UC Newsroom |

Stem cell grants awarded to pursue 'great ideas'

UC researchers from four campuses receive 11 grants totaling $2.5M.

UC Newsroom |

Stem cell grants to help fight rare diseases affecting children

UC researchers from four campuses receive five grants totaling more than $21 million in funding.

UC San Diego |

Stem cells regenerate human lens after cataract surgery, restoring vision

Approach pioneered by UC San Diego may have broad therapeutic implications on tissue and organ repair.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego lab prints 3-D functioning liver tissue

New model derived from stem cells could make drug development faster and more cost-effective.

UC Davis |

Cat stem cell therapy gives humans hope

A UC Davis team treats feline disease with a first-of-its-kind stem cell therapy for mammals.

UCLA |

UCLA researchers make progress toward healing scarred hearts

Findings suggest stem cells may one day be used to regenerate damaged tissue after heart attack.

UC San Francisco |

Building human breast tissue, cell by cell

Zev Gartner's innovative work in 3-D tissue generation has earned him a spot on Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' list of 2015.

UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Stem cells could help mend a broken heart, but they've got to mature

UC Grad Slam winner's stem cell work aims to conquer heart disease.

UC San Diego |

Hopeful outlook for some human stem cell therapies

Induced pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into various types of functional cells — including retinal pigment epithelium cells destined for the eye, which are less likely to be rejected by the immune system. 

UCLA |

Stem cell gene therapy holds promise for eliminating HIV infection

Method modifies immune cells to attack the virus and could be used to treat other diseases.
UCLA |

Bone-building protein stimulates bone stem cells

Study results could mean good news for people with osteoporosis or those with traumatic bone injuries.
UC Berkeley |

Drug perks up old muscles and aging brains

Drug perks up old stem cells in both brains and muscles of mice, pointing the way to drug interventions for humans that would make aging tissues throughout the body act young again.