Video Topic: Spotlights on Disease

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Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease (2007): Seminar by Robert Pacifici, Ph.D.

Robert Pacifici, Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on December 12, 2007.  Pacifici presented an overview of Huntington’s disease and briefly described how stem cell research enables drug discovery efforts for this devastating disease. Pacifici is the chief scientific officer of CHDI Foundation […]

Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease (2007): Seminar by Hans Keirstead, Ph.D.

Hans Keirstead, Ph.D., spoke at the “Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on December 12, 2007. Keirstead described strategies for using human embryonic stem cells to better understand Huntington’s disease. He also explained the importance of generating highly purified human stem cell lines in a FDA-compliant manner […]

Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease (2007): Seminar by Frances Saldana

Frances Saldana spoke at the “Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board Meeting on December 12, 2007. Saldana spoke about the impact of Huntington’s disease on her family. Saldana’s daughter, a Huntington’s disease patient, also spoke about the challenges of living with the disease. Saldana was introduced by Oswald […]