Webinar: Focus on the Eye
Presentations from FDA and Leading Experts May 2, 2012 The Webinar was held on May 2, 2012 Click here to watch and listen to a recording of the webinar. Click…
Blindness: Advancing Stem Cell Therapies – 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting
Dennis Clegg speaks at the 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting about the development of a stem-cell based therapy for macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Clegg is…
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,…
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.…
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson spoke at the "Spotlight on Devic's Disease (NMO)," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Jackson is the founder of the…
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Michael Yeaman
MIchael Yeaman, Ph.D. spoke at the "Spotlight on Devic's Disease (NMO)," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Yeaman is a professor of…
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Benjamin Greenberg
Benjamin Greenberg, M.D., MHSc, spoke at the "Spotlight on Devic's Disease (NMO)," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Greenberg is director of…
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Candace Coffee
Candace Coffee spoke at the "Spotlight on Devic's Disease (NMO)," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Coffee is a patient advocate for…
Progress and Promise in Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a disease associated with aging that gradually destroys sharp central vision, making it impossible to see faces, to read, or to drive. No therapy exists for the…
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration: Welcoming Remarks
Robert Klein, J.D. and Carmen Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., gave the welcoming remarks for the "Spotlight on Macular Degeneration," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on April…