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 |
| Cal State Univ, Long Beach |
Dr. Lisa S Klig |
Bridges |
CIRM Stem Cell Research Biotechnology Training Program at CSULB |
$3,487,091 |
| Cal Poly Pomona Foundation |
Dr. Jill Adler-Moore |
Bridges |
Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State LA Collaborative CIRM Bridges Program to Enhance Stem Cell Research Training and Education |
$3,056,191 |
| San Francisco State University |
Dr. Carmen Domingo |
Bridges |
SFSU Bridges to Stem Cell Research |
$4,168,243 |
| Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation |
Dr. Jacob Varkey |
Bridges |
The HSU CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research Certificate Program |
$3,195,858 |
| San Diego State University Foundation |
Ralph Feuer |
Bridges |
SDSU/CIRM Stem Cell Internship Program |
$4,156,315 |
| California State University, Channel Islands |
Dr. Nitika S Parmar |
Bridges |
Curriculum Development and Implementation of Stem Cell Technology and Laboratory Management Emphasis in an Established MS Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Program at California State University Channel Islands and Co-development of a GE Course on Stem Cel |
$4,165,092 |
| Berkeley City College |
Dr. Barbara Des Rochers |
Bridges |
Specialty in Stem Cell Biology |
$2,227,230 |
| City College Of San Francisco |
Dr. Carin Zimmerman |
Bridges |
City College of San Francisco Stem Cell Training Enhancement Program |
$2,649,780 |
| SJSU Research Foundation |
Tzvia Abramson |
Bridges |
San Jose State University Stem Cell Internships for Laboratory-based Learning (SJSU SCILL) |
$4,154,051 |
| Pasadena City College |
Dr. Pamela Eversole-Cire |
Bridges |
Bridges to Stem Cell Research at Pasadena City College |
$3,596,922 |
| Cal State Univ, San Bernadino |
Dr. Nicole Bournias-Vardiabasis |
Bridges |
CSUSB Bridges to Stem Cell Research |
$2,762,085 |
| Cal State Univ, Sacramento |
Lisa Hammersley |
Bridges |
Strengthening the Pipeline of Masters-level Scientific and Laboratory Personnel in Stem Cell Research |
$3,057,754 |
| The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge |
Dr. Cindy S Malone |
Bridges |
CSUN-UCLA Bridges to Stem Cell Research |
$3,814,078 |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Dr. Nilay V Patel |
Bridges |
Stem Cell Training Program at CSU Fullerton – A Bridge to Stem Cell Research |
$2,764,079 |
| Cal Poly Corporation, an Auxiliary of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
Trevor Cardinal |
Bridges |
Masters of Science Specialization in Stem Cell Technology |
$3,480,357 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Theo D. Palmer PhD |
Research Training II |
Stanford CIRM Training Program |
$7,017,629 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr Sylvia Evans |
Research Training II |
Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Training Program at UCSD II |
$7,432,600 |
| Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles |
Dr. David Warburton |
Research Training II |
CHLA Stem Cell Training Grant |
$5,020,920 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Kenneth Dorshkind |
Research Training II |
UCLA CIRM Research Training Program II |
$7,790,488 |
| Scripps Research Institute |
Dr. Ulrich Mueller |
Research Training II |
Training Stem Cell Researchers at the Chemistry-Biology Interface |
$3,697,326 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute |
Dr Alessandra Sacco |
Research Training II |
Type III CIRM Stem Cell Research Training Program |
$2,781,376 |
| Gladstone Institutes, J. David |
Dr. Robert W Mahley |
Research Training II |
Gladstone CIRM Scholars Program |
$4,869,300 |
| Buck Institute for Age Research |
Dr. Xianmin Zeng |
Research Training II |
CIRM Research Training Program in Stem Cells and Aging |
$1,472,416 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. Frederick J Meyers MD |
Research Training II |
UC Davis Stem Cell Training Program |
$4,838,291 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Dr. Dennis O. Clegg |
Research Training II |
Training Program in Stem Cell Biology and Engineering |
$2,448,823 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Susan J Fisher PhD |
Research Training II |
Training Program in Stem Cell Research at UCSF |
$7,814,027 |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Ellen Robey |
Research Training II |
Interdisciplinary Training in Stem Cell Biology, Engineering and Medicine |
$6,888,557 |
