CIRM provides funding across five key areas: Infrastructure, Education, Discovery Research, Translational Research, and Clinical Research. By supporting projects at every stage of development, from initial discovery to clinical trials, CIRM drives progress in regenerative medicine and accelerates innovative therapies to patients.
Check out our portfolio of awards below. Click here to see a list of People We’ve Funded. Click here to see a list of our Funded Institutions.
All CIRM Grants
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| Institution |
Researcher name |
Grant Type |
Grant Title |
Award Value |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr. Peter John Donovan Dr. |
Shared Labs |
The University of California: Irvine Regional Human Embryonic Stem Cell Shared Research Laboratory and Stem Cell Techniques Course |
$3,072,500 |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Dr. David V. Schaffer |
Shared Labs |
The Berkeley Human Embryonic Stem Cell Shared Research Laboratory |
$1,673,221 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute |
Dr. Evan Y. Snyder |
Shared Labs |
Collaborative Laboratory for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute |
$1,805,884 |
| Buck Institute for Age Research |
Dr. Xianmin Zeng |
Shared Labs |
North Bay CIRM Shared Research Laboratory for Stem Cells and Aging |
$3,478,933 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
Dr. Inder M. Verma |
Shared Labs |
Shared viral vector facility for genetic manipulation of huamn ES cell |
$1,844,315 |
| Benjamin D. Yu |
Dr. Benjamin D. Yu |
New Faculty II |
Medical School Loan Repayment Program |
$28,388 |
| Gladstone Institutes, J. David |
Dr. Yadong Huang |
New Faculty II |
Defining the Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on the Development of iPS Cells into Functional Neurons in Vitro and in Vivo |
$2,757,303 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Emmanuelle Passegue |
New Faculty II |
Mechanisms Underlying the Responses of Normal and Cancer Stem Cells to Environmental and Therapeutic Insults |
$2,124,488 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Ophir Klein MD, PhD |
New Faculty II |
Laying the groundwork for building a tooth: analysis of dental epithelial stem cells |
$3,075,251 |
| University of California, Merced |
Dr. Kara E McCloskey |
New Faculty II |
Building Cardiac Tissue from Stem Cells and Natural Matrices |
$1,656,083 |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr Edwin S Monuki |
New Faculty II |
Mechanisms in Choroid Plexus Epithelial Development |
$2,793,395 |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Dr. Lin He |
New Faculty II |
The roles of non-coding RNAs in the self-renewal and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells |
$1,406,823 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Robert Blelloch Dr. |
New Faculty II |
Mechanisms of small RNA regulation in early embryonic development |
$2,790,695 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Antoni Ribas MD/PhD |
New Faculty II |
Stem Cells for Immune System Regeneration to Fight Cancer |
$3,072,000 |
| San Diego State University Foundation |
Dr. Ricardo M. Zayas |
New Faculty II |
The molecular basis underlying adult neurogenesis during regeneration and tissue renewal |
$1,712,225 |
| University of Southern California |
Dr. Qilong Ying |
New Faculty II |
Mechanisms Underlying the Diverse Functions of STAT3 in Embryonic Stem Cell Fate Regulation |
$2,261,174 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Benjamin D. Yu |
New Faculty II |
Regulation of Adult Stem Cell Proliferation by RAS and Cell-Permeable Proteins |
$3,017,978 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Shyni Varghese |
New Faculty II |
A Novel Microenvironment-Mediated Functional Skeletal Muscle from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and their In Vivo Engraftment |
$2,300,569 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Holger F Willenbring |
New Faculty II |
Molecular dissection of adult liver regeneration to guide the generation of hepatocytes from pluripotent stem cells |
$2,832,008 |
| Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles |
Dr. Tracy Cannon Grikscheit M.D. |
New Faculty II |
Mechanism of Tissue Engineered Small Intestine Formation |
$3,211,122 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Mana M Parast |
New Faculty II |
Molecular Mechanisms of Trophoblast Stem Cell Specification and Self-Renewal |
$3,077,918 |
| University of Southern California |
Dr. Gage Crump |
New Faculty II |
Skeletogenic Neural Crest Cells in Embryonic Development and Adult Regeneration of the Jaw |
$2,247,403 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Catriona Jamieson |
New Faculty II |
Derivation and Characterization of Myeloproliferative Disorder Stem Cells from Human ES Cells |
$3,065,572 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Ching-Pin Chang |
New Faculty II |
VEGF signaling in adventitial stem cells in vascular physiology and disease |
$3,005,695 |
| Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
