for local students, the campus community and UCI supporters.
UCI stem cell research pioneer to speak at TEDxOrangeCoast
Hans Keirstead of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center will highlight what it takes to successfully translate lab discoveries into therapeutic reality.