Disease Focus: Skin Disease
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Heal Chronic Diabetic Wounds
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), chronic, non-healing wounds on the feet of diabetic patients, present a serious challenge to global health. These ulcers affect between 15-25% of the 18-21 million Americans who have diabetes (world-wide incidence of diabetes: 366 million people). DFUs have a huge impact on our health care system, not only in terms of […]
iPS Cell-Based Treatment of Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Genetic skin diseases constitute a diverse group of several hundred diseases that affect up to 2% of the population and include common disease such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and wound healing. Patients with one genetic disease, dystrophic Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), lack a normal collagen VII (COL7A1) gene and suffer from debilitating blistering and scarring that […]
Stem Cells: Fulfilling the Promise – 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting
*Please note: this video contains graphic images of a disfiguring disease John Wagner presented the closing scientific talk at the 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting. Weaving together stories of medical history, literature, bioethics, and his own clinical work, Wagner describes the challenges and promise of stem cell based therapies. Dr. Wagner is a professor of pediatrics, […]
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Welcoming Remarks
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Welcoming Remarks Robert Klein J.D., gave the welcoming remarks for the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Genetic Skin Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on February 4, 2010. Klein is chair of the CIRM Governing Board. The CIRM-hosted event was presented […]
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Introduction
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Introduction Phillip Pizzo, M.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Genetic Skin Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on February 4, 2010. Pizzo is dean of the Stanford School of Medicine and is a member of the CIRM Governing […]
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Lynn Anderson
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson, spoke at the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Genetic Skin Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on February 4, 2010. Anderson is President and Founder of the Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Foundation. She was introduced by Albert Lane, […]
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Albert Lane
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Albert Lane Albert Lane, M.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Genetic Skin Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on February 4, 2010. Lane is chair of the department of dermatology and professor of dermatology and pediatrics at Stanford […]
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Marius Wernig
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Marius Wernig Marius Wernig, M.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Genetic Skin Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on February 4, 2010. Wernig is an assistant professor of pathology at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative […]
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Anthony Oro
Spotlight on Disease Team Awards – Genetic Skin Disease: Anthony Oro Anthony Oro, M.D., Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Genetic Skin Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on February 4, 2010. Oro is an associate professor of dermatology in the Stanford School of Medicine. He is […]