Gladstone and Stanford In Collaboration to Develop Induced Pluripotent Stem (IPS) Cells for Cardiac Therapies National Heart Lung and Blood Institute funds multi-year, multimillion dollar project to focus on stem and progenitor cell tools and treatments
SAN FRANCISCO—November 1, 2009—Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and Stanford University School of Medicine will collaborate in a new consortium funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to develop stem cell and regenerative medicine therapies.
Gladstone Institutes and Alitora Systems Collaborate on Innovative Technologies to Accelerate BiomedicalResearch Meaning-based search and collaboration to enable more cost-effective drug discovery and development
SAN FRANCISCO—August 19, 2009—The J. David Gladstone Institutes announced a collaboration with Alitora Systems to develop software technology that facilitates organizational collaboration and enables rapid acceleration of the discovery and evaluation of new drugs
GROWING AND MENDING BONES
G-Protein Signaling in Skeletal Development and Repair
Musculoskeletal disorders are a growing health
problem. Osteoporosisóthe loss of bone with agingóaffects over 10 million people in the U.S. and contributes to 1.5 million fractures each year. PDF [345k]
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
The rapid publication of several key papers in stem cell research since 2007 has excited the scientific and lay communities. To put the discoveries into a large context, Focus spoke with Gladstone investigator and stem cell expert Bruce Conklin. PDF [338k]
NEW TOOLS TO ENGINEER TISSUES FOR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
While stem cell biology has made incredible advances in creating pluripotent cells, the next challenge is how to use these
cells for research and therapy. PDF [500k]
PREDICTING THE FUTURE
Obtaining Consent for Future Stem Cell Research
The discovery of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells has radically changed stem cell biology. PDF [192k]
MAKING MATH COUNT IN BIOMEDICINE
Between 1856 and 1863, Gregor Mendel cultivated and tested some 29,000 pea plants. His careful analysis of the pea plants laid the foundation for modern genetics. PDF [504k]
