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UCLA scientists receive $16.1 million in CIRM grants to advance novel stem-cell based treatments

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received more than $16 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency, to advance new […]
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A drug company abandoned a treatment for  ‘bubble boy disease.’ After a 5-year fight, this little girl is about to get it

CNN  —  Later this spring, a little girl in California who essentially has no immune system will receive a lifesaving treatment for “bubble boy disease” thanks to the persistence of a dogged group of parents, a pediatrician, a veteran newsman […]
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UCLA gene therapy trial for sickle cell disease: Evie’s story

  For Evie Junior, living with sickle cell disease has been like running a marathon. “But it’s a marathon where as you keep going, the trail gets rockier and then you lose your shoes,” the 27-year-old said. “It gets harder […]
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Let There Be Tiny Miracles

Celebrating the launch of The Centennial Campaign for UCLA, this video offers a glimpse into the miraculous work of Broad Stem Cell Research Center faculty member Dr. Donald B. Kohn and his impactful research to cure blood diseases.
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Dr. Donald Kohn Discusses Stem Cell Research Breakthrough

Dr. Donald Kohn discusses a new breakthrough in stem cell research for sickle cell disease, and translating basic science discoveries to treatment.
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