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Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代) Receives Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize

September 8, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

The winner of the inaugural Ogawa-Yamanaka Prize is Masayo Takahashi, MD, PhD. According to the Gladstone Institute press release, “Dr. Takahashi was awarded the prize for her trailblazing work leading the first clinical trial to use induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in humans.” The prize, including a $150,000 cash award, will be given at a ceremony […]

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Stem cell good news briefs: TiGenix, Asterias, CIRM, Awards, & More

September 1, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

There’s a growing stream of stem cell good news of late. Stem cell biotech, TiGenix, reported encouraging Phase 3 allogeneic results on stem cells. A big milestone. I can’t wait to see the actual data. Its product, Cx601, has so far been safe and effective for perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease. See more from Alexey on this. CIRM has funded the largest

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014: Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代)

November 4, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Congratulations to Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代), MD, PhD, the winner of the 2014 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award. Dr. Takahashi received this award including the $2,000 prize for her exceptional achievements in stem cell research in 2014. She was selected as the winner from a stellar group of top 12 finalists this year. Takahashi leads

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014 Award To Include $2,000 Prize

September 17, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

I believe in putting my money where my mouth is. When people in the stem cell field make extraordinary, positive contributions, they deserve major recognition and something tangible. With this goal in mind, I give out an annual Stem Cell Person of the Year Award. Past award winners have received the recognition and a $1,000

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014 Award: Your Top Candidate?

August 17, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Who should win the 2014 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award? Who has been the single most important, influential person in the world of stem cells this year? Who has made the biggest positive contribution in 2014? On Monday, October 1, I will start taking formal nominations for the Stem Cell Person of the

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Kick Off of ISSCR 2014: Some Top Highlights Of World Cup of Stem Cells

June 18, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

What would be the World Cup of Stem Cells? This morning at ISSCR 2014 in Vancouver things kicked off in an exciting way, kind of akin to a World Cup soccer/football match for fans of stem cells. Azim Surani (pictured at right) received the McEwen Award for his innovative research on germ cell fate and epigenetic

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Nature Slams Controversial Stamina Foundation: A Dangerous Situation Continues

January 9, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

One of the big stem cell-related stories of 2013 was the controversy over the Stamina Foundation in Italy and its potential use of largely untested stem cell products on patients, including mostly children. The winner of my 2013 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award was Dr. Elena Cattaneo and one reason she won was the courage

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Dozen Finalists for Stem Cell Person of the Year 2013

October 17, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 14 Comments

The voting is over and we have our top 12 finalists for the 2013 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award. You can see the final votes results below. It’s definitely an intriguing list that reflects the range of important areas in the field today. I can say without any hesitation that all 12 of

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Nominees for Stem Cell Person of the Year 2013: scientists, advocates, physicians, and the Pope

October 1, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Nominations for Stem Cell Person of the Year 2013 closed last night and I ended up with a remarkable list of 30 nominees. I have included a few sentences about each one below, often taking verbiage directly from the nominator. The online voting on these nominees will start soon. The top vote getters will move

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You’ve got to see these fun stem cell videos including contest winner

August 18, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

For the last month I’ve been accepting entries to my blog’s stem cell videos contest. This video contest follows up on other fund and educational contests I’ve run with prizes including a stem cell essay contest. In addition I do an annual Stem Cell Person of the Year Award with a $1,000 prize, which I personally pay

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