San Diego, Calif., June 18, 2009 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state stem cell agency, renewed funding for training programs at 15 institutions, providing an ongoing source of support for programs that are considered vital for encouraging future stem cell scientists.

Los Angeles, Calif., April 29, 2009 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state stem cell agency, will begin funding work that translates basic research into clinical cures. At a meeting of the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee, the 29-member Governing Board approved $67.7 million to fund 15 grants focused on moving basic research toward patients.

San Francisco, Calif., April 17, 2009 – The National Institutes of Health announced draft guidelines for research using human embryonic stem cells that are largely consistent with regulations developed by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the National Academies of Science and other national and international organizations.

Sacramento, Calif., March 12, 2009 – Leadership for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state stem cell agency, has been strengthened with the addition of two vice-chairs to the agency’s Governing Board.

San Francisco, Calif., February 23, 2009 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state stem cell agency, is holding a series of Town Forums scheduled for March and April in San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

San Francisco, Calif., February 18, 2009 – The twelve winning images from the first California Institute for Regenerative Medicine stem cell photo contest range from a whirling galaxy of developing nerve cells to a moonscape of retinal pigment epithelial cells, both derived from human embryonic stem cells.

January 20, 2009—Within a few days, or maybe even hours, of taking the oath of office
this morning, President Barack Obama is expected to lift the restrictions on stem cell research put in place August 9, 2001 by then President George W. Bush.

San Francisco, Calif., February 13, 2009 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state stem cell agency, today launched an innovative model for building interdisciplinary research teams within California and around the world that will collaborate to accelerate the development of therapies for a specific disease or injury.