Chronic kidney disease affects 10% of Americans. Over 700,000 receive dialysis. The long-term prognosis for the dialysis patient is poor. A renal transplant can provide a cure but there are too few ...

Through its strategic funding of clinical trials, CIRM helps advance innovative stem cell and gene therapy discoveries toward future treatments for patients. CIRM funds clinical trials across a broad ...

The adaptive immune system archives an evolving record of its antigen exposures throughout life, employing B and T cells whose receptors (BCRs and TCRs) undergo random gene rearrangements, and whose ...

When most people think about about stem cells treating disease they think of a stem cell transplant. In a stem cell transplant, stem cells are first specialized into the necessary adult cell type.

Large language models (LLMs) can answer expert-level questions in medicine but are prone to hallucinations and arithmetic errors. Early evidence suggests LLMs cannot reliably perform clinical ...

Welcome to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) page of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Here, you’ll find answers to the most common questions you may have on CIRM. CIRM, ...

CIRM funds stem cell research to institutions throughout California. On the map below, click on any marker to learn more about our funding to that institution. You can explore the awards they’ve ...

CIRM is dedicated to bringing regenerative medicine treatments to patients who need them. This commitment begins with access to information. This page provides resources to learn more about ...

Some years ago it was discovered that patients homozygous for a natural mutation (the Δ32 mutation) in the CCR5 gene are generally resistant to HIV infection by blocking virus entry to a cell.

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The Alpha Clinics Network is funded and supported by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The Network features nine world-class medical centers throughout California with a ...

The mission of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to accelerate world class science to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments in an equitable manner to a ...