Stem Cell Clinical Trials and New Therapies for Patients: Alpha Clinic Director’s Panel

Alpha Clinic Director's Panel - Stem Cell Therapies

CIRM-funded Alpha Stem Cell Clinics are a network California medical centers that specialize in delivering stem cell clinical trials to patients. Sandra Dillon shares how their work has impacted treatments for her rare cancer. Maria T. Millan, M.D., Mehrdad Abedi, M.D., Daniela A. Bota, M.D., Ph.D., Sheila Chari, Ph.D., Noah Federman, M.D., Catriona Jamieson, M.D., […]

I Peace partners with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine [CIRM]

I Peace logo

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — I Peace, Inc. (https://www.ipeace.com) announced that the company has agreed to join the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s (CIRM) Industry Resource Partner Program to pave way for the provision of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) iPSCs for various research programs funded by CIRM. I Peace has been providing GMP Induced Pluripotent […]

CAR T-Cell Therapy: Ask Dr. Alaa Ali

CAR T-Cells

Alaa Ali, MD, MSC, is a clinician, instructor, and investigator in clinical and translational research at MedStar Georgetown’s Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy program. In the following video, Dr. Alaa Ali explains what CAR T-cell therapy is and how it works, what the process is for creating CAR T-cells to fight cancer, the success […]

Parkinson’s & Stem Cell Therapy Research

Parkinson's and stem cell therapy research

Stem cells are the body’s building blocks, capable of multiplying itself and creating other differentiated cells. Every day, scientists are learning more and more about their potential, and the use of these cells as an internal repair system. From laboratory test tubes to human trials, stem cells are giving new hope to a myriad of […]

When Should Stem Cell Transplants Be Considered for MPN Treatment?

Stem Cell Transplants Considered for MPN Treatment

Dr. Jeanne Palmer, an MPN specialist, discusses when a stem cell transplant is an appropriate treatment option and provides an overview of how risk is assessed in MPN patients. Dr. Jeanne Palmer is a hematologist specializing in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and bone marrow transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr. Palmer also serves as […]

Perinatal Stem Cell Society Calls Emergency Session to Garner Industry Support for FDA

Perinatal Stem Cell Society logo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Perinatal Stem Cell Society has organized a workshop Nov. 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and streamed to unite the biologics industry and work with the FDA towards a patient-centered goal. “I called this one-day workshop so the industry can partner with the Food and Drug Administration to find solutions that will enable […]

Developing Regenerative Medicines featuring Dr. Stefan Irion

Dr Stefan Irion - developing regenerative medicines

In episode 228 of the Stem Cell Podcast, Dr. Dayklin James and Dr. Arun Sharma chat with Dr. Stefan Irion, Senior Vice President of Research at BlueRock Therapeutics, a leading engineered cell therapy company with a mission to develop regenerative medicines for intractable diseases. He talks about the company’s Parkinson’s disease trial and the challenges […]