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 |
| City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute |
Dr. Yanhong Shi Ph.D. |
Basic Biology IV |
Modeling Alexander disease using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells |
$1,366,656 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Eduardo Marbán |
Basic Biology IV |
Mechanism of heart regeneration by cardiosphere-derived cells |
$1,367,604 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Maike Sander |
Basic Biology IV |
Deciphering transcriptional control of pancreatic beta-cell maturation in vitro |
$1,258,560 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. David Traver |
Basic Biology IV |
DECIPHERING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR VERTEBRATE HSC SPECIFICATION AND AMPLIFICATION. |
$1,363,698 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Owen N Witte M.D. |
Basic Biology IV |
Trop2 dependent and independent mechanisms of self-renewal in human cancer stem cells |
$1,254,960 |
| Stanford University |
Ben A Barres |
Basic Biology IV |
Phenotyping Human Astrocytes in Health and Disease |
$0 |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Dr. Robert Tjian |
Basic Biology IV |
Transcriptional regulation of pluripotency in human embryonic stem cells |
$1,220,968 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Kathrin Plath Dr. |
Basic Biology IV |
Understanding the status of the X chromosomes in human ESCs and preimplantation embryos |
$1,382,400 |
| Gladstone Institutes, J. David |
Dr. Steve M. Finkbeiner |
Basic Biology IV |
Common molecular mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases using patient based iPSC neurons |
$1,395,184 |
| Stanford University |
Alexander Robert Dunn |
Basic Biology IV |
Role of mechanical signaling in stem cell self-renewal and differentiation |
$1,062,998 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Anne Brunet |
Basic Biology IV |
Energy metabolism and aging pathways in human stem cell reprogramming and differentiation |
$1,414,044 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Miguel Ramalho-Santos |
Basic Biology IV |
Genetic dissection of human cellular reprogramming to pluripotency |
$1,184,883 |
| Gladstone Institutes, J. David |
Sheng Ding PhD |
Basic Biology IV |
A new paradigm of lineage-specific reprogramming |
$1,568,395 |
| Stanford University |
Michael Cleary |
Basic Biology IV |
Prostaglandin pathway regulation of self-renwal in hematopoietic and leukemia stem cells |
$1,244,455 |
| Stanford University |
Michelle Monje |
Basic Biology IV |
Stem Cell Mechanisms Governing Discrete Waves of Gliogenesis in the Childhood Brain |
$1,264,248 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Gene Wei-Ming Yeo |
Basic Biology IV |
Stem cell models to analyze the role of mutated C9ORF72 in neurodegeneration |
$1,260,360 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Professor Clive Niels Svendsen |
iPSC Consortia Award |
The HD iPSC Consortium: Repeat Length Dependent Phenotypes for Assay Development |
$300,000 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Joseph C. Wu |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes for Patients with End Stage Heart Failure |
$19,060,330 |
| Capricor, Inc |
Dr. Rachel Ruckdeschel Smith |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Allogeneic Cardiac-Derived Stem Cells for Patients Following a Myocardial Infarction |
$14,405,857 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Antoni Ribas MD/PhD |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Genetic Re-programming of Stem Cells to Fight Cancer |
$14,144,221 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Stanley Nelson |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Combination Therapy to Enhance Antisense Mediated Exon Skipping for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
$0 |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr. Henry John Klassen |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Retinal progenitor cells for treatment of retinitis pigmentosa |
$17,144,825 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Professor Clive Niels Svendsen |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Progenitor Cells Secreting GDNF for the Treatment of ALS |
$16,168,464 |
| StemCells, Inc. |
Dr. Alexandra Capela |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Restoration of memory in Alzheimer’s disease: a new paradigm using neural stem cell therapy |
$8,901,641 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Judith A Shizuru |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
A monoclonal antibody that depletes blood stem cells and enables chemotherapy free transplants |
$18,990,683 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. John Laird |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Phase I study of IM Injection of VEGF-Producing MSC for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia |
$3,728,384 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. Vicki Wheelock |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
MSC engineered to produce BDNF for the treatment of Huntington’s disease |
$8,924,235 |
| StemCells, Inc. |
Dr. Nobuko Uchida |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Neural stem cell transplantation for chronic cervical spinal cord injury |
$0 |
| University of California, Davis |
Nancy E. Lane |
Disease Team Therapy Development – Research |
Treatment of non-traumatic osteonecrosis with endogenous Mesenchymal stem cells |
$18,227,898 |
| 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 |
