Spotlight on Stem Cell Advances in Pediatric Heart Disease: A Change of Heart
One percent of live births have heart defects, the leading noninfectious cause of death in the 1st year. Using embryonic stem cell technology, Dr. Deepak Srivastava's lab has made many…
Spotlight on Stem Cell Advances in Heart Disease: Generating Muscle within an Existing Heart
Long-term stem cell-based strategies for heart disease aim to rebuild parts of the heart. But investigators like Deepak Srivastava are also looking into more near term goals to regenerate heart…
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,…
Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Heart Failure: Eduardo Marbán – CIRM Spotlight on Disease
CIRM has funded a $5.5 million Disease Team to develop a follow-on cardiac stem cell clinical trial that uses a patient's own heart stem cells to regenerate scarred tissue damaged…
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – Welcoming Remarks
Robert Klein, J.D. and Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., gave the welcoming remarks for the "Spotlight on Cardiovascular Therapies," an educational event presented at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Governing…
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – W. Douglas Boyd
"Cardiac Tissue Regeneration and Biosurgery" On March 10, 2011, W. Douglas Boyd, M.D., spoke about his work towards developing stem cell-based technologies to repair heart tissue damaged by cardiovascular disease.…
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – Yung-Wei Chi
"Stem Cell Research: Where are we with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)" On March 10, 2011, Yung-Wei Chi, D.O., spoke about a recently launched clinical trial that using a patient's own…
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – Jeanette Owens
"Patient Advocate Speaker" On March 10, 2011, Jeanette Owens spoke about living with peripheral arterial disease and about her hopes for stem cell treatments. Owens was introduced by Claire Pomeroy,…
Valentine’s Day Stem Cell Wish: Mending Broken Hearts
These embryonic stem cells in a lab dish form beating heart tissue. CIRM grantees are working to develop new therapies for heart disease based on these cells. For more info…
