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Helmholtz International Fellow Award for Prof. Amanda Fisher from London

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The British cell biologist Professor Amanda Gay Fisher of Imperial College London (ICL) has been honored with the Helmholtz International Fellow Award for her excellent research. Fisher is one of seven outstanding researchers from abroad who received the award, each of which is endowed with 20,000 euros. According to the Helmholtz Association, Germany's largest scientific organization, the award also includes an invitation to visit one or several Helmholtz research centers. Professor Fisher wishes in particular to strengthen her existing collaborations with the Berlin Institute of Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) of the Max Delbrck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch.

In her research, Professor Fisher focuses on gene regulation, a fundamental process of life which controls every biological function, including cell division, cell differentiation and regeneration. Professor Fisher, who started her research career in the 1980s, has earned an international reputation in this field. She is known for her pioneering work on HIV, the AIDS virus, describing the function of several of its genes. She also is an expert in epigenetic gene regulation - a process in which molecular biological information not contained in the DNA regulates which genes are turned on and which genes are kept silent. She also has an expertise in T lymphocyte development (immune cells) and in embryonic stem cells.

Professor Fisher is director of the MRC (Medical Research Council) Clinical Sciences Centre (CSC), which forms part of the Institute for Clinical Sciences (ICS) at Imperial College London. In addition, she is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), which was founded by the MDC and the Charit - Universittsmedizin Berlin in 2013. All these institutions have a strong interest in "bench-to-bedside" research employing translational and systems biological approaches.

In 2014 Professor Fisher was elected Fellow of the Royal Society for her outstanding achievements in biomedical research. In 2010 she received the Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET (Science, Engineering & Technology) Award, and in 2003 she became a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in Britain. In 2002 she was honored with the EMBO Gold Medal for her AIDS research.

Since 2012 a total of 43 Fellows including the seven scientists of this selection round have received the Helmholtz International Fellow Award.

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A photo of Professor Fisher can be downloaded from the internet at: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/44046890/en/news/2015

Contact: Barbara Bachtler Press Department Max Delbrck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch in the Helmholtz Association Robert-Rssle-Strae 10; 13125 Berlin; Germany Phone: +49 (0) 30 94 06 - 38 96 Fax: +49 (0) 30 94 06 - 38 33 e-mail: presse@mdc-berlin.de http://www.mdc-berlin.de/en

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http://www.helmholtz.de/en/ http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/courses/clinical-sciences/ http://csc.mrc.ac.uk/ https://www.mdc-berlin.de/13800178/en/bimsb

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Hogan's budget includes some cuts, some status quo for economic development programs

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Advocates for programs spending state dollars on stem cell research or investment in technology companies were nervous about what Gov. Larry Hogan's budget would hold for them, given warnings of "strong medicine" to cure fiscal woes.

But after Hogan's spending plan was unveiled Friday, they were relieved to find that the Republican's business-friendly message spared several economic development programs that were popular under Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley.

The budget matches O'Malley's for a tax credit encouraging investment in biotechnology companies, and only trims the prior administration's commitment to stem cell research by a tenth. As part of efforts to close an $800 million state deficit, there are significant proposed cuts to tax credits for film productions and cybersecurity companies in the state.

Business advocates said they were relieved that cuts weren't deeper given the fiscal challenges, though they still plan to fight to maintain if not increase allotments for popular programs. But many said they see the budget overall as confirmation of Hogan's pro-business campaign message.

"I think you see that in the fact that there were not extremely large cuts," said Mathew Palmer, senior vice president for government affairs for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. "In these tough fiscal times, it's going to be hard to make any huge increased investments."

One Democratic lawmaker said he was "pleasantly surprised" to see so many programs linked to O'Malley's Democratic administration well-funded particularly the state stem cell fund, which Republicans frequently target for cuts and restrictions.

"It's hard to imagine Anthony Brown's budget would look much different," said Sen. Richard Madaleno, referring to O'Malley's presumptive heir who lost the election in November to Hogan. Madaleno represents Montgomery County and is vice chairman of the senate's Budget and Taxation Committee.

In general, Hogan's budget proposal was austere. The roughly $40 billion plan would take away cost-of-living raises for state workers and cut state agencies' budgets by 2 percent across the board, the latter an extension of action O'Malley took before leaving office.

The General Assembly is allowed to make further cuts or, to a limited extent, rearrange budgets, but it cannot add to Hogan's proposal.

Given warnings of budget pain to come, supporters of many programs feared worse. The balance of the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, which provides grants to researchers at universities, institutions and companies across the state, had fluctuated over O'Malley's two terms and frequently was targeted by Republicans seeking to limit its use to research on adult stem cells including some tapped to serve in Hogan's administration, Madaleno noted.

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Regenexx Advanced Stem Cell Support Formula | Health Link …

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1. Who is the Regenexx Advanced Stem Cell Support Formula for?

This supplement was designed for people who have joint pain and are looking for a natural, nutritional supplement to help support their joint health.

