Category Archives: Stem Cell Research Grants
Nearing Goal of 100 Young Investigators, the Prostate Cancer Foundation Expands Global Research Enterprise
Committed to funding the most innovative minds in the field of prostate cancer research, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) expanded its global knowledge exchange in 2012 and will be expanding its research efforts in new countries later this year. A total of 15 competitive research grants have been awarded to-date in 2012, bringing the total of young investigators awarded to 89. Young Investigator awards are designed to promote long-term careers in the field of prostate cancer by providing three year grants for transformational research focused on prostate cancer treatments to improve patient outcomes. Continue reading
Cedars-Sinai awarded $2.5 million to study potential new drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Public release date: 20-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Sally Stewart Sally.stewart@cshs.org 310-248-6566 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center LOS ANGELES (Feb. Continue reading
Sigma-Aldrich Licenses Global Rights to Kyoto iPS Cell Patents
By a GenomeWeb staff reporter NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Sigma-Aldrich today said that it has licensed worldwide rights to Kyoto University's induced pluripotent stem cell patent portfolio. Continue reading
Stem Cell Based Therapies for Blindness: David Hinton – CIRM Science Writer’s Seminar – Video
17-11-2011 14:00 (Part 6 of 9) David Hinton, Ph.D., spoke at the Scientific Writer’s Seminar, a workshop presented on September 17, 2008 at CIRM headquarters in San Francisco. Hinton has a CIRM grant to study the therapeutic potential of retinal pigment epithelial cell lines derived from human embryonic stem cells for retinal degeneration. Hinton is a professor of pathology, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Continue reading
Why funding for adult stem cell research is important – Video
27-01-2012 09:41 www.nationalstemcellfoundation.org Continue reading
The Splice of Life: Proteins Cooperate to Regulate Gene Splicing
Newswise — Understanding how RNA binding proteins control the genetic splicing code is fundamental to human biology and disease – much like editing film can change a movie scene. Abnormal variations in splicing are often implicated in cancer and genetic neurodegenerative disorders. In a step toward deciphering the “splicing code” of the human genome, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have comprehensively analyzed six of the more highly expressed RNA binding proteins collectively known as heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoparticle (hnRNP) proteins. Continue reading
Synthetic protein amplifies genes needed for stem cells
Public release date: 16-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Tara Womersley tara.womersley@ed.ac.uk 44-131-650-9836 University of Edinburgh Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying the effect of an essential protein. Researchers from Denmark, Scotland and the USA have created synthetic versions of a protein, which manipulates adult cells ? such as skin cells ? so that they can subsequently revert to an earlier, embryonic like state Continue reading
Spirit of American Ingenuity
The first USF National Academy of Inventors conference will be held Thursday and Friday at the Embassy Suites. Continue reading
Lupus Research Institute Awards $3.6 Million for Novel Studies Driving Wide-Ranging New Science in Lupus
NEW YORK, Feb. Continue reading
HB-EGF plays a critical role during retina regeneration
Published on February 15, 2012 at 4:32 AM University of Michigan Health System research into the mechanisms by which zebrafish are able to regenerate damaged retinas after injury suggests new strategies for one day being able to do the same in humans – potentially allowing doctors to slow or reverse conditions like macular degeneration and glaucoma. Continue reading