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…
Cures through Collaboration: Funding a Team Approach to Disease Research
Both the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation (GJCF) and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) share a similar vision for funding a team approach to disease research. When Victoria Jackson's daughter,…
UC-Irvine’s Stem Cell Program and Stem Cell Basics
(Part 1 of 7) Peter Donovan, director of UC-Irvine's Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a patient advocacy event hosted by the…
Leeza Gibbons – CIRM’s Investment in Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Part 2 of 7) Leeza Gibbons, member of the CIRM Governing Board, gave the keynote presentation at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in…
Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s – Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Disease
(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The…
Patient Advocacy Day and Stem Cell Update – Concluding Remarks
(Part 7 of 7) Peter Donovan, director of UC-Irvine's Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, gave the concluding remarks for "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy…
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Introduction
Robert Klein, J.D. and Sherry Lansing introduced the speakers for the "Spotlight on Devic's Disease (NMO)," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010.…
