Dr. Ameae Walker, a Professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences, has received a new grant from the California Breast Cancer Research Program that deals with breast cancer stem cells. One aspect of this grant is to determine if Dr. Walker's proposed new drug therapy reduces breast cancer stem cells. The project, which is entitled...

Examples of Recent Stem Cell Publications by UCR Stem Cell Center Faculty (Click links to see the articles in PubMed) Long-term magnetic resonance imaging of stem cells in neonatal ischemic injury. Obenaus A, Dilmac N, Tone B, Tian HR, Hartman R, Digicaylioglu M, Snyder EY, Ashwal S. Ann Neurol. 2011 Feb;69(2):282-91. doi: 10.1002/ana.22168. Epub 2010...

Jo-Hao (Nikki) Weng was selected as a NSF IGERT Fellow in Video Bioinformatics. She will join a new cohort of IGERT Fellows this fall quarter. Nikki is a PhD student in the Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program. Her research deals with the mechanism that regulates dynamic blebbing in human embryonic stem cells. Much...

The UCR Stem Cell Core recently acquired new space nearby the existing Core. The new space, which almost doubles Core floor space, will enable addition of new pieces of equipment in the future and the addition of one new cell culture room which will be set up this coming year. Also existing equipment will now...

The UCR Stem Cell Core has received three additional years of funding from the California institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). This funding helps to support the Core staff and cover the operating expenses of the Core. The Core is open from 8AM to 5PM Monday through Friday, and it available for use with stem cell...

The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program of California (TRDRP) awarded five new research grants to UCR students and faculty working with stem cells. Four of the awards began August 1 of this year and one will begin August 1 of 2012. Ivann Martinez, a PhD student with Dr. Nicole zur Nieden and a member of the...