(Part 7 of Dan Desmond, spoke at the “Spotlight on Disease Team Awards: ALS,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on June 23, 2010. Desmond has a Master of Arts in counseling psychology and is founding director of Family Focus Christian Counseling, Inc. The CIRM-hosted event was presented in San Diego, [Continue]

(Part 1 of 4) Robert Klein, JD and Leeza Gibbons, gave the welcoming remarks for the “Spotlight on Alzheimer’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on December 10, 2008. Klein is Chair of the CIRM Governing Board and President of Klein Financial Corporation. Gibbons is a patient advocate [Continue]

This is a preview of Embryonic Stem Cells and Disease Part 6 of 6. Read the full post (235 words, estimated 56 secs reading time) [Continue]

(Part 2 of 4) Dick Mora spoke at the “Spotlight on Alzheimer’s disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on December 10, 2008. Mora, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2003, talked about his mother’s battle with the disease and the stabilizing effects of his current treatment. [Continue]

(Part 5 of 5) Claire Pomeroy, MD, gave the closing remarks at the “Spotlight on Huntington’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on March 11, 2010. Pomeroy is Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis. She is also [Continue]