February 09, 2017 -- 

The grant will fund innovative pilot stem cell research projects at UCLA, UCSF and USC.

December 08, 2016 -- 

Owen Witte is named the 2016 recipient of the Arthur Kornberg and Paul Berg Lifetime Achievement award for his groundbreaking research and passion for discovery.

July 21, 2016 -- 

Stem cell gene therapy approach developed at UCLA holds promise for 60 percent of patients with the deadly disease.

June 15, 2016 -- 

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September 22, 2015 -- 

Columbia University announced September 22 that S. Lawrence Zipursky, Ph.D., was awarded the 2015 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.

August 30, 2015 -- 

UCLA stem cell scientist and anti-bullying advocate featured on ESPN

August 05, 2015 -- 

Combination therapy targeting cancer stem cells may be more effective against the most common ovarian cancer.

July 23, 2015 -- 

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine voted unanimously to award UCLA with $7.4 million to lead a phase I/II clinical trial for X-linked chronic granulomatous disease, an immunodeficiency disorder commonly referred to as X-linked CGD. The trial, which will use stem cell gene therapy to correct the genetic defect associated with the disorder, is led by renowned stem cell researcher and UCLA Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research member, Dr. Donald Kohn.

April 07, 2015 -- 

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced today that Dr. Owen Witte, the founding director of the Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research at UCLA, will receive the prestigious G.H.A. Clowes Memorial Award. Witte is being recognized for his many contributions to the understanding of human leukemias, immune disorders and the stem cells involved in the formation of epithelial cancers...

March 02, 2015 -- 

Dr. Donald Kohn and colleagues show that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could one day provide a one-time, lasting treatment for sickle cell disease. The stem cell research published today in the journal Blood, outlines a method that corrects the mutated gene that causes sickle cell disease and shows, for the first time, the gene correction method leads to the production of normal red blood cells that do not sickle.

December 14, 2014 -- 

Two cardiology investigators from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Drs. Reza Ardehali and Ali Nsair, received grants totaling over $6 million from CIRM, the state stem cell agency. They will use their clinical and scientific training to conduct leading-edge research on the developmental and molecular biology of stem cells to advance regenerative medicine for heart disease.

October 23, 2014 -- 

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center received a five year $8M grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, to establish a CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic “center of excellence.”

May 29, 2014 -- 

Dr. John Chute has been awarded a Research Leadership Award of $5.1 million from CIRM, the state’s stem cell agency. This is intended to bolster California’s efforts in stem cell research and further its mission to advance novel treatments and cures into medical practice. Dr. Chute’s groundbreaking research focuses on the study of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC, the cells that become blood cells) and how they grow.

May 16, 2014 -- 

UCLA has kicked off its $4.2 billion Centennial Campaign, the largest fundraising effort ever undertaken by a public university. As UCLA counts down to 2019, the 100th anniversary of its founding, the campaign celebrates a century of growth and achievement as a top-tier university. Learn more about giving opportunities for UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center and pledge your support today.

May 08, 2014 -- 

The Broad Foundation's $2 million gift to the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) adds to the 2007 gift of $20 million for which the Center is named. The 2007 gift has supported faculty and research and launched the Innovation Award program, which furthers cutting-edge research at the Center by giving UCLA stem cell scientists "seed funding" for their research projects.

April 14, 2014 -- 

Dr. Owen Witte, director of UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research is a 2014 inductee into the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. The Academy was created to recognize and honor distinguished scientists whose important research has significantly advanced the fight against cancer.

January 29, 2014 -- 

Recipients of the four Basic Biology V awards from the state stem cell agency, CIRM, included Dr. Lili Yang, Dr. Denis Evseenko, Dr. Thomas Otis and Dr. Ben Novitch, and Dr. Samantha Butler.

