by rss feed | Apr 5, 2026 | CIRM, CIRM FDA, News Feeds, weekly reads
We recently saw exciting news with the first CIRM-funded therapy garnering FDA approval. Before we jump into that and other news and new publications, a reminder that my lab is still crowdfunding to support our brain tumor research in these tough funding times. Please...
by rss feed | Dec 18, 2022 | CIRM, Deaths & Tributes, Kevin McCormack, News Feeds, weekly reads
Out of the blue this past week we lost Kevin McCormack of CIRM to a heart attack. When I first heard, my reaction was that can’t be, but it is. About Kevin McCormack If you aren’t familiar with him, Kevin was officially Director of Patient Advocacy at our...
by rss feed | Dec 21, 2020 | California, CIRM, CIRM 2.0, CIRM 3.0, Maria Millan, News Feeds, Prop 14, Prop. 14 California, stem cells
Approval of Prop 14 California last month to renew CIRM was one of the biggest state election developments of 2020. Yet it didn’t get much news coverage somehow. The exception is David Jensen over at California Stem Cell Report, who has been a great source of...
by rss feed | Nov 15, 2020 | Aijun Wang, Are stem cell patients at higher risk for COVID-19?, cancer, cancer stem cells, cat domesticated themselves, cats, CIRM, COVID-19, Diana Farmer, MUSE cells, News Feeds, spina bifida, stem cells for spina bifida, UC Davis
There have been many other interesting scientific and specifically regenerative medicine developments and papers this past week including with CIRM and exciting CIRM funding to UC Davis so read on, but first a somewhat random question: are you more of a cat person or...
by rss feed | Nov 15, 2020 | Aijun Wang, Are stem cell patients at higher risk for COVID-19?, cancer, cancer stem cells, cat domesticated themselves, cats, CIRM, COVID-19, MUSE cells, News Feeds, stem cells for spina bifida, UC Davis
There have been many other interesting scientific and specifically regenerative medicine developments and papers this past week including with CIRM and exciting CIRM funding to UC Davis so read on, but first a somewhat random question: are you more of a cat person or...
by rss feed | Oct 5, 2020 | California Proposition 14, CIRM, CIRM funding, News Feeds, Poll, Proposition 14, Stem Cell Poll
The State of California is considering re-funding its stem cell agency, CIRM, to the tune of more than $5 billion dollars, but the issue has generated surprisingly little media attention. The main coverage has been by David Jensen over at California Stem Cell Report....
