Our Grants

CIRM provides funding across five key areas: Infrastructure, Education, Discovery Research, Translational Research, and Clinical Research. By supporting projects at every stage of development, from initial discovery to clinical trials, CIRM drives progress in regenerative medicine and accelerates innovative therapies to patients.

Check out our portfolio of awards below. Click here to see a list of People We’ve Funded. Click here to see a list of our Funded Institutions.

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Institution Researcher name Grant Type Grant Title Award Value
Calimmune, Inc. Geoff Symonds Disease Team Research I GENE-MODIFIED HEMATOPOIETIC STEM/PROGENITOR CELL BASED THERAPY FOR HIV DISEASE $8,278,722
Stanford University Dr. Gary Steinberg Disease Team Research I Embryonic-Derived Neural Stem Cells for Treatment of Motor Sequelae following Sub-cortical Stroke $17,244,851
University of California, San Diego Dr. Lawrence S. B. Goldstein Disease Team Research I Stem Cell-Derived Astrocyte Precursor Transplants in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis $5,694,308
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Donald B. Kohn Disease Team Research I Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease $8,833,695
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Irvin SY Chen Disease Team Research I HPSC based therapy for HIV disease using RNAi to CCR5. $9,905,604
ViaCyte, Inc. Allan Robins Disease Team Research I Cell Therapy for Diabetes $0
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Eduardo Marbán Disease Team Research I Autologous cardiac-derived cells for advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy $5,560,232
University of California, San Francisco Dr. Mitchel S Berger Disease Team Research I Stem Cell-Mediated Oncocidal Gene Therapy of Glioblastoma (GBM) $6,214,914
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Prof. Karen S Aboody M.D. Disease Team Research I Stem Cell-mediated Therapy for High-grade Glioma: Toward Phase I-II Clinical Trials $17,890,623
Stanford University Dr. Alfred T Lane Disease Team Research I iPS Cell-Based Treatment of Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa $11,039,208
Stanford University Professor Irving L Weissman MD Disease Team Research I Development of Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells $18,759,276
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Dennis J Slamon Disease Team Research I Therapeutic Opportunities To Target Tumor Initiating Cells in Solid Tumors $19,979,660
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Prof. John A. Zaia Disease Team Research I ZINC FINGER NUCLEASE-BASED STEM CELL THERAPY FOR AIDS $14,536,969
University of Southern California Mark Salman Humayun Disease Team Research I Stem cell based treatment strategy for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) $18,904,916
University of California, San Diego Dr. Dennis A Carson Disease Team Research I Development of Highly Active Anti-Leukemia Stem Cell Therapy (HALT) $19,999,826
University of California, San Diego Dr. Gene Wei-Ming Yeo Basic Biology I RNA Binding Protein-mediated Post-transcriptional Networks Regulating HPSC Pluripotency $1,308,901
University of California, San Diego Karl H. Willert Basic Biology I WNT signaling and the control of cell fate decisions in human pluripotent stem cells. $1,329,298
University of California, Davis Dr. Min Zhao Basic Biology I Directing migration of human stem cells with electric fields $816,228
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Michael A. Teitell Basic Biology I Mitochondrial Metabolism in hESC and hiPSC Differentiation, Reprogramming, and Cancer $1,323,029
University of Southern California Dr. Martin Pera Basic Biology I The stem cell microenvironment in the maintenance of pluripotency and reprogramming $1,325,723
Stanford University Dr. Julien Sage Basic Biology I The retinoblastoma (RB) gene family in cellular reprogramming $1,357,085
Stanford University Dr. Susan K McConnell Basic Biology I Identification and characterization of human ES-derived DA neuronal subtypes $1,404,853
University of California, Los Angeles Bennett G Novitch Basic Biology I Molecular Characterization of hESC and hIPSC-Derived Spinal Motor Neurons $1,228,278
