The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission has awarded 24 grants – up to $14.5 million – for adult and embryonic stem-cell research. Ten of the 24 involve embryonic stem-cells, and eight of the 24 focus on neurological research.
I am trying to get a list of the abstracts -- similar to that provided by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -- but until then, here is a list (.pdf) of the grantees and grant titles, with links to information about the grantee when possible:
Dr. Angelo All
Johns Hopkins University - Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute
“Human
Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Oligodendrocytes and Electrophysiological
Studies in a Contusion Model of Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat”Dr. Jeff Bulte
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurospheres for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis”Dr. Curt Civin
Johns Hopkins University - Kimmel Cancer Center
“MicroRNA Regulation of Adult and Embryonic Human Hematopoietic Development”Dr. William Lederer
University of Maryland, Biotechnology Institute - Medical Biotechnology Center
“Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment for Heart Damage”Dr. Lloyd Mitchell
RetroTherapy, LLC
“Preservation of Potentiality in Genetically Altered Stem Cells”Dr. Hongjun Song
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Characterization of Neuronal Potentials of Human Embryonic Stem and Adult Neural Stem Cells”Dr. Elias Zambidis
Johns Hopkins University - Kimmel Cancer Center
“Human Embryonic Stem Cell Models of Normal and Leukemic Human Stem Cell”Dr. Shyam Biswal
Johns Hopkins University - School of Public Health
“Nrf2 as a Target for Cancer Stem Cell Chemoresistance”Dr. Srinivasan Chandrasegaran
Johns Hopkins University - School of Public Health
“Targeted Engineering of the Human Genome in Stem Cells”Dr. Nancy Craig
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Genome Engineering of Human Stem Cells for Gene Therapy”Dr. Shengyun Fang
University of Maryland, Biotechnology Institute - Medical Biotechnology Center
“Ubiquitination-Dependent Regulation of Oct-4 Activity”Dr. Ricardo Feldman
University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Medicine
“A
Model for Generation of Gaucher-Specific Human Embryonic Stem Cells, and for Reconstitution of Glucocerebrosidase Expression in Human
Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Macrophages”Dr. Paul Fishman
University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Medicine
“Transcription Factor Driven Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells”Dr. Gary Fiskum
University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Medicine
“Stem Cell Antioxidant Gene Preconditioning for Improved Cell Survival and Neurologic Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury”Dr. John Fisher
University of Maryland College Park – School of Engineering
“Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Craniofacial Bone Regeneration”Dr. M. Jafri
University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Medicine
“A Delivery System for Stem Cells”Dr. Candace Kerr
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Defining Genes Associated with Human Stem Cell Pluripotency and Self-Renewal”Dr. Hai-Quan Mao
Johns Hopkins University - Whiting School of Engineering
“Engineering an Artificial Neural Stem Cell Niche”Dr. Andrew McCallion
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Illuminating
Human Cardiac Development and Disease through Transcriptional Analysis in Differentiating Human Embryonic Stem Cells”Dr. Guo-li Ming
Johns Hopkins University - Institute for Cell Engineering
“Mechanisms Regulating Self Renewal of Human Embryonic Stem Cells”Dr. Akhilesh Pandey
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Proteomic Characterization of Neural Differentiation in Human Embryonic Stem Cells”Dr. Adam Puche
University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Medicine
“Regulating Stem Cell Migration in the Adult Brain”Dr. Hamid Rabb
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Isolation, Expansion and Regenerative Potential of Human Adult Kidney Derived Stem Cells”Dr. Karen Zeller
Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine
“Myc's Role in Maintenance and Tumorigenicity of Human Embryonic Stem Cells”
24 Scientists Get State's First Stem Cell Research Grants [Baltimore Sun]
