NIGMS awards University of Washington $10 million for human embryonic stem cell research
September 4, 2007 | Categories: Announcements |The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the National Institutes of Health, has funded a new research program at the University of Washington focused on the study […] Read More
$5M given to stem cell center
June 28, 2007 | Categories: Announcements |The University of Washington has raised another $5 million to fund its new stem cell institute but still lags behind other universities in the race for dollars to fund stem […] Read More
UW Medicine receives $2.5 million for stem cell research
January 25, 2007 | Categories: Announcements |Bill and Marilyn Conner have always been interested in medicine and medical research. But the Kirkland couple who have spent their career in the building industry, have become more interested […] Read More
$5M gift gives a boost to new UW stem cell institute
October 19, 2006 | Categories: Announcements |The University of Washington’s efforts to create an institute for human embryonic stem cell research are getting a boost from retired Starbucks CEO Orin Smith. Smith is donating $5 million […] Read More
Raising their voices for stem cell funding
August 3, 2006 | Categories: Announcements |For most of her life, Sen. Patty Murray’s father was confined to a wheelchair. Multiple sclerosis robbed her father of his independence. And it stole a normal life from Murray, […] Read More
Stem-cell fight isn't over, senators say
July 25, 2006 | Categories: Announcements |Carey Christensen, her hands trembling from Parkinson’s disease, did not hide her contempt for President Bush’s veto last week of stem-cell research she believes has the potential to turn her […] Read More
$100 million stem-cell push
March 9, 2006 | Categories: Announcements |Responding to both growing competition and government-imposed limits on embryonic stem-cell research, the University of Washington is preparing to launch a stem-cell institute and looking to raise $100 million in […] Read More
Bill to regulate stem-cell research fails
April 12, 2005 | Categories: Announcements |After days of delay, the Senate yesterday killed a bill that would regulate stem-cell research, with two Republicans who originally supported the measure jumping back to join their caucus. Senate […] Read More
Human embryonic stem cell exploratory center funded
September 19, 2003 | Categories: Announcements |The UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will establish a federally funded Exploratory Center for Human Embryonic Cell Research. The center will acquire, characterize, and in some cases, distribute, National Institutes […] Read More