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Delivering Stem Cell Therapies to the Clinic

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Education Portal

The Stem Cell Education Portal includes course materials and activity resources to prepare the youth of California to join the fast-growing biotech economy and help that sector find the workers its leaders say are already in short supply.

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Treating Neurological Disease

Nervous system diseases are among the most hotly pursued by stem cell researchers in California and around the world. Read more about the progress those scientists are making

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New Video

Catriona Jamieson and three of her patients discuss a trial for myeloid proliferative disease -- which can progress to leukemia. The work leading to that trial was funded in part by CIRM.

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CIRM funding of stem cell research

Our Contributions

Saving lives: CIRM-funded research has already produced a therapy in clinical trials
Creating jobs: Our major facilities are generating 13,000 job-years of employment, bringing in $100 million in tax revenue
Lowering costs: Therapies funded by CIRM will be available in California at discounted pricing

Our Funding

"California is poised to lead not only this country, but all countries on stem cell research. We cannot fall behind the nations who are making this life-saving science a priority" - Read more from Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger

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