November 21, 2022
UC San Diego Alpha Stem Cell Clinic awarded $8M to expand clinical trials of novel stem cell therapies. The CIRM award will advance partnerships between academic and industry experts in San Diego to expedite clinical trials for patients with difficult-to-treat diseases.
June 6, 2019
…his lab at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine UCTV Launches New Stem Cell Channel Viewers to go behind the scenes from autism to zebrafish Alysson R. Muotri loves stem cells. He runs a lab that studies them, and he’s inspired by the fascinating work colleagues around him are doing.…
October 30, 2014
…Coming of Age of Stem Cell Therapy Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications With first clinical trials, UC San Diego pushes stem cell therapies into a new era of real-world application In 2004, the therapeutic potential of stem cells persuaded more than 7 million Californians to approve Proposition 71,…
November 22, 2022
The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute leads its first space launch, sending stem cells into space aboard the International Space Station. The NASA-partnered study will take advantage of the microgravity environment of space to study accelerated aging in stem cells.
October 23, 2014
In a push to further speed clinical development of emerging stem cell therapies, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC San Diego Health System was named today one of three new “alpha clinics” by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency.
February 2, 2015
The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded two University of California, San Diego researchers almost $3 million in combined funding to pursue new technologies intended to accelerate advances moving stem cell therapies out of the lab and into the clinic.
July 20, 2018
…of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers investigating stem cell-based therapies for a rare genetic disorder that affects the heart and a chronic, progressive affliction of the lungs.
November 4, 2013
$100 Million Gift Launches Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center UC San Diego-based effort will speed discoveries to new drugs and treatments for patients In a bold and singular step toward delivering the therapeutic promise of human stem cells, businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has committed $100 million to the…
May 3, 2018
…have supported Moores Cancer Center, and now we are recognizing a very generous gift with the naming of the Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion. This facility complements our complete offering in terms of healthcare.” UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla addressed the audience at the April 25 dedication of the…
March 17, 2016
…of California, Davis to pursue a novel human embryonic stem cell-based therapy to rescue and restore neurons devastated by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.
