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This document is a printout of a May 29, 2013, Los Angeles Times interview with Alan Trounson, the president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The article discusses the history of California's $3 billion funding for stem cell research (Proposition 71) and Trounson outlines current progress, including moving projects to clinical trials and banking 'induced pluripotent stem cells' (IPS) for studying complex diseases. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was likely part of a document production for a congressional investigation.
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| Alan Trounson | President of CIRM |
Interviewee, described as an Australian pioneer in in vitro fertilization and president of the California Institute f...
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| Patt Morrison | Interviewer / Author |
Author of the LA Times column conducting the interview.
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| George W. Bush | Former US President |
Mentioned in historical context regarding his opposition to stem cell research in 2004.
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| California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) |
Organization led by Alan Trounson, created under Proposition 71.
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Country of origin for Alan Trounson.
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Article titled 'Patt Morrison Asks Alan Trounson'
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"In 2004, with President George W. Bush dead set against stem cell research, California just went ahead and did it."Source
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"We are working hard to get six or seven projects to clinical trials."Source
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"We have more than 70 [total] programs moving [toward] clinical trials."Source
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"You take a skin cell or blood cell and convert it to the equivalent of an embryonic stem cell."Source
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Alan Trounson, California's Dr. Stem Cell -- latimes.com
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latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0529-morrison-trounson-20130529,0,7837846.column
latimes.com
Patt Morrison Asks
Alan Trounson, California's Dr. Stem Cell
As president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Australian is helping guide the state to a high-tech medical future.
Patt Morrison
May 29, 2013
In 2004, with President George W. Bush dead set against stem cell research, California just went ahead and did it. Voters made stem cell research a state constitutional right, and endorsed $3 billion in bond sales for 10 years to cement the deal. CIRM, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine created under Proposition 71, has become a world center for stem cell research, and its president is Australian Alan Trounson, a pioneer in in vitro fertilization. As Proposition 71 approaches its 10-year anniversary, Trounson offers a prognosis.
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It's been almost 10 years since California funded what may be the world's biggest stem cell research program. What are you up to?
We are working hard to get six or seven projects to clinical trials. We have more than 70 [total] programs moving [toward] clinical trials. It's a lot of work to chaperon.
I'll give you three examples: one, linking genetics, or genomics work, to stem cells, integrating the two. We're going to create a center in California that will bring a lot of [genetics] studies and clinical work to a new level.
Secondly, we've set up a structure for banking the 3,000 cell lines from "induced pluripotent stem cells" that we turn into the equivalent of embryonic stem cells. We call them IPS cells. You take a skin cell or blood cell and convert it to the equivalent of an embryonic stem cell.
We've also taken samples from patients with complex diseases, and we're banking these so scientists can "interrogate" these diseases — like heart disease, Alzheimer's, blindness. We are targeting a range of conditions — autism, cerebral palsy — for which we have scant understanding of causes and major drivers. This is material for long-term research studies.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0529-morrison-trounson-20130529... 5/29/2013
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