Our Grants

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.

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Institution Researcher name Grant Type Grant Title Award Value
University of California, Davis Aijun Wang PhD Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects In Utero Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with Non-viral Gene Editing $2,035,544
Rubedo Life Sciences Inc. Marco Quarta Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Pharmacological regenerative treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis targeting the senescent niche of lung progenitor cells. $1,450,876
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Gerald Lipshutz Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Gene Therapy for SLC6A8 Creatine Transporter Disorder $2,296,920
University of California, Los Angeles Frank Pajonk Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Development of novel small molecules against cancer stem cells in solid cancers $2,340,000
Scripps Health Dr. Darryl D. D’Lima Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Pluripotent Stem Cells for Tendon Tissue Engineering $2,734,163
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dmitriy Sheyn Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Microgel encapsulated iPSC-derived notochordal cells to treat intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain $2,020,166
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center Dr. Michelina Iacovino PhD Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects A Novel Therapy for Sanfilippo B $2,297,884
University of California, Berkeley Kevin E. Healy Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Novel Lipid Nanoparticles for Enhancing eNOS Synthesis for Cardioprotection Post Myocardial Infarction $2,060,248
BrainXell Therapeutics Matthew Goodus Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Autologous stem cell-derived interneuron cell therapy for spinal cord injury (SCI) $2,025,000
University of California, San Diego Professor Alysson R Muotri Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects A treatment for Rett syndrome using glial-restricted neural progenitor cells $1,402,240
Gladstone Institutes, J. David Dr. Deepak Srivastava Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Modified RNA-Based Gene Therapy for Cardiac Regeneration Through Cardiomyocyte Proliferation $1,565,784
The Scintillon Institute Brian Lawson Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects An hematopoietic stem-cell-based approach to treat HIV employing CAR T cells and anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies. $1,143,600
University of California, Irvine Dr. Michael Demetriou Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects CAR T cells targeting abnormal N-glycans for the treatment of refractory/metastatic solid cancers $1,414,800
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Lili Yang Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Combating Ovarian Cancer Using Stem Cell-Engineered Off-The-Shelf CAR-iNKT Cells $1,402,662
Minutia, Inc. Katy Digovich Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Bioengineering human stem cell-derived beta cell organoids to monitor cell health in real time and improve therapeutic outcomes in patients $1,198,550
Nanotools Bioscience Dr. Alex Savtchenko PhD Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Enabling non-genetic activity-driven maturation of iPSC-derived neurons $675,000
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Xian-Jie Yang Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Developing gene therapy for dominant optic atrophy using human pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal organoid disease models $1,345,691
University of California, San Diego Dr. Joseph G. Gleeson Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Novel antisense therapy to treat genetic forms of neurodevelopmental disease. $1,180,654
Scripps Research Institute Stuart A Lipton Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Drug Development of Inhibitors of Inflammation Using Human iPSC-Derived Microglia (hiMG) $1,648,969
University of California, Los Angeles Dr Dinesh S Rao Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Novel methods to eliminate cancer stem cells $1,384,345
University of California, San Diego Dr. Michael Karin Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Targeting pancreatic cancer stem cells with DDR1 antibodies. $1,425,600
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dr. Robert Barrett Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects A new precision medicine based iPSC-derived model to study personalized intestinal fibrosis treatments in pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease $773,763
Scripps Research Institute Dr Michael J Bollong Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Therapeutics to overcome the differentiation roadblock in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) $1,244,160
University of California, Davis Dr. Kyle D Fink PhD Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects AAV-dCas9 Epigenetic Editing for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder $1,413,054
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Caroline Y. Kuo Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Defining the Optimal Gene Therapy Approach of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells for the Treatment of Dedicator of Cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) Deficiency $1,353,084
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Donald B. Kohn Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Alpha Thalassemia $1,177,739
Stanford University Dr. Judith A Shizuru Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Targeted Immunotherapy-Based Blood Stem Cell Transplantation $1,341,910
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. Karl N Doerner Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Cardiac Reprogramming Gene Therapy for Post-Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure $1,017,000
Intact Therapeutics, Inc. Jeffrey Linhardt Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Modulation of oral epithelium stem cells by RSpo1 for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis $942,050
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

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