Gross Hall to offer tours on Stem Cell Awareness Day
On this Stem Cell Awareness Day, UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center will open its doors to both campus and community supporters.
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UCI stem cell scientist wins coveted NIH New Innovator Award
UC Irvine scientist Weian Zhao will receive a prestigious National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award to further his efforts to create stem cell-based detection methods and treatments for cancer.
UCI-created stem cell therapy shows promise for MS in mouse model
Mice crippled by an autoimmune disease similar to multiple sclerosis regained the ability to walk and run after a team of researchers led by scientists at UC Irvine, the Scripps Research Institute and University of Utah implanted human stem cells into their injured spinal cords. The mice started walking a couple of weeks after implantation, […]
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.
Bone marrow stem cells show promise in stroke treatment, UCI team finds
Irvine, Calif., April 9, 2014 — Stem cells culled from bone marrow may prove beneficial in stroke recovery, scientists at UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center have learned. In an analysis of published research, neurologist Dr. Steven Cramer and biomedical engineer Weian Zhao identified 46 studies that examined the use of […]
UC Irvine mathematicians, Princeton ecologist publish intriguing stem cell findings in PNAS
Just as humans decide how much of their wealth to spend versus passing it on to their children, stem cells may divide and re-create based on whether it’s more important for them to conserve their genetic identity or pass along a portion of other, nongenetic information to the next generation, according to a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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.
Grant supports creation of patient-derived stem cell lines for Alzheimer’s research
Researchers at UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders have received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop and study patient-derived stem cell lines.
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.