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, San Francisco |
Dr. Valerie Marie Weaver |
Basic Biology V |
Biophysical Determinants of Early Embryonic Stem Cell Fate Specification |
$1,186,500 |
| California Institute of Technology |
Dr. David Anthony Tirrell |
Basic Biology V |
Engineered matrices for control of lineage commitment in human pancreatic stem cells |
$526,896 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
Ronald Mark Evans |
Basic Biology V |
Metabolically-driven epigenetic changes in iPSC reprogramming |
$1,491,900 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Dianne McKay |
Basic Biology V |
Role of intracytoplasmic pattern recognition receptors in HSC engraftment |
$615,639 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Gary Steinberg |
Basic Biology V |
Paracrine and synaptic mechanisms underlying neural stem cell-mediated stroke recovery |
$1,178,370 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Christian Metallo |
Basic Biology V |
Metabolic regulation of cardiac differentiation and maturation |
$1,124,834 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr Samantha J Butler Ph.D. |
Basic Biology V |
Assessing the mechanism by which the Bone Morphogenetic Proteins direct stem cell fate |
$515,730 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Paul W Noble |
Basic Biology V |
Innate Immune Regulation of Lung Alveolar Stem Cell Renewal in Mouse and Man |
$617,662 |
| Gladstone Institutes, J. David |
Sheng Ding PhD |
Basic Biology V |
A novel druggable mechanism to safeguard stem cell genome |
$1,294,495 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Mark S. Anderson |
Basic Biology V |
Generation of a functional thymus to induce immune tolerance to stem cell derivatives |
$1,191,000 |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr. Lisa A Flanagan |
Basic Biology V |
Molecular basis of plasma membrane characteristics reflecting stem cell fate potential |
$994,108 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Maike Sander |
Basic Biology V |
Defining links between chromatin state and developmental competence |
$1,050,300 |
| University of Southern California |
Dr. Denis A Evseenko Dr. |
Basic Biology V |
Promoting survival and countering hypertrophy of pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived chondrocytes |
$735,138 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Denis A Evseenko Dr. |
Basic Biology V |
Promoting survival and countering hypertrophy of pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived chondrocytes |
$411,330 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Miles F Wilkinson |
Basic Biology V |
New Regulators of Spermatogonial Stem Cells: RHOX Homeobox Transcription Factors |
$552,811 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Lili Yang |
Basic Biology V |
Differentiation of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells into iNKT Cells |
$614,400 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Cornelis Murre |
Basic Biology V |
Epigenetic mechanisms that enforce pluripotency in embryonic stem cells |
$1,160,997 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Wei Wang |
Basic Biology V |
Systems-level discovery of the regulatory mechanisms directing differentiation of hESC |
$1,161,000 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Lawrence S. B. Goldstein |
Basic Biology V |
Elucidating pathways from hereditary Alzheimer mutations to pathological tau phenotypes |
$1,050,300 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. David A. Cheresh |
Basic Biology V |
CD61-driven stemness program in epithelial cancer |
$1,161,000 |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Dr. Andrew Dillin |
Basic Biology V |
A Requirement for Protein Homeostasis in the Mediation of Stem Cell Health |
$1,034,100 |
| Stanford University |
Xinnan Wang |
Basic Biology V |
Misregulated Mitophagy in Parkinsonian Neurodegeneration |
$1,174,943 |
| University of Southern California |
Dr. Mark S Humayun |
Disease Team Therapy Development III |
Phase 1 Safety Assessment of CPCB-RPE1, hESC-derived RPE Cell Coated Parylene Membrane Implants, in Patients with Advanced Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration |
$16,339,827 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. Peter C. Belafsky |
Disease Team Therapy Development III |
Tissue Engineered Recellularized Laryngotracheal Implants |
$3,181,162 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Dennis J Slamon |
Disease Team Therapy Development III |
A Phase I dose escalation and expansion clinical trial of the novel first-in-class Polo-like Kinase 4 (PLK4) inhibitor, CFI-400945 in patients with advanced solid tumors |
$5,683,693 |
| Stanford University |
Professor Irving L Weissman MD |
Disease Team Therapy Development III |
Clinical Investigation of a Humanized Anti-CD47 Antibody in Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Hematologic Malignancies and Solid Tumors |
$6,505,568 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Donald B. Kohn |
Disease Team Therapy Development III |
Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease |
$10,351,535 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Thomas J Kipps |
Disease Team Therapy Development III |
Therapeutic Eradication of Cancer Stem Cells with UC-961 (Cirmtuzumab) |
$4,179,598 |
| Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. |
Dr. Fyodor D Urnov |
Strategic Partnership II |
A Treatment For Beta-thalassemia via High-Efficiency Targeted Genome Editing of Hematopoietic Stem Cells |
$2,760,540 |
| 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 |
