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Disease in a Dish: Using Stem Cells to Model Huntington’s Disease and Spinal Muscular Atrophy

(Part 6 of 7) Bill Johnston, a Huntington's disease patient advocate, and Virginia Mattis, a postdoctoral fellow at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a patient advocacy event hosted by the California stem cell funding agency (CIRM). The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may lead to new treatments.

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Disease in a Dish: Using Stem Cells to Model Huntington's Disease and Spinal Muscular Atrophy

CIRM Bridges: Training the Next Generation of Stem Cell Scientists

The CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research Awards are training the next generation of stem cell scientists and laboratory technicians by funding courses and research internships for undergraduates and masters-level students. At the 2011 CIRM Bridges Trainee Meeting, 160 students from the 16 Bridges programs presented posters that describe the research results from their internships and learned about career opportunities in stem cell science.

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CIRM Bridges: Training the Next Generation of Stem Cell Scientists

Doctors recommend StemSave for banking stem cells from teeth for those parents who missed the opportunity to save their childrens cord blood

As seen on the nationally syndicated CBS program The Doctors, powerful stem cells found in teeth provide parents with a second opportunity to save stem cells.

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Doctors recommend StemSave for banking stem cells from teeth for those parents who missed the opportunity to save their childrens cord blood