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.

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Institution Researcher name Grant Type Grant Title Award Value
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 Dr. Mark S 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 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 Dr. Bennett G Novitch Ph.D. 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 Dr. Helen M Blau 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
University of California, San Francisco Mark C. Walters M.D. Conference – The 2019 Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Annual Symposium 2019 Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Symposium – Mending Stem Cells: The Past, Present & Future Regenerative Medicine $60,000
University of California, Los Angeles John S. Adams Conference – The 2018 Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Annual Symposium Delivery of Stem Cell Therapeutics to Patients $60,000
International Alliance for Biological Standardization Dr. Anthony Lubiniecki Conference – Manage a Symposium on Pluripotent Stem Cell Manufacturing Basis of Standardization for Cell Therapies $100,000
University of California, Irvine Daniela A. Bota Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion A hub and spoke community model to equitably deliver regenerative medicine therapies to diverse populations across four California counties $8,000,000
University of Southern California Thomas Buchanan Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion Alpha Clinic Network Expansion for Cell and Gene Therapies $7,999,983
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Noah Carvajal Federman Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion Expansion of the Alpha Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Clinic at UCLA $8,000,000
University of California, San Diego Catriona Jamieson Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion UC San Diego Health CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic $8,000,000
University of California, Davis Dr Mehrdad Abedi Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion Alpha Stem Cell Clinic for Northern and Central California $7,999,997
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Dr. Leo D Wang Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion The City of Hope Alpha Clinic: A roadmap for equitable and inclusive access to regenerative medicine therapies for all Californians $8,000,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dr. Michael I Lewis Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion A comprehensive stem cell and gene therapy clinic to advance new therapies for a diverse patient population in California $7,957,966
University of California, San Francisco Mark C. Walters M.D. Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Alpha Stem Cell Clinic (ASCC) $7,994,347
Stanford University Dr. Matthew H Porteus Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion The Stanford Alpha Stem Cell Clinic $6,920,810
University of California, San Francisco Mark C. Walters M.D. Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic $5,087,847
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Dr. Mark C. Walters M.D. Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic $2,292,611
University of California, Davis Dr Mehrdad Abedi Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion Alpha Stem Cell Clinic for Northern and Central California $8,076,421
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Prof. John A. Zaia Conference – The 2017 Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Annual Symposium 2nd Annual Symposium of the CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network “Alpha Clinics – Making the Future a Reality for Stem Cell-Based Therapies” $79,287
Generation STEAM Silvana DelPiccolo Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting Manage the 2025 Annual SPARK Conference $114,000
The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Riverside Campus Dr. Huinan Hannah Liu Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting Manage the 2024 SPARK Annual Meeting $110,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wafa Tawackoli Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting 2023 CIRM SPARK Research Conference $100,000
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Ellen B Fung Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting 2022 CIRM SPARK Research Conference $79,336
University of California, Davis Gerhard Gerhard Bauer Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting The 2020 SPARK Annual Meeting $22,876
Pathways to Stem Cell Science Dr. Victoria Fox Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting 2019 SPARK Annual Meeting $49,915
University of California, Davis Gerhard Gerhard Bauer Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting The 2018 SPARK Annual Meeting $39,391
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Dr. Paul M. Salvaterra Conference – Manage The SPARK Annual Meeting Manage the 2017 SPARK Annual Meeting $22,555
California State University San Marcos Corporation James Jancovich Conference – Manage The Bridges Annual Meeting The 2022 Bridges Annual Meeting $137,297
California State University San Marcos Corporation Dr. Bianca Romina Mothé Conference – Manage The Bridges Annual Meeting 2020 and 2021 Bridges Annual Meeting $125,180
California State University San Marcos Corporation Dr. Bianca Romina Mothé Conference – Manage The Bridges Annual Meeting 2018 and 2019 Bridges Annual Meeting $291,622
San Diego State University Foundation Ralph Feuer Conference – Manage The Bridges Annual Meeting 2017 Bridges Annual Meeting $153,449
University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Brigitte N Gomperts Conference – Lung Regenerative Medicine Workshop Stem Cells for Lung Diseases – Overcoming Barriers to Find New Therapies $44,548
IQVIA, Inc. Dr. Amritha Jaishankar Translating Center A Translating Center designed to expedite the development and delivery of high quality stem cell therapies to patients $15,000,000
IQVIA, Inc. Peter Robinson Accelerating Center An Accelerating Center designed to expedite the development and delivery of high quality stem cell therapies to patients $11,772,453
University of California, San Diego Catriona Jamieson Conference – The 2016 Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Annual Symposium UCSD Division of Regenerative Medicine and CIRM Alpha Clinics Network Symposium $37,778
Mosaic Event Management, Inc. Ron Johnson Conference – Manage The 2016 Bridges And SPARK Annual Meetings 2016 CIRM Bridges & SPARK Meetings $205,388
University of California, Irvine Dr. Aileen J Anderson Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Therapeutic targeting of Glioblastoma Stem Cell survival and self-renewal signaling $2,250,144
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Dr Biraj Mahato Quest – Discovery Stage Research Projects Chemically engineered photoreceptors for vision restoration in retinal degeneration associated blindness. $1,711,000
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