December 12, 2013 -- 

Scientists from UCLA’s Broad Stem Cell Research Center are bringing stem cell science funded by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state stem cell agency, directly to patients in two exciting new clinical trials scheduled to begin in early 2014. The recipients of the Disease Team Therapy Development III awards were Dr. Dennis Slamon and Dr. Zev Wainberg, and Dr. Donald Kohn.

August 28, 2013 -- 

Four prominent UCLA stem cell researchers have received Early Translational research awards totaling approximately $13 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) the state stem cell agency. The UCLA researchers received four of the 12 total awards; no other applicant institution received more than one award.

March 28, 2013 -- 

Dr. Brigitte Gomperts,, a member of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and associate professor of pediatric hematology/oncology, received a Tissue Collection for Disease Modeling grant of over $900,000 from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

February 20, 2013 -- 

Five outstanding young professors from UCLA are among 126 scientists and scholars to receive Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Two of the five UCLA recipients, Drs. Jason Ernst and Yi Xing, are members of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Center.

July 26, 2012 -- 

A team of scientists led by Dr. Antoni Ribas, a member of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA and a professor of medicine, were awarded a $20 million grant today to take leading-edge stem cell science from the laboratory and translate it into a new treatment for metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.

March 01, 2012 --  Researchers at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute and colleagues who successfully transplanted specialized retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells into the eyes of two legally blind patients report that the transplants appear safe and that both patients have experienced modest improvement in their vision. The patients are part of two separate clinical trials, each of which will eventually include 12 patients. The trials will aim to determine the safety of this particular use of stem cell therapy, as well as the patients' ability to tolerate the treatment. UCLA Newsroom Full Story
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Photo: UCLA's Dr. Steven Schwartz performs stem cell transplant. (Source: UCLA Newsroom)

February 10, 2012 -- 

The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA received a $1 million gift today for its annual stem cell symposium that draws top scientists from around the world. The Bloomfield Family Foundation, headed by Margaret “Peggy” Bloomfield of Pacific Palisades, made the gift. Bloomfield is a long-time supporter of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center.

November 29, 2011 -- 

Dr. Owen Witte, founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA and a renowned cancer researcher, was selected today by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Cancer Panel, which monitors the development and execution of the National Cancer Program. The members of the panel are selected based on their training, experience and background as exceptionally qualified to appraise the National Cancer Program.

September 21, 2011 -- 

Two BSCRC scientists have received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizing their leading-edge, innovative research. Researchers Utpal Banerjee, the Irving and Jean Stone Professor and chairman of the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department and Heather Christofk, an assistant professor of molecular and medical pharmacology, received the NIH Pioneer Award and New Innovator Award, respectively.

May 03, 2011 -- 

Six BSCRC researchers, Drs. Gay Crooks, Shuo Lin, William Lowry, W. Robb MacLellan, Kathrin Plath, and Yi Sun were awarded more than $8 million in grants from the state stem cell agency on May 3 to investigate basic mechanisms underlying stem cell biology and differentiation. The studies supported by these awards will form the foundation for future translational and clinical advances.

January 01, 2011 -- 

Three BSCRC researchers, Dr. Richard Gatti, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, Dr. Thomas Carmichael, an associate professor of neurology, and Dr. Martin Martin a professor of pediatrics and gastroenterology, were awarded more than $5.3 million in state grants to develop innovative tools and technologies that will help overcome the technical hurdles in advancing basic, translational and clinical stem cell research.

November 01, 2010 -- 

The CIRM-BSCRC Laboratory is a state-of-the-art stem cell research facility that fosters scientific collaboration across disciplines in the pursuit of advancing stem cell and regenerative medicine housed in the Terasaki Life Sciences Building. In May 2010, UCLA professor emeritus of surgery and pioneer in organ transplant medicine, Dr. Paul Terasaki, donated $50 million to UCLA Life Sciences; the building was named in recognition of his visionary philanthropy.

