Thursday, December 12, 2013

$13.9 Million Approved for Sickle Cell Research at UCLA

The California stem cell agency today effectively approved a $13.9 million grant involving UCLA to develop stem cell gene therapy for sickle cell anemia.

CIRM directors acted on a staff recommendation to place the grant in a category that is automatically approved by the board.

(Here is a press release that was issued later by UCLA. The investigator is Donald Kohn.)

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