University of California Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is shown to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with the N501Y and E484K mutations, which are present in strains from the UK and South Africa, according to a study in @NatureMedicine. go.nature.com/3rxSOMD

A Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cellbased Modular Platform to Challenge Sensorineural Hearing Loss (https://bit.ly/2L7Dkj5) Sensorineural hearing loss is the ...world's most common sensory deficit and affects nearly 470 million people. Discovery of hiPSCs has allowed the derivation of patientspecific stem cells; they can selfrenew and have the capacity to differentiate into otic neurosensory cell derivatives, facilitating the study of disease mechanisms, bioengineering, and stem cellbased cell replacement therapies either as individual cell types or as organoid 3D cultures. We highlight major achievements of, as well as challenges associated with, hiPSCbased otic cell modeling as a human preclinical platform to understand pathogenesis and identify novel therapies. #STEMCELLS #StemCellsJournal #StemCellsJournals #StemCellsPortal #TheStemCellsJournal #AlphaMedPress #RecentlyPublished #FreeAccess #RegenerativeMedicine #SensorineuralHearingLoss #HearingLoss #InducedPluripotentStemCells #iPSCs #Reviews #Review

Evie huge thank you to CIRM and Don Kohl’s awesome team! #stemcell #genetherapy

Vote YES on Prop 14! It could save your life or the life of someone you love. California doctors, scientists, and over 80 patient advocate organizations urge YE...S on Prop 14 because it continues vital stem cell research funding in California to help people like Evangelina Padilla-Vaccaro. Evangelina was born with a deadly genetic disease that causes babies to be born without functioning immune systems. She was cured by a breakthrough treatment funded by California’s stem cell research institute. Today, Evie is a happy and healthy 8-year-old. See more

YES on Prop 14 will continue vital stem cell research to find treatments and cures for life-threatening diseases like Alzheimer's, diabetes, Parkinson's, and ca...ncer. Join California doctors, scientists, and over 80 patient advocate organizations and vote YES on 14. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Alzheimer's Los Angeles American Diabetes Association American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) #StemCellResearch #Alzheimers #Diabetes #Parkinsons #Cancer #YESon14 See more

An update from Gov Newsom about #prop14

Advice from our COVID-19 expert, Dr.Cohen.

Additional information in CA prop 14.

Happy Stem cell awareness week! Always happy to answer questions.