New stem cell therapy trial to regrow heart muscle after attack
The Marcus Foundation has awarded Chuck Murry, MD, PhD, head of USC Stem Cell, $28.7 million to advance a clinical trial testing a stem cell based therapy for heart attack damage. The …
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USC’s master’s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
Ready to make a difference in health care? Applications are now open for the USC’s Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Visit http://scrm.usc.edu.
USC CIRM COMPASS Scholars Program
For 20 undergraduate students at USC, stem cell research is more than the topic of a lecture or an article in a textbook. It’s the focus of a comprehensive two-year program designed …
CIRM Trainee Networking Conference: Recap
During the first-ever California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Trainee Networking Conference, more than 400 students and postdoctoral fellows from CIRM’s Bridges, COMPASS, and Scholars programs gathered from different parts of California …
Research in 60 Seconds: USC Stem Cell synthetic biologist Leonardo Morsut
Learn how Leonardo Morsut, PhD, with USC Stem Cell and USC Viterbi School of Engineering is leading the way in the field of regenerative medicine to ignite discovery in stem cell research.
Scholarships create better health: Dentistry student Julia Raulino Lima in Jian Xu’s lab
Dentistry student Julia Raulino Lima changes the lives of children with cleft palates.
The Lindström lab is hiring
Dr. Nils Lindström’s lab studies the molecular mechanisms that control how progenitors that exist during development differentiate into the broad range of cell types that underpin adult organ function. The lab integrates …
The Ichida Lab is hiring
Dr. Justin Ichida’s research focuses on how genetic and environmental factors contribute to human neurodegenerative disease. His laboratory uses cellular reprogramming and stem cell technology to build patient-specific in vitro models of …
Artificial Kidney Project
To help patients in need of transplants, artificial kidneys would have to function like their natural counterparts, but they wouldn’t necessarily have to look like them. With a new $1 million prize …
The Lozito lab is hiring
Dr. Tom Lozito’s research compares skeletal regeneration in lizards and salamanders. The ultimate goal is to apply this knowledge to improve regeneration in humans.