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For Immediate Release
July 27, 2009
Contact: Marla Augustine, Communications and Legislative Services, (402) 471-4047 or marla.augustine@nebraska.gov
Non-embryonic Stem Cell Research Grants Awarded
Lincoln - Three Nebraska educational and research institutions have been awarded grants to fund non-embryonic stem cell research, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
The grant funding is pursuant to the Stem Cell Research Act passed by the Unicameral last year. The money comes from the state’s tobacco settlement dollars.
The Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee, which recommended the projects, is composed of the deans of Nebraska’s two medical schools and four scientists from outside of the state who have experience in non-embryonic stem cell research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Their membership was confirmed by the Legislature. The scientists reviewed and scored the grants using NIH standards.
The two-year, $150,000 ($75,000 per year) grants have been awarded to:
| Applicant Organization |
Project Title |
Principal Investigator |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Adult Stem Cells for Autologous Cell Therapy |
Dr. Iqbal Ahmad |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Regenerative Therapy of Parkinson’s Disease by iPS Cells |
Dr Jialin Zheng |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Human iPS Cell Formation and Sox2-Associated Proteins |
Dr. A. Angie Rizzino |
| Creighton University School of Medicine |
Transcript Factors in Auditory Hair Cell Regeneration |
Dr. Kirk Beisel |
| Creighton University School of Medicine |
MicroRNA Promotion of Hair Cell Differentiation |
Dr. Garrett Soukup |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
VEGF Isoform Regulation of Spermatogonial Stem Cells |
Dr. Andrea Cupp |
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