Jonathan Thomas, PhD, JD, is President and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Thomas was previously the Chair of the CIRM governing Board from June 2011 to March 2023.

The simple term “stem cell” actually refers to many different types of cells. The tissue-specific stem cells, or adult stem cells, replenish tissues throughout our lives. Embryonic stem cells exist ...

A major challenge in developing stem cell-based cures for disease is maturing those cells into adult cell types that can be used for transplantation or to study human disease. Dr. Mark Mercola has a ...

Earl J. Beadle Productions, Inc. Stem cells have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases, but developing those cures is a process that has many hurdles. Dr. Hans Keirstead has a CIRM grant to ...

Embryonic stem cells have the potential to help treat 70 or more diseases, but developing those new therapies will take time. Alan Lewis is the former president and CEO of Novocell (now ViaCyte), a La ...

The signaling protein Wnt7a has been implicated in ensuring nerve cells called neurons reach their correct targets and in the formation of synapses between neurons; however studies of the role of ...

As part of our CIRM Roadshow, we are holding a series of meetings throughout the state, in order to re-introduce you to CIRM and what this radical new stemcelerating machine can do. Please join us for ...

Développement de thérapies par équipe de maladies – Recherche Université de Californie, Davis Traitement de l'ostéonécrose non traumatique avec des cellules souches mésenchymateuses endogènes ...

我们的研究将确定人类血液干细胞的衰老如何导致血小板疾病的急剧增加，血小板通常可以防止出血，但在失调时会形成有害的血栓。 影响力故事 我们的研究结果有可能为出血和凝血障碍的 ...

The last thing Maria Torres expected was to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She exercised, ate well and kept her weight under control. There had to be some mistake. Maria asked her doctor to repeat ...

Anne-Marrie Duliege, MD, is a Senior Executive and Chief Medical Officer with 30 years of experience guiding biopharmaceutical companies through development and commercial stages. Dr. Duliege is ...

Oakland, CA – Nearly half a million Americans with kidney disease are on dialysis, a life-supporting treatment that filters out impurities and cleans the blood. Today the California Institute for ...