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China’s five-year plan aims for big advances in neuroscience, stem cell research – Genetic Literacy Project

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2016-03-24

China’s five-year plan aims for big advances in neuroscience, stem cell research
Genetic Literacy Project
In the wake of the five-year plan, China will also gain a new funding initiative called ‘Stem Cell and Translational Research’, according to stem cell researchers Pei Gang, president of Tongji University, and Pei Duanqing, director of the Guangzhou

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2016-03-24

Unraveling the mystery of stem cells
EurekAlert (press release)
“Jiwon’s discovery is very important because it gives us a fundamental understanding of the way stem cells work and the way they begin to undergo differentiation,” said senior author Kenneth S. Kosik, the Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research in …

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2016-03-24

Unraveling the Mystery of Stem Cells
The UCSB Current
This newly identified pathway appears to determine a stem cell’s final form. “The PAN axis is a very important player in cell fate decisions,” explained Jang. “G1 lengthening induces cilia protrusion and the longer those cellular antennae are exposed

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2016-03-24

Lansing State Journal

Stem cell transplant changes donor’s life
Lansing State Journal
About the overwhelming experience of offering his own healthy stem cells to replace the diseased cells of a child suffering from leukemia in another part of the world. About the overwhelming hope that that child will live thanks to his donation and

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2016-03-24

University of California

Stem cell grants to help fight rare diseases affecting children
University of California
University of California researchers from four campuses received five grants totaling more than $21 million in funding from the state’s stem cell agency to fight rare diseases affecting children. The funding was part of $44.5 million awarded by the
UCLA Stem Cell Researcher Gets $7.6 Million GrantLA Canyon News

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LA Canyon News

UCLA Stem Cell Researcher Gets $7.6 Million Grant
LA Canyon News
WESTWOOD—Lili Yang, a member of the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center was recently awarded a $7.6 million grant to continue research involving stem cell research. Yang is an assistant professor in the UCLA Department of Microbiology, …