The Advanced Regenexx Stem Cell Support Formula is formulated as an innovative formula of nutritional supplements that helps maintain and support normal joint health and functioning. In Regenexx laboratory studies, the supplements used in this formula helped to maintain the health of the cell environment and provide support for the joints natural cartilage growth (chondrogenesis) process.

The Regenexx Advanced Stem Cell Support Formula is designed to work as a nutritional supplement by being taken orally as a one ounce daily drink. It will not work as intended when rubbed on the body.

There are products in the Regenexx Advanced Stem Cell Support Formula that are derived from corn, shellfish and black pepper.

Please see the Joint Supplement page (Supplement Detailed Information and Ingredients section) on the Regenexx website to view the list of ingredients.

Please discuss this with your physician. Duplicating ingredients may be wasteful. If you choose you can use our one a day innovative formula of nutritional supplements that help maintain and support normal joint health and functioning.

The Regenexx Advanced Stem Cell Support Formula has not been tested for safety with medication. Please discuss this with your physician.

Turmeric extracts (curcumin) have the potential to trigger biliary colic (gallbladder disease, gallbladder pain) in predisposed individuals with gallstones. Please discuss this with your physician.

BioPerine is a black pepper extract. It is used to help enhance the absorption of curcumin.

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Woman left housebound and suicidal by rare illness that has made her face and body "balloon"

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A WOMAN whose face and body swell up and balloon because of a rare illness hopes new stem cell treatment available in the US could rid her of the condition.

Christie Newport, 33, is virtually housebound after bullies taunted her with the nickname "rubber dingy lips", leaving her contemplating suicide.

She now hopes to raise 12,000 to pay for new specialist treatment in Califirnia.

Christie's lips, stomach, arms and legs have gradually bloated due to Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome. But a range of procedures and medicines in the UK, including plastic surgery on her lips, all failed.

The US treatment costs a minimum of 12,000, but its arrival has left Christie determined to beat the condition. She said: "I have one of the worst cases there is and I just don't feel like I have a life any more.

"It's like it has been stolen by my illness. I'm prepared to do anything to get the treatment because I can't live like this. If I could avoid living like this I would do it tomorrow."

Christie, from Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancs, was diagnosed with the condition at the age of 18, despite dealing with symptoms since childhood.

Her health has worsened to the point her airways swell and she has problems with her lungs and extreme pain and now has type two steroid induced diabetes and a paralysed right diaphragm. She is also infertile.

She said: "It's spread through my body now and I am lucky if I can get a couple of hours out of bed in the day. It has made me realise how limited my life has become."

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Heard about a public stem cell bank in Chennai?

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CHENNAI: There is a public stem cell bank in Chennai where people can donate stem cell stems, but most clinicians and people are unaware of it.

In her presentation at the 58th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Saranya Narayan, medical director and co-founder of Jeevan Stem Cell Bank, said many clinicians were not aware of the existence of the public stem cell bank in the city that could store stem cells for free of cost and help patients with hematological illnesses like thalassemia and blood cancer.

"The only operational public stem cell bank is in Chennai. We function with the grant from the Tamil Nadu government and help from the World Bank. But many clinicians are not aware of this public bank," the doctor said.

She explained that stem cell is separated from the umbilical cord blood which is collected during the birth of a baby and is stored.

While awareness is important, the doctor had also observed that many clinicians feel that counselling families for donating cord blood is eating into their consultation time.

"We have sent our staff members for counselling families in some hospitals. But with the pamphlets and awareness material, it is easy to convince families to donate. We also found that some doctors say they do not have an infrastructure to collect cord blood. We give them the kit to collect the cord blood," she explained.

The lack of awareness among people on the benefits of stem cells leaves about 90 percent of cord blood ending up as a medical waste, the doctor said.

"There is a 60 to 80 percent success rate in stem cell transplant treatment for hematological illnesses. So a donor's stem cell is used on someone else with the illness. But if the donor or donor's family has an illness and needs it, they can approach us. We will either give the donor's own stem cells or find a suitable match and provide them at a concessional rate," Dr Saranya said.

While the level of donation of umbilical cord blood is low, the doctor noted that about 40 percent of cord blood donations are rejected for various reasons, including volume below 60ml, leaks from blood bag, large clots in blood bag and delay in transportation of the cord blood for preservation.

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Heard about a free stem cell bank in Chennai?

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CHENNAI: There is a public stem cell bank in Chennai where people can donate stem cell stems, but most clinicians and people are unaware of it.

In her presentation at the 58th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Saranya Narayan, medical director and co-founder of Jeevan Stem Cell Bank, said many clinicians were not aware of the existence of the public stem cell bank in the city that could store stem cells for free of cost and help patients with hematological illnesses like thalassemia and blood cancer.

"The only operational public stem cell bank is in Chennai. We function with the grant from the Tamil Nadu government and help from the World Bank. But many clinicians are not aware of this public bank," the doctor said.

She explained that stem cell is separated from the umbilical cord blood which is collected during the birth of a baby and is stored.

While awareness is important, the doctor had also observed that many clinicians feel that counselling families for donating cord blood is eating into their consultation time.

