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Stimulus Funds Go to Stem Cell Research in Nebraska
November 15, 2009 • Omaha World-Herald

A Nebraska researcher was recently selected to receive federal stimulus funds to extend his work on induced pluripotent stem cells.

Recovery Act Funds Expand Studies of Stem Cell Biology
October 28, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS is using $5.4 million of Recovery Act funds to accelerate basic studies of induced pluripotent stem cells.

Reprogramming Human Cells Without Inserting Genes
July 29, 2009 • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

An NIGMS-supported research team has discovered a novel way to turn on stem cell genes in human skin cells without the risks associated with inserting extra genes or using viruses.

BAM Helps Control Stem Cell Fate
June 26, 2009 • Stowers Institute for Medical Research

A team of NIGMS-supported scientists has revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation.

New Way to Make Stem Cells Avoids Risk of Cancer
March 26, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

A team of scientists has advanced stem cell research by finding a way to endow human skin cells with embryonic stem cell-like properties without inserting potentially problematic new genes into their DNA.

UGA Researchers Win $9.2 Million Stem Cell Grant from the National Institutes of Health
August 4, 2008 • University of Georgia

University of Georgia researcher Stephen Dalton will lead a new research program focused on understanding the unique properties of embryonic stem cells.

New $8.9 Million Project Aims to Unlock Stem Cell Secrets
August 4, 2008 • University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin researcher James Thomson has been awarded an NIGMS grant to pursue a research program that addresses some of the most fundamental questions about stem cells.

NIGMS Increases Stem Cell Research by $27 Million
August 4, 2008 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS has funded three new research programs aimed at uncovering the basic biology of human embryonic stem cells.

NIGMS Funds Stem Cell Center at Mt. Sinai
August 10, 2005 • Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Researchers at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have been awarded $3 million over 3 years to establish an Exploratory Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. The center joins 5 other such centers funded by NIGMS.

 

NIGMS Funds Stem Cell Center at the Burnham Institute
August 9, 2005 • Burnham Institute

Scientists at the Burnham Institute have been awarded $3 million over 3 years to establish an Exploratory Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.

 

NIGMS Funds New Stem Cell Centers
August 9, 2005 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS has funded three new Exploratory Centers for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. These centers join three others that the institute funded in September 2003. All are limited to using federally approved stem cell lines.

Workshop Highlights Stem Cell Research Progress, Challenges
July 15, 2005 • National Institutes of Health

NIGMS-sponsored workshop highlights recent progress in human embryonic stem cell research and outlines some of the remaining challenges.

NIGMS Center Grants to Explore Stem Cell Biology
September 29, 2003 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

To elucidate the basic biology of stem cells, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences is funding three Exploratory Centers for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.

 

This page last updated October 2, 2009