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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 …

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.

The McMahon Lab is hiring

The McMahon Lab is seeking highly motivated basic and clinical researchers at all career stages. Specific project areas include: understanding the regulation and role of sexual dimorphism in the mammalian kidney; comparative …