Stem Cell Program News and Events

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Introducing: The UC San Diego Stem Cell Symposium

presented by:

the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, the Division of Regenerative Medicine and UC San Diego Stem Cell Program

March 12-13, 2020

Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine
2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

Stem Cell Program Faculty In The News

Clinical trials funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) includes work on so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which are depicted here.(Courtesy of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine)

September 25

Commentary: Why California’s landmark stem cell agency deserves more funding

Brain organoids grown in the Muotri Laboratory at University of California San Diego in La Jolla for one month and then sent to the International Space Station. Credits: Muotri Lab/UC San Diego

September 24

Growing a Smarter Model for Brain Research in Space

FDA phase 1 trial shows hydrogel to repair heart is safe to inject in humans—a first

Alysson Muotri, a biologist at the University of California, San Diego. His lab grows and studies so-called organoids to understand how the human brain functions.

September 3

Organoids Are Not Brains. How Are They Making Brain Waves?

August 21

UC San Diego Researchers Convert Pro-Tumor Macrophages into Cancer Killers

August 16

UC San Diego Awarded $9 Million In Grants To Study Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes

August 9

Improving prion disease survival, deeper understanding of cancer mutations, getting to the core of polygenic traits, and more.

August 8, 2019

Adding MS Drug to Targeted Cancer Therapy May Improve Glioblastoma Outcomes

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August 1, 2019

Paradoxical association of TET loss of function with genome-wide DNA hypomethylation

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July 1

Protein Clumps in ALS Neurons Provide Potential Target for New Therapies

July 24

Mapping the Brain: Nature explores its inner workings