June 29, 2020
Research grants aim to advance regenerative medicine toward the practice
Reprogramming human cells to correct blood disorders such as sickle cell disease, activation of a regenerative pathway to treat liver failure and strategies for skeletal regeneration in patients with brittle bone disease are examples of Mayo Clinic research to be funded through new grants from Regenerative Medicine Minnesota. Regenerative Medicine Minnesota, a statewide bipartisan initiative, […]
Tags: clinical trials, Dan Dragomir-Daescu, David Deyle, epigenetics, liver disease, Martin Rodriguez-Porcel, measles virus, nanomedicine, Patricia Devaux, radiation therapy, Regenerative Medicine Minnesota, Rory Smoot
January 10, 2019
Gene therapy: potential and pitfalls
Research is advancing gene therapy as a possible treatment or eventual cure for genetic diseases that bedevil modern science. Gene therapy was conceived over 20 years ago, and until recently, remained largely in the research lab. But gene therapy products are now beginning to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for clinical […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, David Deyle, gene mutation, gene therapy, Saad Kenderian