Dr. Bing Ren |
New Faculty II |
Mechanisms of chromatin dynamics at enhancers during ES cell differentiation |
$1,726,564 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Brigitte N Gomperts |
New Faculty II |
Stem Cells in Lung Cancer |
$2,381,572 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. Paul S. Knoepfler |
New Faculty II |
Molecular mechanisms governing hESC and iPS cell self-renewal and pluripotency |
$2,157,255 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Jeremy Reiter |
New Faculty II |
High throughput modeling of human neurodegenerative diseases in embryonic stem cells |
$2,259,092 |
| Solano Community College |
James DeKloe |
COMPASS Training Grant |
IDEA-CBMS – Increase Diversity, Equity, and Advancement in Cell Based Manufacturing Sciences |
$2,894,500 |
| University of Southern California |
Dr. Senta Georgia |
COMPASS Training Grant |
USC COMPASS: Guiding Undergraduates to Careers in Regenerative Medicine |
$2,899,999 |
| University of California, Berkeley |
John Matsui |
COMPASS Training Grant |
The COMPASS Scholars Program – Developing Today’s Untapped Talent into Tomorrow’s STEM Cell Researchers |
$2,889,750 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Tracy L Johnson |
COMPASS Training Grant |
COMPASS: Accelerating Stem Cell Research by Educating and Empowering New Stem Cell Researchers |
$2,910,000 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Dr. Dennis O. Clegg Dr. |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Training and mentorship program in stem cell biology and engineering: A COMPASS for the future |
$2,746,000 |
| Cal Poly Corporation, an Auxiliary of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
Dr. Kristen OHalloran Cardinal |
COMPASS Training Grant |
A COMPASS to guide the growth of a diverse regenerative medicine workforce that represents California and benefits the world |
$2,887,939 |
| University of California, Merced |
Dr. Kara E McCloskey |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Training Undergraduates in Stem Cell Engineering and Biology (TUSCEB) |
$2,909,999 |
| San Francisco State University |
Dr. Lily Chen |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Inclusive Pathways for a Stem Cell Scholar (iPSCS) Undergraduate Training Program |
$2,894,500 |
| California State University San Marcos Corporation |
Dr. Bianca Romina Mothé |
COMPASS Training Grant |
COMPASS Program for Southern California Hispanic Serving Institution |
$2,786,300 |
| The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge |
Cindy S Malone |
COMPASS Training Grant |
CSUN CIRM COMPASS Training Program (N-COMPASS) |
$2,746,805 |
| Cal State Univ, San Bernadino |
Daniel Nickerson |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Student Pluripotency: Realizing Untapped Undergraduate Potential in Regenerative Medicine |
$2,909,853 |
| Cal State Univ, Fullerton |
Alison Miyamoto |
COMPASS Training Grant |
COMPASS: an inclusive Pipeline for Research and Other Stem cell-based Professions in Regenerative medicine (iPROSPR) |
$2,856,015 |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr. Brian J. Cummings |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Research Mentorship Program in Regenerative Medicine Careers for a Diverse Undergraduate Student Body |
$2,729,900 |
| The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Riverside Campus |
Dr. Huinan Hannah Liu |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Research Training and Mentorship Program to Inspire Diverse Undergraduates toward Regenerative Medicine Careers (RAMP) |
$2,910,000 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. Alice F Tarantal |
COMPASS Training Grant |
COMPASS Undergraduate Program |
$2,909,950 |
| MiraCosta College |
Dr. Michael Fino |
COMPASS Training Grant |
Increase Diversity, Equity, and Advancement in Cell Based Manufacturing Sciences (IDEA-CBMS) |
$2,878,000 |
| Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center |
Dr. Virender K. Rehan M.D. |
Research Training Grant |
Stem Cell Training Program at the Lundquist Institute |
$5,349,109 |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr. Peter J Donovan |
Research Training Grant |
CIRM Scholars Comprehensive Research Training Program |
$5,373,742 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Dr. Dennis O. Clegg Dr. |
Research Training Grant |
CIRM Training Program in Stem Cell Biology and Engineering |
$2,298,239 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute |
Dr. Evan Y. Snyder |
Research Training Grant |
A Multidisciplinary Stem Cell Training Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute, A Critical Component of the La Jolla Mesa Educational Network |
$5,289,413 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Robert Blelloch MD, PHD. |
Research Training Grant |
Scholars Research Training Program in Regenerative Medicine, Gene Therapy, and Stem Cell Research |
$5,373,742 |
| Scripps Research Institute |
Peter G. Schultz |
Research Training Grant |
Training Scholars in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research |
$5,305,095 |
