Shirley Zhang, left, and Linan Liu

UCI stem cell therapy attacks cancer by targeting unique tissue stiffness

Study shows success in stamping out deadly metastatic cells

Stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa found safe, well-tolerated in first-stage clinical trial

Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center researchers have reported that a therapy they created to cure retinitis pigmentosa is safe and well-tolerated, with no immunological issues, by the first group of patients enrolled in an ongoing phase I/II clinical trial. Led by the regenerative medicine company jCyte, the trial has successfully undergone four […]

UCI study finds safer stem cell-derived therapy for brain radiation recovery

Microvesicle injections restored cognition without adverse side effects

Neural stem cells migrate throughout an injured brain site

Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies

UCI mouse study finds significant improvements in both motor and cognitive function

Unlocking stem cells’ potential to cure eye disease a reality

Dr. Henry Klassen’s stem cell-based treatment to repair the retina is now in a clinical trial, offering new hope for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa

Dr. Henry Klassen

UCI-led team begins first clinical trial of stem cell-based retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Participants are sought for safety study on the use of retinal progenitors in the eye

Leslie Thompson

UCI team gets $5 million to create stem cell treatment for Huntington’s disease

CIRM funding will support effort to advance therapy into clinical trials

Charles Limoli

Human neural stem cells restore cognitive functions impaired by chemotherapy

UCI study reveals how they alleviate ‘chemobrain’ after cancer treatments

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.

UCI, UCLA awarded $8 million to launch collaborative stem cell clinic

In a first-of-its-kind alliance, UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA’s Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research have received a five-year, $8 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to establish a CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic.