Spotlight on Huntington's Disease

Spotlight on Huntington's Disease

On March 11, 2010, the CIRM Governing Board heard from several speakers about Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder.

Click the seminar title or photos below to watch each presentation. For more information, read our Huntington's disease fact sheet.

 

Welcoming Remarks (6:01)

Robert Klein, J.D.
Chairman, CIRM Governing Board
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A,
Vice Chancelor, Human Health Sciences & Dean, School of Medicine
University of California, Davis
Member of CIRM Governing Board

Huntington's disease: New hope from stem cell therapies  (13:02)

Vicki Wheelock, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology
University of California, Davis Health System

Stem cell treatment strategies at UC Davis (13:15)

Jan Nolta, Ph.D.
Director, Stem Cell Program and Institute for Regenerative Cures
University of California, Davis

Living at Risk for Huntington's Disease (HD) (14:12)

Sherry
Huntington's Disease patient advocate

Closing remarks (00:45)

Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A,
Vice Chancelor, Human Health Sciences & Dean, School of Medicine
University of California, Davis
Member of CIRM Governing Board