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City of Hope Awarded $5.4 Million CIRM Grant to Create a Stem Cell Laboratory and Expand Access to State-of-the-Art Disease Models and Technology Among a Diverse Scientific Community
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2024-- City of Hope ®, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, has been awarded $5.4 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to build and fund a stem cell research laboratory on its Duarte, California, campus that will further expand its scientific capabilities. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240520952331/en/ From left to right the laboratory team includes Mark LaBarge, Ph.D., professor of population sciences; John Termini, Ph.D., professor of cancer biology and molecular medicine; Nadia Carlesso, Ph.D., chair of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine; Yanhong Shi, Ph.D., chair of neurodegenerative diseases and Herbert Horvitz Professor in Neuroscience; June-Wha Rhee, M.D., assistant professor of cardiology. Not pictured is Michael Barish, Ph.D., professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. (Photo: City of Hope)
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