August 15, 2010 -- 

October 2010 - The state stem cell agency today awarded four grants totaling $12 million to researchers with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA to translate basic science into new and more effective therapies to regenerate bone and treat deadly brain cancers, spinal cord injuries and cornea disorders that result in blindness.

June 01, 2010 -- 

Using stem cells to replace or restore tissues lost to injury or disease represents an area of great promise in regenerative medicine. However, immune rejection of stem cell transplants remains a challenge to translating science from the lab into the clinic. Gay Crooks will use her grant funding to develop “tolerant” T cells, cells that have been engineered to not react against, or reject, transplanted cells.

February 15, 2010 -- 

May 2010 - hESC lines, UCLA 1, 2, and 3, derived by Drs. Amander Clark and Rachel Kim are available for use in federally funded research projects, increasing the diversity of cell lines available for study. UCLA is one of only nine institutions in the world with stem cell lines admitted to the NIH registry.

photo credit: Human Embryonic Stem Cells PLoS Biology via Wikimedia Commons

October 01, 2009 -- 

Three BSCRC scientists, Drs. Donald Kohn, Irvin Chen, and Dennis Slamon, are awarded CIRM grants totaling $49.2 million to take leading-edge stem cell science from the laboratory and translate it into new therapies.
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July 01, 2009 -- 

The STM Program awards young clinician scientists the extraordinary opportunity to pursue translational endeavors that will drive their basic scientific discoveries to clinical application and ultimately impact patient care.

May 01, 2009 -- 

Initial funding for the JCTM comes from a two year, $5 million gift from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to CalTech. The JCTM advances experimental research into clinical applications, including the diagnosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer.

March 09, 2009 -- 

President Obama signs an executive order to lift the restriction imposed by President Bush wherein funding is prohibited for human embryonic stem cell research on cell lines created after August 9, 2001.

May 07, 2008 -- 

UCLA officials create space that includes research labs and core facilities to accommodate both senior and junior faculty members interested in a wide range of stem cell research areas.
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February 11, 2008 -- 

Led by Kathrin Plath and William Lowry researchers use genetic alteration to turn back the clock on human skin cells and create cells that are nearly identical to human embryonic stem cells, which have the ability to become every cell type found in the human body. Previously, only two teams of scientists from Kyoto University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison had reported the creation of iPS cells from human cells.

September 10, 2007 -- 

The Institute is renamed Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. This generous gift enables UCLA to purchase specialized, high-tech laboratory equipment, support faculty recruitment through research grants and continue its leadership in cutting-edge, multidisciplinary scientific and medical research.
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June 06, 2007 -- 

Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, the cells that are able to give rise to every cell type found in the body. The implications for disease treatment could be staggering. Reprogramming adult stem cells into embryonic stem cells could generate a potentially limitless source of immune-compatible cells...

June 05, 2007 -- 

The multi-user laboratory space equipped with four tissue culture areas makes possible human embryonic stem cell research that is either not allowed due to current federal funding restrictions or not technically feasible in individual research laboratories.

October 01, 2006 -- 

The Stem Cell Institute faculty members are Amander Clark formerly of UCSF; William Lowry formerly of Rockefeller University; Hanna Mikkola formerly of Harvard; Kathrin Plath, formerly of the Whitehead Institute at MIT; April Pyle formerly of Johns Hopkins University.
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March 01, 2005 -- 

Then Chancellor Carnesale commits $20 million over five years to deepen UCLA’s impact on the field of stem cell and regenerative medicine.

November 01, 2004 -- 

Proposition 71, establishes the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and authorizes the issuance of $3 billion in state general obligation bonds to provide funding for stem cell research and facilities in California.

August 09, 2001 -- 

President Bush limits federal funding for stem cell research to the existing 21 human embryonic stem cell lines and prohibits funding for research on stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001.

November 01, 1998 --  November 1998 - James Thomson (University of Wisconsin) successfully removes cells from the inner cell mass of embryos and develops the first human embryonic stem cell lines; scientists still utilize these lines to further their research.