Disease Focus: Neurological Disorders
Leeza Gibbons – CIRM’s Investment in Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Part 2 of 7) Leeza Gibbons, member of the CIRM Governing Board, gave the keynote presentation at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may lead to new […]
Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s – Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Disease
(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may […]
Patient Advocacy Day and Stem Cell Update – Concluding Remarks
(Part 7 of 7) Peter Donovan, director of UC-Irvine’s Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, gave the concluding remarks for “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research […]
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Introduction
Robert Klein, J.D. and Sherry Lansing introduced the speakers for the “Spotlight on Devic’s Disease (NMO),” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Klein is chair of the CIRM Governing Board. Lansing is a member of the CIRM Governing Board and the founder and chair of the Sherry […]
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson spoke at the “Spotlight on Devic’s Disease (NMO),” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Jackson is the founder of the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation which funds research with the aim of finding a cure for neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Sherry Lansing, a member of the CIRM Governing Board, […]
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Michael Yeaman
MIchael Yeaman, Ph.D. spoke at the “Spotlight on Devic’s Disease (NMO),” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Yeaman is a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles. Victoria Jackson, founder of the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, introduced Yeaman. The […]
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Benjamin Greenberg
Benjamin Greenberg, M.D., MHSc, spoke at the “Spotlight on Devic’s Disease (NMO),” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Greenberg is director of the Neuromyelitis Optica Program at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School. Greenberg was introduced by Michael Yeaman, professor of medicine in the Division of […]
Video – Spotlight on Stem Cell Research: Devic’s Disease (NMO) – Candace Coffee
Candace Coffee spoke at the “Spotlight on Devic’s Disease (NMO),” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on October 21, 2010. Coffee is a patient advocate for NMO and stem cell therapy. Coffee was introduced by Benjamin Greenberg, director of the Neuromyelitis Optica Program at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School […]
Spotlight on Basic Research: Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Basic Research,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on August 20, 2009. Alvarez-Buylla was introduced by Sam Hawgood, who is dean of the UCSF school of medicine and a member of the CIRM governing board. The CIRM-hosted event was presented at the UCSF […]
Fred H. Gage Talks About Using Embryonic Stem Cells to Model Disease
Blue H2O Productions Embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells offer the first glimpse of how cells such as neurons develop from their embryonic state, giving researchers a way of studying both how the cells develop normally and what goes wrong in many different diseases. This novel way of studying diseases could lead to […]