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20 Years of CIRM: The evolution of a CIRM-funded therapy for macular degeneration May 12, 2025
In celebration of CIRM’s 20th anniversary, we are reflecting on some of the early projects we supported that have since advanced to clinical trials. One such trial for a form of blindness originated with a 2007 SEED grant to David Hinton, MD, of the University of Southern California (USC) and later with a 2008 Disease […]
New gene therapy aims to restore function in early-onset Parkinson’s April 25, 2025
Nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s disease, which causes progressive symptoms including tremors, stiffness, and gait and balance issues. Although there are medications to treat symptoms, the disease has no cure. To date, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has invested more than $109 million in helping research for […]
How a childhood condition sparked a career in regenerative medicine April 23, 2025
As a child, Dongwei Sun underwent a medical treatment that left his lower limbs weak and occasionally numb. “This inspired my dedication to develop biomedical technologies that can prevent, treat, and potentially cure debilitating conditions,” he says. “The idea that we can use stem cells to regrow nerves or repair damaged tissues—like in my own […]