"We have sent our staff members for counselling families in some hospitals. But with the pamphlets and awareness material, it is easy to convince families to donate. We also found that some doctors say they do not have an infrastructure to collect cord blood. We give them the kit to collect the cord blood," she explained.

The lack of awareness among people on the benefits of stem cells leaves about 90 percent of cord blood ending up as a medical waste, the doctor said.

"There is a 60 to 80 percent success rate in stem cell transplant treatment for hematological illnesses. So a donor's stem cell is used on someone else with the illness. But if the donor or donor's family has an illness and needs it, they can approach us. We will either give the donor's own stem cells or find a suitable match and provide them at a concessional rate," Dr Saranya said.

While the level of donation of umbilical cord blood is low, the doctor noted that about 40 percent of cord blood donations are rejected for various reasons, including volume below 60ml, leaks from blood bag, large clots in blood bag and delay in transportation of the cord blood for preservation.

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Parkinson’s Disease: Mr Garnet’s experience 6 months after stem cell therapy by Harry Adelson, N.D. – Video

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Stoneham mom could be saved by stem cell transplant insurance refuses to cover

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STONEHAM, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- A Stoneham mom is battling a very unusual and potentially deadly autoimmune disease and doctor's say a stem cell transplant could save her.

Scleroderma makes it hard for Brianna Garcia to move or even breathe. Her doctors say a stem cell transplant, and a lot of support, could save her life.

Being healthy is crucial for Garcia because being a mom is her top priority.

"She's my world!" she said of her daughter. "She's absolutely my world, I'd do anything for her."

So she's determined to be here for her 5-year-old Gracelyn. She says her daughter asked her husband if she would "go to heaven with grandma Jill?" And her husband promised that she would always be there for Gracelyn.

But Garcia is battling a debilitating disease that could, in fact, take her life. Dr. Ann Kiessling from the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation says a rare stem cell transplant could save Garcia.

"This woman is very young and she seems to have really severe systemic Scleroderma," she said.

She went on to say, "Her immune system is stimulating an excess of collagen that she has. If you can reset the immune system you can stop that process."

The procedure costs $150,000 and her insurance company will not cover the bill.

"I will not let an insurance company decide what my life is gonna be like," Garcia said. "It's just not gonna happen."

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Roseville teen fights for life, needs donations for stem cell treatment

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A 17-year old student from Roseville is fighting to stay alive and preparing for a possible double lung transplant but an experimental and very expensive procedure, which is not covered by his insurance, shows more promise for saving his life.

Tina Castillo says her son Myles has been fighting to survive his entire life. As she explains, it started when he was a baby.

"When he was one, he caught virus and it attacked his white blood cells which led to another virus and his blood wasn't holding oxygen," Tina explains.

As Myles' illness progressed, breathing became harder. The family says his lungs are so badly damaged that doctors want to give 17-year-old Myles, who is currently at Children's Hospital, a double lung transplant. That brings the risk of rejection and infection. So Castillo says she found a better way.

The answer is an experimental procedure provided by a Florida medical facility. She says it involves stem cell treatments that help repair damaged lung tissue helping the patient to breath easier.

But it's not FDA approved and that means insurance won't cover it.

"This doctor in Florida is saying he can save my son. What am I supposed to to do?" Tina said. "But it's not FDA approved and insurance doesn't touch it. It's all cash."

So the family started a Fight for Myles GoFundMe Account to help with the $12,000 per treatment medical bill

"I took him for his first one in October due back in April.

The family says the money raised will not only go to finance the medical procedure but medicine that costs hundreds per month.

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Bio whiz Sheldon High student competes for $1 million in science awards

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Sheldon High School senior Ryan Fong is doing his part to help advance the field of stem cell biology.

The research project hes been working on for the past few years entitled, Utility of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Endothelial Cells as Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Models, was selected from more than 1,800 entrants to place him in a semi-finalist slot in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search.

Fong was one of only three semifinalists and the only one from Elk Grove - selected from Sacramento County for the national search.

He, along with Sheldon High will receive a $1,000 award each for the respected selection.

I was really excited and not expecting it. I was extremely humbled, Fong said. Ive worked on this project for a while. But this whole thing doesnt just affect me - it affects the entire community, thebiology academy at Sheldon, and everyone whos helped me along the way. I also hope that it will all inspire future Sheldon students.

The Intel Science Talent Search recognizes talented young scientists who are creating the technologies and solutions that will positively impact peoples lives.

Projects submitted to the search cover all disciplines of science, including engineering, mathematics, biochemistry, medicine, and health.

Fongs project delved into the devastating disease of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), in which a heart artery narrows leading to right heart failure. The disease is most prevalent in women in their 30s-50s with a five-year survival rate of only 50 percent.

The student chose to take on the project, which is a continuing study at the school, because he noticed the impact it has on women during what many would consider the prime of their lives.

I have no personal connection to the disease, but I wanted to choose a project that had a direct impact on many people. Plus, it affects a demographic that we can all be sensitive about.

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