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.

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Institution Researcher name Grant Type Grant Title Award Value
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Ronald Mark Evans Basic Biology II Molecular Characterization and Functional Exploration of Nuclear Receptors in hiPSCs $1,712,880
Calimmune, Inc. Geoff Symonds Disease Team Research I GENE-MODIFIED HEMATOPOIETIC STEM/PROGENITOR CELL BASED THERAPY FOR HIV DISEASE $8,278,722
Stanford University Dr. Gary Steinberg Disease Team Research I Embryonic-Derived Neural Stem Cells for Treatment of Motor Sequelae following Sub-cortical Stroke $17,244,851
University of California, San Diego Dr. Lawrence S. B. Goldstein Disease Team Research I Stem Cell-Derived Astrocyte Precursor Transplants in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis $5,694,308
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Donald B. Kohn Disease Team Research I Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease $8,833,695
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Irvin SY Chen Disease Team Research I HPSC based therapy for HIV disease using RNAi to CCR5. $9,905,604
ViaCyte, Inc. Allan Robins Disease Team Research I Cell Therapy for Diabetes $0
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Eduardo Marbán Disease Team Research I Autologous cardiac-derived cells for advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy $5,560,232
University of California, San Francisco Dr. Mitchel S Berger Disease Team Research I Stem Cell-Mediated Oncocidal Gene Therapy of Glioblastoma (GBM) $6,214,914
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Prof. Karen S Aboody M.D. Disease Team Research I Stem Cell-mediated Therapy for High-grade Glioma: Toward Phase I-II Clinical Trials $17,890,623
Stanford University Dr. Alfred T Lane Disease Team Research I iPS Cell-Based Treatment of Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa $11,039,208
Stanford University Professor Irving L Weissman MD Disease Team Research I Development of Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells $18,759,276
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Dennis J Slamon Disease Team Research I Therapeutic Opportunities To Target Tumor Initiating Cells in Solid Tumors $19,979,660
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Prof. John A. Zaia Disease Team Research I ZINC FINGER NUCLEASE-BASED STEM CELL THERAPY FOR AIDS $14,536,969
University of Southern California Mark Salman Humayun Disease Team Research I Stem cell based treatment strategy for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) $18,904,916
University of California, San Diego Dr. Dennis A Carson Disease Team Research I Development of Highly Active Anti-Leukemia Stem Cell Therapy (HALT) $19,999,826
University of California, San Diego Dr. Gene Wei-Ming Yeo Basic Biology I RNA Binding Protein-mediated Post-transcriptional Networks Regulating HPSC Pluripotency $1,308,901
University of California, San Diego Karl H. Willert Basic Biology I WNT signaling and the control of cell fate decisions in human pluripotent stem cells. $1,329,298
University of California, Davis Dr. Min Zhao Basic Biology I Directing migration of human stem cells with electric fields $816,228
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Michael A. Teitell Basic Biology I Mitochondrial Metabolism in hESC and hiPSC Differentiation, Reprogramming, and Cancer $1,323,029
University of Southern California Dr. Martin Pera Basic Biology I The stem cell microenvironment in the maintenance of pluripotency and reprogramming $1,325,723
Stanford University Dr. Julien Sage Basic Biology I The retinoblastoma (RB) gene family in cellular reprogramming $1,357,085
Stanford University Dr. Susan K McConnell Basic Biology I Identification and characterization of human ES-derived DA neuronal subtypes $1,404,853
University of California, Los Angeles Bennett G Novitch Basic Biology I Molecular Characterization of hESC and hIPSC-Derived Spinal Motor Neurons $1,228,278
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Robb Maclellan Dr. Basic Biology I Human Cardiovascular Progenitors, their Niches and Control of Self-renewal and Cell Fate $917,667
University of Southern California Dr. Wange Lu Basic Biology I Defining the molecular mechanisms of somatic cell reprogramming $1,365,580
Stanford University Professor Helen M. Blau PhD Basic Biology I Molecular Mechanisms of Reprogramming towards Pluripotency $1,408,332
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Luisa Iruela-Arispe Basic Biology I Molecular Characterization and Functional Exploration of Hemogenic Endothelium $1,371,477
The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Riverside Campus Dr. Huinan Hannah Liu SPARK Summer Training and Research Inspiration for Diverse Pipeline Engagement toward Advancing Stem Cell Treatment (STRIDE) $507,560
University of California, San Francisco Katherine Nielsen SPARK Stem Cell Summer Research Experiences $504,552
Stanford University Paul J. Utz SPARK Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine- High School Summer Research Internship $485,158
University of California, Davis Dr. Fernando A Fierro PhD SPARK Internship at a Cutting Edge CIRM-funded Stem Cell Research Facility $496,313
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Dolores Caffey-Fleming SPARK Exposing Students to Regenerative Medicine (ExStRM) $482,730
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Dr. Mark R Frey SPARK Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Summer Internships for High School Students from Under-Served Communities $508,750
University of California, San Diego James Murphy SPARK Summer Program To Accelerate Regenerative Medicine Knowledge (SPARK) $467,115
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanjeev Ranade SPARK Stem Cells & STEM Education – a Summer Internship Program for California High School Students $509,000
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Dr. David Kong Ann SPARK Train, Educate, and Accelerate Mastery of Stem cell research (TEAMS) program $499,408
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Ellen B Fung SPARK Supporting Underrepresented STudents Adapting to Change: Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative Medicine Knowledge (SUSTAIN a SPARK) $254,964
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wafa Tawackoli SPARK Mentored High School Summer Research Program $508,750
California Institute of Technology Dr. Henry A. Lester SPARK CIRM Early Investigators High School Stem Cell Research Program $132,717
Stanford University Paul J. Utz SPARK Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine- Summer Research Internship $350,482
University of California, San Francisco Katherine Nielsen SPARK Developing High School Students’ Research Practices and Regenerative Medicine Knowledge through a Summer Intern Program $382,430
University of California, Davis Gerhard Gerhard Bauer SPARK Internship at a Cutting Edge CIRM-funded Stem Cell Research Facility $360,573
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wafa Tawackoli SPARK Mentored High School Summer Research Program $296,628
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Ellen B Fung SPARK Leveraging Investment in hiGHschool Training: Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative medicine Knowledge (LIGHT a SPARK) $226,519
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Dr. Paul M. Salvaterra SPARK SPARK Award Program in Stem Cell Biology for California High School Students $241,080
Berkeley City College Dr. Barbara Des Rochers Bridges CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy $3,224,918
Cal State Fullerton Dr. Nilay V Patel Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy: A Talent Development Program for Training Diverse Undergraduates for Careers in Regenerative Medicine $3,410,635
City College Of San Francisco Dr. Carin Zimmerman Bridges Building Career Pathways into Stem Cell Research and Therapy Development $3,195,638
Cal Poly Corporation, an Auxiliary of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Trevor Cardinal Bridges Training Masters Students to Advance the Regenerative Medicine Field $3,931,800
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