Video Event: Patient Advocacy Day - Synapses Firing: Connections Made - May 2011


UC-Irvine’s Stem Cell Program and Stem Cell Basics

(Part 1 of 7) Peter Donovan, director of UC-Irvine’s Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a patient advocacy event hosted by the California stem cell funding agency (CIRM). The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent […]

Leeza Gibbons – CIRM’s Investment in Neurodegenerative Diseases

(Part 2 of 7) Leeza Gibbons, member of the CIRM Governing Board, gave the keynote presentation at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may lead to new […]

Alzheimer’s Stem Cell Research Patient Advocate Spotlight

(Part 3 of 7) Neurologist Neal Hermanowicz, and Alzheimer’s patient advocates, Susan Franklin and Serge Morales, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a patient advocacy event hosted by the California stem cell funding agency (CIRM). The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress […]

Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s – Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Disease

(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may […]

Stem Cells and Parkinson’s Disease

(Part 5 of 7) Evan Henry, a Parkinson’s disease patient advocate, and Birgitt Schuele, a professor at The Parkinson’s Institute, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research […]

Disease in a Dish – Using Stem Cells to Model Huntington’s Disease and SMA

(Part 6 of 7) Bill Johnston, a Huntington’s disease patient advocate, and Virginia Mattis, a postdoctoral fellow at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell […]

Patient Advocacy Day and Stem Cell Update – Concluding Remarks

(Part 7 of 7) Peter Donovan, director of UC-Irvine’s Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, gave the concluding remarks for “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research […]