Video Topic: Spotlights on Disease
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – W. Douglas Boyd
“Cardiac Tissue Regeneration and Biosurgery” On March 10, 2011, W. Douglas Boyd, M.D., spoke about his work towards developing stem cell-based technologies to repair heart tissue damaged by cardiovascular disease. Boyd is a professor of surgery and director of robotics and biosurgery for the UC Davis Health System. Boyd was introduced by Claire Pomeroy, M.D., […]
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – Yung-Wei Chi
“Stem Cell Research: Where are we with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)” On March 10, 2011, Yung-Wei Chi, D.O., spoke about a recently launched clinical trial that using a patient’s own stem cells to help prevent amputations due to peripheral arterial disease. Chi is an associate professor of medicine at the UC Davis Vascular Center. Chi […]
Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – Jeanette Owens
“Patient Advocate Speaker” On March 10, 2011, Jeanette Owens spoke about living with peripheral arterial disease and about her hopes for stem cell treatments. Owens was introduced by Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., vice chancellor for Human Health Sciences at UC Davis and dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine. Pomeroy is also a member […]
Spotlight on The Human Embryo and Embryonic Stem Cell Research
On December 15, 2010, Renee Reijo Pera, PhD spoke to the CIRM Governing Board about her research studies of the human embryo and embryonic stem cells. Using time lapse video of the embryo’s initial cell divisions, Pera’s lab identified parameters that can accurately predict which embryos created through in vitro fertilization will be most likely […]
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 Disease Team Awards: Sub-Cortical Stroke – Introduction
Spotlight on Stroke: Introduction Robert Klein, J.D. and Robert Quint, M.D. introduced the speakers for the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: Sub-Cortical Stroke,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on August 19, 2010. Klein is chair of the CIRM Governing Board. Quint is a cardiologist and a member of the CIRM […]