Event Type: Spotlights on Disease
Agenda: Spotlight on HIV/AIDS
Spotlight on HIV/AIDS On April 29, 2010, the CIRM Governing Board heard from several speakers about the CIRM HIV/AIDS Disease Team Awards. Click the speaker’s name or photos below to watch each presentation. For more information, read our HIV/AIDS disease fact sheet. Jeff Sheehy Communications Director, UCSF AIDS Research Institute Patient Advocate Member, CIRM Governing […]
Agenda: Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease
Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease On March 11, 2010, the CIRM Governing Board heard from several speakers about Huntington’s disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. Click the seminar title or photos below to watch each presentation. For more information, read our Huntington’s disease fact sheet. Videos of the event are available here: https://www.cirm.ca.gov/SpotlightOnHuntingtons2010
Agenda: Spotlight on Epidermolysis Bullosa
Spotlight on Epidermolysis Bullosa On February 4, 2010, the CIRM Governing Board heard from several speakers about epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a devastating childhood skin disease. CIRM funds a multidisciplinary Disease Team that is developing a stem cell-based therapy for EB. Click the seminar title or photos below to watch each presentation. For more information, read […]
Spotlight on Cancer Stem Cells
Spotlight on Cancer Stem Cells On December 10, 2009, the CIRM Governing Board heard from Dr. Michael Clarke about cancer stems cells. Dr. Clarke is associate director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. Robert Klein, chair of the CIRM Governing Board, introduced Clarke. The CIRM-hosted event was presented at Stanford University. […]
Spotlight on Basic Research
Spotlight on Basic Research On August 20, 2009, the CIRM Governing Board heard from two speakers about the key role of basic research in developing therapies for patients. Irv Weissman described how his lab’s basic research of the immune system led to the identification of blood-forming stem cells and new therapeutic strategies to treat various […]
Agenda: Spotlight on Leukemia
Spotlight on Leukemia On June 18, 2009, the CIRM Governing Board heard from Catriona Jamieson about the promise of stem cell research in treating leukemia. Dr. Jamieson described how her laboratory used stem cells to show that a specific small molecule could halt life threatening blood disorders that can lead to acute leukemia. After her […]
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration
Spotlight on Macular Degeneration On April 29, 2009, the CIRM Governing Board heard from four speakers about the promise of stem cell research in treating macular degeneration. Carmen Puliafito presented a brief overview of macular degeneration, Sharon Hayes provided a patient’s perspective of macular degeneration, David Hinton described the generation of retinal epithelium cells from […]
Agenda: Spotlight on Arthritis
Spotlight on Arthritis On January 30, 2009, the CIRM Governing Board heard from three speakers about the promise of stem cell research in treating arthritis. They learned about the different types of arthritis from Mark Genovese, about osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, from William Robinson, and about a patient’s perspective of rheumatoid arthritis […]
Spotlight on Alzheimer’s Disease
Spotlight on Alzheimer’s Disease On December 10, 2008, the CIRM Governing Board heard from three speakers about the promise of stem cell research in treating Alzheimer’s disease. They learned about living with Alzheimer’s disease, current treatments for Alzheimer’s, and prospects for bringing stem cell-based Alzheimer’s therapies to clinical trial. Welcoming remarks: Robert Klein, J.D., Chair […]
Spotlight on Diabetes
Spotlight on Diabetes On September 25, 2008, the CIRM Governing Board heard from three speakers about the promise of stem cell research in treating Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes. They learned about CIRM-funded stem cell research from Emmanuel Baetge, current treatments for diabetes from Peter Butler, and life with diabetes from Joelle […]