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Objective

The mission of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to accelerate stem cell treatments to patients with unmet medical needs.

The overall objective of the CIRM Research Training Program is foster and enhance the research experience of basic and clinical scientists during the doctoral and immediate postdoctoral stages of their career. Specific objectives are to:

• Enable training programs that create future leaders in the stem cell, gene therapy and regenerative medicine fields.

• Foster a commitment among trainees to the goal of accelerating the delivery of treatments to patients with unmet needs.

• Broaden the participation in regenerative medicine of individuals representing the diversity of California’s population.

• Provide research training in stem cell, gene therapy and related disciplines to a diverse cadre of individuals drawn from a wide variety of scientific backgrounds, including, but not limited to fundamental biology (e.g., developmental biology, neuroscience, molecular biology), engineering (e.g., bioengineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering/computer science), clinical programs (e.g., medicine, surgery, neurology, cardiology), and other relevant areas (e.g., manufacturing process development, data science, regulatory science, bioethics, etc.).

• Promote interactions among trainees from different fields, especially those trained in basic sciences, engineering, translational research and clinical medicine.

• Prepare a workforce of skilled, stem cell ambassadors with an awareness and appreciation of inequities that impact development of therapies for all.

Please see our Funding Opportunities page for more details

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Awards

Institution	Investigator	Grant Title	Award Value
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center	Dr. Virender K. Rehan M.D.	Stem Cell Training Program at the Lundquist Institute	$5,349,109
University of California, Irvine	Dr. Peter J Donovan	CIRM Scholars Comprehensive Research Training Program	$5,373,742
University of California, Santa Barbara	Dr. Dennis O. Clegg Dr.	CIRM Training Program in Stem Cell Biology and Engineering	$2,298,239
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	Dr. Evan Y. Snyder	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.	Scholars Research Training Program in Regenerative Medicine, Gene Therapy, and Stem Cell Research	$5,373,742
Scripps Research Institute	Peter G. Schultz	Training Scholars in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research	$5,305,095
University of California, San Diego	Professor Alysson R Muotri	Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Training Grant at UCSD III	$5,366,188
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles	Dr Ching-Ling Lien Ph.D.	CIRM Training Program for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research	$5,373,242
University of California, Davis	Dr Jan A Nolta	CIRM Cell and Gene Therapy Training Program 2.0	$5,331,340
University of California, Berkeley	Dirk Hockemeyer	Training the Next Generation of Biologists and Engineers for Regenerative Medicine	$5,327,980
Stanford University	Dr. Tushar Desai	CIRM Scholar Training Program	$5,347,815
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute	Dr. Michael E. Barish Ph, D.	Research Training Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine	$5,234,731
Gladstone Institutes, J. David	Dr. Bruce R. Conklin	CIRM Regenerative Medicine Research Training Program	$5,373,742
University of California, Santa Cruz	Dr. Camilla Forsberg	CIRM Training Program in Systems Biology of Stem Cells	$5,287,013
University of Southern California	Dr. Francesca Mariani	Training Program Bridging Stem Cell Research with Clinical Applications in Regenerative Medicine	$5,373,742
University of California, Los Angeles	William Lowry	UCLA Training Program in Stem Cell Biology	$5,373,742
The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Riverside Campus	Dr. Prue Talbot	TRANSCEND – Training Program to Advance Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Research, Education, and Workforce Diversity	$5,366,857
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wafa Tawackoli	CIRM Training Program in Translational Regenerative Medicine	$5,373,075
			Total: $93,118,807.00