Scientists receive $5.42M in state stem cell grants
Four UCLA scientists were awarded 12 state stem cell grants totaling $5.42 million on Thursday, August 20, to fund research that will uncover the basic mechanisms underlying stem cell biology. UCLA scientists were awarded a third of the basic biology grants given out by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, the most grants given to any stem cell research center in the state. To date, UCLA and its stem cell scientists have received 29 grants totaling $68 million from the state agency. UCLA researchers receiving basic biology grants include Luisa Iruela-Arispe, a professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology; Dr. Robb MacLellan, an associate professor of medicine; Bennett Novitch, an assistant professor of neurobiology; and Dr. Michael Teitell, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine. All are with the Broad Stem Cell Research Center.
