Active Awards Portfolio Dashboard
It takes a lot of effort to develop a promising stem cell research idea into an effective treatment that can help patients. CIRM funds a pipeline of projects spanning discovery, translation and clinical stage research. Check out our portfolio of active research awards in our interactive dashboard below. For a detailed list of CIRM-funded clinical trials, visit our Clinical Trials Dashboard.
Disease | Cell Type | Therapeutic or Technology | Institution | Stage | Project Objective | Details |
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Heart Disease, Hypertension, pulmonary arterial, Pulmonary Hypertension | iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | Stanford | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Dementia, Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's Disease | iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | Gladstone | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders, Type 1 diabetes | Embryonic Stem Cell, iPS Cell | Immune tolerance/management, Technology | Minutia, Inc. | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Infectious Disease, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Bioinformatics/Computational Tools, Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | UCSF | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Skeletal/Smooth Muscle disorders | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Exploring therapeutic Mechanism, Technology | UCLA | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Skeletal/Smooth Muscle disorders | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | UCSD | ![]() |
Research Insights | ||
Blood Cancer, Cancer, Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) | Cancer Stem Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | Sanford-Burnham | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorder, Neurological Disorders, Pediatrics | iPS Cell | Cedars-Sinai | ![]() |
Research Insights | ||
Infectious Disease, Neurological Disorders, Zika virus | Embryonic Stem Cell, iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | UCLA | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Aging | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell, iPS Cell | Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Specific Cell Type Derivation, Technology | COH | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorder, Respiratory Disorders | iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Model system development, Technology | Lundquist Institute | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Intestinal Disease, Metabolic Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Other | iPS Cell | Personalized cell therapy, Therapeutic Approach | UCSF | ![]() |
Proof of Concept, Research Insights | |
Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Neurological Disorders, Rett's Syndrome | iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | UCLA | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Neurological Disorders | Embryonic Stem Cell | Bioinformatics/Computational Tools, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Model system development, Technology, Tissue engineering | UCSC | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Fertility | Embryonic Stem Cell, iPS Cell | Model system development, Technology | UCLA | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Lung Disease, Fibrosis, Respiratory Disorders | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology, Therapeutic target discovery | UCSF | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Cystic Fibrosis, Respiratory Disorders | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Cell delivery or targeting, Gene editing tools, Technology | UCLA | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Vision Loss | iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Technology | UCSF | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene Therapy, cell free, Nucleic acid based therapy, Therapeutic Approach | UC Irvine | ![]() |
Proof of Concept, Research Insights | |
Neurological Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury | Embryonic Stem Cell | UC Irvine | ![]() |
Research Insights | ||
Neurological Disorders | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell, iPS Cell | Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Specific Cell Type Derivation, Technology | UCSF | ![]() |
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Autism, Developmental Disorders, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Bioinformatics/Computational Tools, Exploring disease mechanisms, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | Scripps Research | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Cancer | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene-modified, personalized cell therapy, Immune tolerance/management, Specific Cell Type Derivation, Technology, Therapeutic Approach | UCLA | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
iPS Cell | Assay development, Bioinformatics/Computational Tools, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | UCSD | ![]() |
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Brain Injury, hypoxic, ischemic, Neurological Disorders, Pediatrics, Vascular Disease | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | UCSF | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Blood Cancer, Blood Disorders, Cancer | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | UCSC | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Neurological Disorders, Neuropathy, Toxicity | iPS Cell | Cell imaging & tracking, Exploring disease mechanisms, Specific Cell Type Derivation, Technology, Therapeutic target discovery | UCSF | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Bone or Cartilage Disease, Tendon/Ligament/Connective Tissue Injury or Disorder | iPS Cell | Donor cell therapy, Therapeutic Approach | Cedars-Sinai | ![]() |
Proof of Concept, Research Insights | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Model system development, Technology | Gladstone | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Heart Disease | iPS Cell | Small molecule therapy, Therapeutic Approach | Greenstone Biosciences | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Cell delivery or targeting, Technology | Stanford | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Fertility | Embryonic Stem Cell, Other | Model system development, Technology | UCSD | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Neurological Disorders, Rett's Syndrome | iPS Cell | Gene editing tools, Model system development, Technology | UCSD | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Cancer, Solid Tumors | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene-modified, donor cell therapy, Therapeutic Approach | UCSF | ![]() |
Proof of Concept, Research Insights | |
Huntington's Disease, Neurological Disorders | Embryonic Stem Cell, iPS Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | UC Berkeley | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Lung Disease, Fibrosis, Respiratory Disorders | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Exploring disease mechanisms, Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | UCSF | ![]() |
Research Insights | |
Muscular Dystrophy, Skeletal/Smooth Muscle disorders | iPS Cell | Cell delivery or targeting, Gene editing tools, Technology | UCLA | ![]() |
Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
Fertility, Genetic Disorder | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Exploring stem cell mechanisms, Technology | UCSD | ![]() |
Research Insights, Tool/Resources/Bottleneck | |
COVID-19, Infectious Disease | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell | Donor cell therapy, Therapeutic Approach | UCSF | ![]() |
Clinical Trial, Phase 2 | |
Neurological Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury | Embryonic Stem Cell | Biologic, Exosomes based therapy, Therapeutic Approach | UC Irvine | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept, Research Insights | |
Neurological Disorders, Stroke | iPS Cell | Donor cell therapy, Therapeutic Approach | PAVIR | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene-modified, personalized cell therapy, Therapeutic Approach | Novoglia, Inc. | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Intestinal Disease, Metabolic Disorders | iPS Cell | Small molecule therapy, Therapeutic Approach | UCSF | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene Therapy, cell free, Therapeutic Approach | USC | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene Therapy, cell free, Therapeutic Approach | Cedars-Sinai | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene Therapy, cell free, Therapeutic Approach | UC Davis | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Vision Loss | Somatic Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene Therapy, cell free, Therapeutic Approach | Adverum Biotechnologies | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Blood Cancer, Cancer, Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) | Adult or Tissue Stem Cell, Somatic Cell | Gene Therapy (All), Gene-modified, donor cell therapy, Immune tolerance/management, Technology, Therapeutic Approach | Stanford | ![]() |
Development Candidate | |
Infectious Disease, Neurological Disorders | iPS Cell | Gene editing tools, Gene Therapy (All), Gene-modified, donor cell therapy, Immune tolerance/management, Technology, Therapeutic Approach | UCSF | ![]() |
Development Candidate, Proof of Concept | |
Breast Cancer, Cancer, Solid Tumors | Cancer Stem Cell | Small molecule therapy, Therapeutic Approach | Stanford | ![]() |
Development Candidate |