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Article February 19, 2018

Infection Site Affects How a Virus Spreads through the Body

Different routes of sexual transmission affect the immune system’s response to a virus, shows new study

News Release Research (Publication) HIV/AIDS Zika Virus Infectious Disease Sanjabi Lab

Article February 8, 2018

New Study Explains How Your Brain Helps You Learn New Skills

Gladstone scientists show how a type of neuron improves procedural learning

News Release Research (Publication) Neurological Disease Kreitzer Lab

Article January 30, 2018

Uniquely Human DNA Sequences Control Brain Development

Scientists examine the fastest changing regions in the human genome to learn how our species evolved

News Release Research (Publication) Data Science and Biotechnology Pollard Lab Big Data Genomics Stem Cells/iPSCs

Article January 18, 2018

Researchers Create First Stem Cells Using CRISPR Genome Activation

Activating a single gene is sufficient to change skin cells into stem cells.

News Release Research (Publication) Cardiovascular Disease Ding Lab CRISPR/Gene Editing Stem Cells/iPSCs

Article December 7, 2017

Gladstone Institutes Announces Research Collaboration with Lilly

Study will use innovative technology to focus on neurodegenerative diseases

Business Development News Release Alzheimer’s Disease Finkbeiner Lab

Article July 20, 2017

Lorenz Studer Awarded the 2017 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize

Studer was selected for his groundbreaking research in stem cell–based therapies for Parkinson’s disease

Awards News Release Ogawa Stem Cell Prize Stem Cells/iPSCs

Article March 21, 2017

Longer Telomeres Protect Against Diseases of Aging: A Tale of Mice and Men

Gladstone scientists discovered how the ends of chromosomes protect mice from developing a human disease of aging.

News Release Research (Publication) Srivastava Lab Theodoris Lab Aging

Article December 5, 2016

Tenaya Therapeutics Launches with the Goal of Curing Heart Disease

A new biopharmaceutical company, Tenaya Therapeutics Inc., will build on discoveries in cardiovascular disease research made at the Gladstone Institutes, concentrating on regenerative medicine and drug discovery for heart failure.

Institutional News News Release Heart Failure

Article September 27, 2016

2016 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize Awarded to Douglas Melton

Melton was awarded the prize for his pioneering work to treat diabetes with stem cells. The award celebrates scientists whose original translational research has advanced cellular reprogramming technology for regenerative medicine.

Awards News Release Ogawa Stem Cell Prize Stem Cells/iPSCs

Article September 17, 2015

Ogawa-Yamanaka Prize Founded at Gladstone Institutes to Support Translational Stem Cell Research

Gladstone Institutes is pleased to present the inaugural Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize to Masayo Takahashi, MD, PhD.

Awards News Release Ogawa Stem Cell Prize Stem Cells/iPSCs

Article July 23, 2015

The Gladstone Institutes Launches Novel Partnership with Dolby Family Ventures and Evotec AG

The initiative will fast-track new approaches to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

News Release Alzheimer’s Disease

Article June 12, 2012

Consortium of Scientists Map the Human Body’s Bacterial Ecosystem

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes today are announcing their role in an unprecedented collaboration organized by the National Institutes of Health, which used groundbreaking methods to vastly improve our understanding of bacteria that reside in and on the human body.

News Release Center for Systems and Therapeutics Pollard Lab Big Data Microbiome