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February 24, 2012

Stem Cell Center researchers Monte Radeke, Linc Johnson and co-workers identified genes whose expression levels can identify people with AMD, as well as genes that distinguish clinical AMD subtypes. The findings, which appear in BioMed Central’s journal Genome Medicine, could offer new candidate targets for the development of AMD diagnostics and therapies.

January 30, 2012

Stem Cell Center researcher and MCDB graduate student Roxanne Croze earned the top poster award at a meeting of the Beckman Initiative for Macular Research at UC Irvine. Roxanne’s poster, entitled “Monitoring stem cell transplants in ocular disease: The RPE Christmas tree”, reported her recent work in Dennis Clegg’s lab. Lyndsay Leach and Monte Radeke were also authors on the poster. Through a generous grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, the Beckman Initiative for Macular Research (BIMR) brings together outstanding scientists, engineers, medical researchers, and clinicians — all focused on a common goal: developing a better understanding of atrophic macular degeneration.

October 05, 2011

October 5, 2011 was celebrated throughout the world as Stem Cell Awareness Day, with the goal of educating patients, students and researchers about stem cell research. UCSB sponsored a microscopy contest among local researchers to reward the most creative and innovative depiction of stem cell research. Congratulations to Dr. David Buchholz, whose images of neural “rosettes” derived from human embryonic stem cells won first place.

September 28, 2011

Prominent stem cell scientist Peter Coffey from University College London will join UCSB as Director of the Center for the Study of Macular Degeneration and a member of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering. Dr. Coffey, who is a recipient of a CIRM Leadership Award, is world renowned for his work in developing cellular therapies for ocular disease.

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