University of Southern California

Return to Grants

Total Awards:
53
Award Value:
$159,035,846
Institution type:
Not for profit
Short Name:
USC

Awards to the Institution

Program Type Investigator Grant Title Award Value
Conference – 2024 CIRM Trainee Network Conference Dr. Francesca Mariani Manage the 2024 CIRM Annual Trainee Network Conference $400,000
Shared Labs Grant – Enhancing/Expanding SRLs Dr. Nils O. Lindstrom CIRM ASCEND Center – Advancing Stem Cell Education and Novel Discoveries $3,663,163
Manufacturing Network Grant Mohamed Abou-el-Enein Advancing Cell Therapy Manufacturing Through Collaboration $1,999,964
COMPASS Training Grant Dr. Senta Georgia USC COMPASS: Guiding Undergraduates to Careers in Regenerative Medicine $2,899,999
Research Training Grant Dr. Francesca Mariani Training Program Bridging Stem Cell Research with Clinical Applications in Regenerative Medicine $5,373,742
Discovery Research Projects Preet M Chaudhary Chimeric Antigen Receptor Targeting Spike Glycoprotein of SARS-cov2 $248,125
Discovery Research Projects Dr. Justin K Ichida Development of a novel PIKFYVE kinase inhibitor for the treatment of COVID-19 $140,067
Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion Thomas Buchanan Alpha Clinic Network Expansion for Cell and Gene Therapies $7,999,983
Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Dr. Justin K Ichida Development of a VAV2 antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) treatment for ALS $2,072,560
Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Dr Linda Sher Assessing the Functional, Immunologic and Microbiologic Characteristics of Human Livers Created in Chimeric Pigs $2,736,590
Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Dr. Justin K Ichida Development of a SYF2 antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) treatment for ALS $222,300
Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Dr. Neil Segil A screen for drugs to protect against chemotherapy-induced hearing loss, using sensory hair cells derived by direct lineage reprogramming from hiPSCs $741,574
Inception – Discovery Stage Research Projects Biju B. Thomas A Novel Tissue Engineering Technique to Repair Degenerated Retina $215,133
Therapeutic Translational Research Projects Dr. Rongfu Wang Novel T cell receptor-STEM T cell immunotherapy in lung cancer $5,689,540
Therapeutic Translational Research Projects Preet M Chaudhary Next generation affinity-tuned CAR for prostate cancer $5,805,144
Therapeutic Translational Research Projects Dr. Mark S Humayun PRPE-SF, polarized hESC-derived RPE Soluble Factors, as a Therapy for Early Stage Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration $3,697,935
Therapeutic Translational Research Projects Dr. Denis A Evseenko Dr. Pluripotent stem cell-derived chondrocytes for articular cartilage repair $2,503,104
Conference II Dr. Yang Chai 2023 Dental, Oral, & Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration Consortium (DOCTRC) 4th Annual Joint Retreat/Conference $47,538
Conference II Qifa Zhou The 15th International Conference on the Ultrasound Engineering and Biomedical Applications $21,165
Conference II Dr. Justin K Ichida The 7th Annual California ALS research network and PAC10 meeting $10,830
Late Stage Preclinical Projects Dr. Denis A Evseenko Dr. Plurocart: a novel stem cell-based implant for articular cartilage restoration $5,999,782
Tools and Technologies III Dr. Qilong Ying Embryonic stem cell-based generation of rat models for assessing human cellular therapies $1,326,979
Tools and Technologies III Dr. Paula M. Cannon Site-specific gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells as an anti-HIV therapy $1,495,665
Tools and Technologies III Dr. Toshio Miki Development of a clinical-grade extracorporeal liver support system using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatic cells $1,257,011
Conference Qing Liu-Michael USC/UCSF/UCLA Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Retreat $5,000
Conference Kathy Rich The Stem Cell Niche in Development and Regeneration $7,476
Disease Team Planning Dr. Mark S Humayun Stem cell based treatment strategy for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) $3,088
Disease Team Planning Dr. David Timothy Woodley Clinical Regenerative Wound Healing With Stem Cells $33,626
Major Facilities Dr. Chrysostomos L. Max Nikias Broad CIRM Facility at USC $26,972,500
Basic Biology V Dr. Denis A Evseenko Dr. Promoting survival and countering hypertrophy of pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived chondrocytes $735,138
Disease Team Therapy Development III Dr. Mark S Humayun Phase 1 Safety Assessment of CPCB-RPE1, hESC-derived RPE Cell Coated Parylene Membrane Implants, in Patients with Advanced Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration $16,339,827
Creativity Awards Roberta Diaz Brinton CIRM STAR High School Summer Research and Creativity Program $271,160
Early Translational III Dr. Toshio Miki Generation of hepatic cell from placental stem cell for congenital metabolic disorders $1,750,375
Training Grant I-1 Dr. Robert E Maxson CIRM Stem Cell Biology Training Grant $2,332,431
Disease Team Therapy Planning I Roberta Diaz Brinton A CIRM Disease Team to Develop Allopregnanolone for Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease $107,961
Research Training II Dr. Robert E Maxson CIRM Stem Cell Biology Training Program $5,827,817
Research Leadership Dr. Andrew McMahon Repair and regeneration of the nephron $5,672,206
New Faculty I Dr. Mohammad Pashmforoush Transcriptional Regulation of Cardiac Pacemaker Cell Progenitors $2,816,578
New Faculty I Dr. Songtao Shi Oral and Craniofacial Reconstruction Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells $3,242,651
Transplantation Immunology Dr. Terrence Christopher Town Role of HLA in neural stem cell rejection using humanized mice $353,249
Tools and Technologies I Dr. Pin Wang Development of Baculoviral Vectors for Gene Editing of Human Stem Cells $945,604
Shared Labs Dr. Martin Pera USC Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine: Shared Research Laboratory and Course in Current Protocols in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research $1,724,015
Shared Labs Dr. Andrew McMahon USC Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine: Shared Research Laboratory and Course in Current Protocols in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research $3,411,861
New Faculty II Dr. Qilong Ying Mechanisms Underlying the Diverse Functions of STAT3 in Embryonic Stem Cell Fate Regulation $2,261,174
New Faculty II Dr. Gage Crump Skeletogenic Neural Crest Cells in Embryonic Development and Adult Regeneration of the Jaw $2,247,403
New Cell Lines Dr. Martin Pera New Technology for the Derivation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines for Clinical Use $1,266,134
SEED Grant Dr. Qilong Ying Self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells $621,421
SEED Grant Dr. David R. Hinton Therapeutic potential of Retinal Pigment Epithelial cell lines derived from hES cells for retinal degeneration. $651,607
SEED Grant Dr. Peter W Laird Screening for Oncogenic Epigenetic Alterations in Human ES Cells $647,431
SEED Grant Dr. Wange Lu Regulation of human neural progenitor cell proliferation by Ryk-mediated Wnt signaling $624,000
Disease Team Research I Dr. Mark S Humayun Stem cell based treatment strategy for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) $18,904,916
Basic Biology I Dr. Martin Pera The stem cell microenvironment in the maintenance of pluripotency and reprogramming $1,325,723
Basic Biology I Dr. Wange Lu Defining the molecular mechanisms of somatic cell reprogramming $1,365,580
Total:
$159,035,845.58