Disease Focus: Developmental Disorders
Preeclampsia and Stem Cell Research: Mana Parast, UC-San Diego
Preeclampsia is a disorder of the placenta that complicates 5-8% of all pregnancies worldwide and is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. It’s also the leading cause of fetal growth restriction and there’s no cure except to deliver the baby. Due to this fact preeclampsia is the number one cause of […]
Preeclampsia and Stem Cell Research: The Parent’s Perspective
Preeclampsia is a disorder of the placenta that complicates 5-8% of all pregnancies worldwide and is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. It’s also the leading cause of fetal growth restriction and there’s no cure except to deliver the baby. Due to this fact preeclampsia is the number one cause of […]
Victoria Bendersky, Scripps – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
Marina Bershteyn, UCSF – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
Joseph Hargan Calvopiña, UCLA – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
Anjana Nityanandam, Scripps – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
Gage Crump, USC – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
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Joshua’s Heart Story: Pediatric Heart Disease and the Promise of Stem Cell Advances
The day before 9/11, just four months pregnant, Mary Goulart and her husband learned through ultrasounds that their baby had several heart defects including a missing left ventricle. After birth, baby Joshua endured three open-heart surgeries and a massive stroke. Through years of various therapies and true determination, Joshua met his challenges with many accomplishments. […]
Video: Stem Cell Banking – The Perspective of an iPS Donor Family
“Your twin daughters have an extremely rare, fatal disease called Niemann Pick Type C and there’s nothing you can do for them”. Those were the devastating words that Chris Hempel and her husband first heard in 2007. Rather than just give in to this fate, the Hempels are proactively engaging researchers to try to save […]
Spotlight on Batten Disease: Welcoming Remarks
Robert Klein, J.D. and Ed Penhoet, Ph.D. gave the welcoming remarks for the “Spotlight on Batten Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on August 13, 2008. Klein is Chair of the CIRM Governing Board and President of Klein Financial Corporation. Penhoet is a member of the CIRM Governing Board and […]