Mercedes Paredes Awarded $6.25M CIRM Grant to Advance Microdeletion Syndrome Treatment
By Courtney Strasenburgh on February 03, 2025
Mercedes Paredes is working on a new method to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms that are caused by certain genetic issues known as microdeletion syndromes. Her approach involves boosting the activity of multiple genes to restore their normal function. This could be a game-changer for treating... 
Scientists Secure $10.3 Million CIRM Grant to Advance Stem-Cell Therapies for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
By Courtney Strasenburgh on January 31, 2025
Center member Elizabeth Crouch and a collaborative team are developing new stem cell-based treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders. Their work investigates how metabolism influences brain development and contributes to conditions like schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. 
Mort Cowan and Jennifer Puck receive a $15 million CIRM grant to advance groundbreaking gene therapy trial
By Courtney Strasenburgh on November 27, 2024
Mort Cowan and Jennifer Puck are pioneering a gene therapy trial for infants with Artemis-deficient Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). This life-threatening condition leaves children without a functioning immune system. Their efforts will advance this life-saving treatment from an... 
UCSF scientists receive $26 million in CIRM grants to advance neuropsychiatric disease research through the ReMIND program
By Courtney Strasenburgh on September 06, 2024
Two researchers at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF (Broad Stem Cell Center) have been awarded over $26 million in funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to accelerate... 
Meet the Team
By Courtney Strasenburgh on April 18, 2024
As part of our Meet the Team series, we introduce you to one of our UCSF Broad Stem Cell community members. Meet Elizabeth "Betsy" Crouch, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist, vascular biologist, and physician in neonatal-perinatal medicine. 
Meet the Team
By Courtney Strasenburgh on January 23, 2024
As part of our Meet the Team series, we introduce you to one of our UCSF Broad Stem Cell community members. Meet Arantxa Cebrian Silla, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow working with Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhD to study the mechanisms of adult neurogenesis and neuronal replacement. Arantxa’s project... 
UCSF Scientist Sarah Knox Receives $2 Million Grant from CIRM Translational Program for Innovative Research on Salivary Gland Regeneration
By Courtney Strasenburgh on November 03, 2023
In a significant stride towards addressing radiation-induced xerostomia, UCSF Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research Scientist and Professor in the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, School of Dentistry, Dr. Sarah Knox has been awarded a $2 million grant as... 
Meet the Team
By Courtney Strasenburgh on June 26, 2023
As part of our Meet the Team series, we introduce you to one of our community members. Meet Ernesto Rojas, an MD-PhD student working with Diana Laird, PhD, and Tippi MacKenzie, MD, to study the origins of sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCTs)... 
UCSF scientists receive $8 million in CIRM grants toward stem cell and gene therapies
By Courtney Strasenburgh on April 06, 2023
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF have received more than $8 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, to fill in critical knowledge gaps in the biology of stem... 
Meet the Team
By Courtney Strasenburgh on March 24, 2023
As part of our Meet the Team series, we introduce you to one of our fantastic community members. Meet Simone Kurial, a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, working with Holger Willenbring, MD, PhD to better understand and translate mechanisms of hepatocyte transdifferentiation...