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 Diego |
George Sen |
Basic Biology IV |
Regulation of Epidermal Self-Renewal and Differentiation by Histone and DNA Demethylases. |
$1,080,000 |
| Gladstone Institutes, J. David |
Dr. Benoit Bruneau |
Basic Biology IV |
Epigenetic regulation of human cardiac differentiation |
$1,568,148 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Gerald R. Crabtree |
Basic Biology IV |
Mechanism and Utility of Direct Neuronal Conversion with a MicroRNA-Chromatin Switch |
$1,392,150 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Roel Nusse |
Basic Biology IV |
Asymmetric stem cell division oriented by a local self-renewing signal |
$1,038,600 |
| Buck Institute for Age Research |
Deepak A Lamba |
Basic Biology IV |
3D Modeling of Retina using Polymer Scaffolds for Understanding Disease Pathogenesis |
$1,212,553 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Dr. Jeremy Reiter |
Basic Biology IV |
Modeling disease in human embryonic stem cells using new genetic tools |
$1,387,800 |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Barbara Panning |
Basic Biology IV |
Investigation of the role of O-GlcNAcylation in SOX2 function during reprogramming |
$1,260,037 |
| University of California, Davis |
Dr. Deborah K Lieu |
Basic Biology IV |
Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Pacemaking Cells |
$1,333,689 |
| Stanford University |
Dr. Howard Y. Chang |
Basic Biology IV |
Long noncoding RNAs for pluripotency and cell fate commitment |
$1,386,627 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Miles F Wilkinson |
Basic Biology IV |
Role of the NMD RNA Decay Pathway in Maintaining the Stem-Like State |
$1,360,450 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute |
Dr. Huei-sheng Vincent Chen |
Basic Biology IV |
Studying Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia with patient-specific iPS cells |
$1,579,250 |
| University of California, San Diego |
Ananda Goldrath |
Basic Biology IV |
Mechanisms to protect hESC-derived cells from allogenic immune rejection |
$1,160,997 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
