Disease Focus: Blood Disorders
Spotlight on Genomics: Understanding Our Genes
This seminar, presented to the CIRM governing board on January 17th, 2012, provides a glimpse into a future of personalized medicine in which genomics, the study of genes and their function, is applied to pinpoint specific treatments for patients. Speakers included Craig Venter, president and founder of the J. Craig Venter Institute, Catriona Jamieson, director […]
Catriona Jamieson – UCSD | CIRM Spotlight on Genomics
This seminar, presented to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine governing board on January 17th, 2012, provides a glimpse into a future of personalized medicine in which genomics, the study of genes and their function, is applied to pinpoint specific treatments for patients. Speakers include Catriona Jamieson, director for stem cell research at the UCSD […]
Spotlight on Genomics: Clinical Trial for Myelofibrosis that Targets Cancer Stem Cells
Four minute excerpt from the Spotlight on Genomics seminar presentation at the January 17th 2012 CIRM governing board meeting. The video features a conversation between Catriona Jamieson, director for stem cell research at UCSD Moores Cancer Center, and one of her patients who is participating in a clinical trial for the treatment of myelofibrosis, a […]
Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia – Donald Kohn
CIRM has funded a $9 million disease team to develop a more effective and safer bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell disease. The team is led by Dr. Donald Kohn, director of the Human Gene Medicine Program at UCLA, a scientist with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell […]
Spotlight on Basic Research: Irv Weissman
Irv Weissman, Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Basic Research,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on August 20, 2009. Weissman has a CIRM Comprehensive grant to identify cell surface markers on human embryonic stem cells that distinguish differentiated cells from potentially tumorigenic cells. He also has a CIRM Disease Team […]
Spotlight on Leukemia: Welcoming Remarks
Robert Klein, J.D. and David Brenner, M.D., gave the welcoming remarks for the “Spotlight on Leukemia,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on June 18, 2009. Klein is Chair of the CIRM Governing Board and President of Klein Financial Corporation. Brenner is vice chancellor for health sciences and dean at the […]
Spolight on Leukemia: Catriona Jamieson, M.D.
Catriona Jamieson, M.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Leukemia,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on June 18, 2009. Jamieson discussed the stem cell-based research that led to a clinical trial for the treatment of myeloid proliferative diseases, which are blood disorders that can lead to acute leukemia. Jamieson is assistant […]
Spotlight on Leukemia: Clinical Trial Participants
Myeloid proliferative diseases are life threatening blood disorders that can lead to acute leukemia. Using stem cells, the laboratory of Dr. Catriona Jamieson showed that a specific small molecule could halt these diseases. This work, funded in part by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, led to a clinical trial, which is now underway. In […]
Progress and Promise in Leukemia
Myeloid proliferative diseases are life threatening blood disorders that can lead to acute leukemia. Using stem cells, the laboratory of Dr. Catriona Jamieson showed that a specific small molecule could halt these diseases. This work, funded in part by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, led to a clinical trial, which is now underway. In […]