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Robb Maclellan Dr. Basic Biology I Human Cardiovascular Progenitors, their Niches and Control of Self-renewal and Cell Fate $917,667
University of Southern California Dr. Wange Lu Basic Biology I Defining the molecular mechanisms of somatic cell reprogramming $1,365,580
Stanford University Professor Helen M. Blau PhD Basic Biology I Molecular Mechanisms of Reprogramming towards Pluripotency $1,408,332
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Luisa Iruela-Arispe Basic Biology I Molecular Characterization and Functional Exploration of Hemogenic Endothelium $1,371,477
Cal State Univ, Long Beach Dr. Lisa S Klig Bridges CIRM Stem Cell Biotechnology Training Program $2,919,901
Cal State Fullerton Dr. Nilay V Patel Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research, Therapy and Careers: A Talent Development Program for Training Diverse Undergraduates for Careers in Regenerative Medicine $2,809,646
California State University, Channel Islands Dr. Nitika S Parmar Bridges CIRM Graduate Student Training Grant for the Implementation of a Stem Cell Technology and Lab Management Program: Training in Stem Cell Sciences and Regenerative Medicine $2,925,187
San Diego State University Foundation Ralph Feuer Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research Internship Program $2,934,578
California State University San Marcos Corporation Dr. Bianca Romina Mothé Bridges CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy Training Grant $2,936,474
Brain Mapping Foundation Dr. Vicky Yamamoto PhD Conference II 22nd Annual Neurotech Convention of SBMT; Biotech, Cell-Tech, Pharma Tech and Medtech $50,000
SynGAP Research Fund Laura Bermingham Conference II 2024 SynGAP Research Fund/SLC6A1 Connect/Cure GABA-A Variants International Scientific Symposium and Family Conference $37,500
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Evan Flach Conference II 2024 Bioengineering & Translational Medicine Conference $19,500
University of California, San Diego Dr. Stephanie Cherqui Conference II Gene Therapy Initiative 1st Annual Symposium $27,500
Biomedical Engineering Society John Falcioni Conference II 2025 BMES-CMBE Annual Meeting: Cell Engineering for Mechanomedicine and Rejuvenation $25,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Dr. Fred H Gage Conference II Cell Symposia: Engineering development and disease in organoids $50,000
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Fouad R Kandeel Conference II 2024 Rachmiel Levine-Arthur Riggs Diabetes Research Symposium $20,000
University of California, Irvine Dr. Brian J. Cummings Conference II University of California, Irvine Conference on Concussion, TBI, and CTE in Athletes and Veterans $31,558
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Ioana C Hone Conference II The 2nd Annual Spinal Cord Injury Investor Symposium (“2nd SCIIS”) $50,000
University of California, San Francisco Professor Jeffrey Charles Lotz Conference II 2024 Center for Dental, Oral, & Craniofacial Tissue & Organ Regeneration (C-DOCTOR) Annual Spring Conference $24,415
Stanford University Dr. Everett H. Meyer Conference II Cellular Immune Tolerance Symposium $39,498
The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Riverside Campus Susan Hackwood Conference II National Science Policy Symposium: Local to Global Innovation $48,068
Stanford University Dr. Joseph C. Wu Conference II Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium 2024 $15,000
University of California, San Diego Adam Engler Conference II BIC 2024 – 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering at UC San Diego $50,000
University of California, Los Angeles Mark Wisniewski Conference II Los Angeles Bioscience Ecosystem Summit Twenty 24 (LABEST 24) $50,000
Savanna Biotherapeutics, Inc. Dr. Sunil Gandhi Ph.D Conference II ALSP Community Conference: Insights and Potential of Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Leukodystrophies $45,800
University of California, Berkeley Dr. Regis Kelly Conference II Immunotherapy of Brain Disorders $8,376
Adjuvant Partners, LLC Edmund Morrie Ruffin Conference II CTx Commercialization Leadership Forum $50,000
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