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UCLA stem cell researcher receives $7.6 million grant – UCLA Newsroom

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2016-03-22

UCLA Newsroom

UCLA stem cell researcher receives $7.6 million grant
UCLA Newsroom
By genetically engineering blood-forming stem cells, Yang will generate a special kind of white blood cell that can both directly kill tumor cells and activate other immune cells to eradicate cancerous tumors. Yang’s grant of $7,659,309 is the largest
Stem Cell Research Products Market Research, Opportunities, Tools, And Technologies 2016Medgadget.com (blog)
Four key genes govern growth, multiplication of blood stem cellsNews-Medical.net
Cypriot studying stem cell heart benefitsIn-Cyprus (press release) (subscription) (blog)
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2016-03-22

Innovate Long Island

March 22, 2016 | FDA pushes off stem cell hearing
Innovate Long Island
The Food and Drug Administration has indefinitely postponed a public hearing on stem cell regulation due to what it called “considerable interest.” “Due to this interest, and to give stakeholders additional time to provide comments to the agency, FDA

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2016-03-22

Co.Exist

You’re Reading: fastcoexist / Scientists Grow A Human Heart From Stem Cells
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Or rather, they’ve regrown an existing donor heart, using stem cells to replace any cells that might cause the recipient to reject it. This might possibly pave the way for fully lab-grown custom organ replacements that are 100% compatible with the donee.

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2016-03-22

USC News

Stem cell researcher to develop cellular therapy for digestive disorders
USC News
Tracy Grikscheit, a principal investigator with USC Stem Cell and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has received a $7.1 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Translational Research program

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2016-03-22

USC News

Stem cell researcher to develop cellular therapy for digestive disorders
USC News
Tracy Grikscheit, a principal investigator with USC Stem Cell and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has received a $7.1 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Translational Research program

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2016-03-22

Sacramento Business Journal

​Two UC Davis efforts get state regenerative-medicine grants
Sacramento Business Journal
Joseph Anderson, an adjunct assistant professor of internal medicine and a stem cell researcher, is working to develop a therapy using stem cells to stop the progression of Tay-Sachs disease, which is a rare genetic condition where infants’ neural and