| University of Southern California |
Dr. Robert E Maxson |
Research Training II |
CIRM Stem Cell Biology Training Program |
$5,827,817 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte |
Research Training II |
Training in the Biology of Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Emerging Technologies II |
$2,886,221 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz |
Dr. David Haussler |
Research Training II |
UCSC CIRM Training Program in Systems Biology of Stem cells |
$4,397,002 |
| University of California, Irvine |
Dr. Peter John Donovan Dr. |
Research Training II |
UCI-CIRM Research Training Program II |
$6,067,550 |
| City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute |
Dr. Michael E. Barish Ph, D. |
Research Training II |
City of Hope Research Training Program in Stem Cell Biology |
$2,197,782 |
| Geron Corporation |
Dr. Jane Stephanie Lebkowski Dr. |
Targeted Clinical Development |
Evaluation of Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Escalating Doses of GRNOPC1 in Subacute Spinal Cord Injury |
$0 |
| City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute |
Dr. Jiing-Kuan Yee Ph.D. |
Basic Biology III |
Use of human iPS cells to study spinal muscular atrophy |
$1,268,868 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Yi Eve Sun |
Basic Biology III |
Studying neurotransmission of normal and diseased human ES cell-derived neurons in vivo |
$1,382,400 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Deborah H Spector Dr. |
Basic Biology III |
Viral-host interactions affecting neural differentiation of human progenitors |
$1,372,660 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Aaron J Hsueh |
Basic Biology III |
Correlated time-lapse imaging and single cell molecular analysis of human embryo development |
$1,259,733 |
| Scribe Therapeutics |
Brett Staahl |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
A First-in-Class CIRSPR-CasX Gene Editing Therapy for Lowering Lp(a) to Prevent
Cardiovascular Events |
$12,714,480 |
| 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. |
Sara Collins |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Gene Therapy for Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency |
$5,915,073 |
| AcuraStem Incorporated |
Mr. Samuel V. Alworth MS, MBA |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Late-stage development of AS-241, an UNC13A Targeting Antisense Oligonucleotide treatment for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, for IND-enabling studies |
$7,500,000 |
| Cure Rare Disease |
Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Advancement of a myotropic, liver-detargeting therapy for LGMD2i/R9 |
$7,292,297 |
| Scribe Therapeutics |
Brett Staahl |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
A first-in-class CRISPR-CasX gene editor silencing APOC3 transcription for the treatment of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia |
$13,000,000 |
| Savanna Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
Dr. Sunil Gandhi Ph.D |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Microglia replacement therapy for CSF1R-related Leukoencephalopathy |
$12,993,456 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Dr. David Joseph Lefer |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
TY1 and Semaglutide to Treat Cardiometabolic HFpEF |
$10,571,220 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Dr. Stephanie Cherqui |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing of Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for Friedreich’s ataxia |
$7,423,504 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Dr. Alessandra Ciullo |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Noncoding RNA drug TY2 for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy |
$10,419,929 |
| Navega Therapeutics |
Ana Maria Moreno |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Development of an AAV Epigenetic Gene Therapy for Intractable Chronic Pain Disorders |
$9,486,864 |
| Scripps Health |
Dr. Darryl D. D’Lima |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Tissue Regeneration |
$12,715,000 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Bertha Chen |
Preclinical Stage Projects |
Autologous iPSC-derived progenitor smooth muscle cells for treatment of urinary incontinence |
$7,275,596 |
| Loma Linda University |
Hisham Abdel-Azim |
CCCE Grant |
Inland Empire and Desert Region CIRM Community Care Center of Excellence |
$9,000,000 |
