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Fueling the Brain: Exploring the connection between metabolism and neurodevelopment September 30, 2025
As part of our goal of accelerating discoveries and therapies for central nervous system disorders, in 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) launched a program specifically funding research into neuro diseases called the Research using Multidisciplinary, Innovative approaches in Neuro Diseases (ReMIND) Program, it supported seven projects worth over $80 million. That program […]
“An awesome responsibility”: A conversation with CIRM board member Kim Barrett September 18, 2025
Written by Holly Alyssa MacCormick It’s not every day that you get to contribute to something that could help save a life, but when Kim Barrett joined the board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), that’s exactly what happened. Barrett is a research physiologist. For 36 years she studied the cells of the […]
CIRM COMPASS scholar Maya Singh shares how the program helped paved the way for her career as a physician August 27, 2025
Written by Holly Alyssa MacCormick Many paths can lead to a career as a physician. For undergraduate Maya Singh, the road to becoming a doctor begins at a laboratory bench in the University of California, Berkeley. “I believe that being a part of research is a huge step toward being a practicing physician,” said Singh. […]