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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2017 Award: Nominations Open

Stem Cell Person of the Year 2017 Award: Nominations Open

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award, which will be our sixth such award. You can leave nominations as comments on this post or email them to me (see my email on our Contact page).

The Stem Cell Person of the Year Award is an honor I give out to the person in any given year who in my view has had the most positive impact in outside-the-box ways in the stem cell…

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Hans Keirstead interview on his congressional run, how you can help

Hans Keirstead interview on his congressional run, how you can help

Hans Keirstead is one of the top stem cell scientists in the world who has been doing cutting edge research including on using stem cells to reverse paralysis where he teamed up with super patient advocate Roman Reed (see the two pictured at right), but now he is also running for Congress.

How cool is that?

Here is a quick Q&A interview with Hans today (see below). Please consider making a campai…

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Review of Stem Cell Battles, Don Reed's Wonderful New Book

Review of Stem Cell Battles, Don Reed’s Wonderful New Book

Long-time stem cell advocate, Don C. Reed, has written a great new book called Stem Cell Battles: Proposition 71 and Beyond.

The subtitle is “How Ordinary People Can Fight the Crushing Burden of Chronic Disease — with a Posthumous Foreword by Christopher Reeve.”

Don’s book is a wonderful window into the behind-the-scenes herculean efforts that went into making the California Stem Cell Agency…

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Stem Cell Person of the Year Award 2015: Nominations Open

Stem Cell Person of the Year Award 2015: Nominations Open

It’s time for the 4th annual Stem Cell Person of the Year Award process to start.

Please send me your nominations for the person you think had the biggest positive impact in the stem cell and regenerative medicine world in 2015.

This award is unique in a number of ways. For example, anyone in the world is eligible to be nominated: both scientists and non-scientists alike. The nominee should also…

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014 Award To Include $2,000 Prize

Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014 Award To Include $2,000 Prize

I believe in putting my money where my mouth is. When people in the stem cell field make extraordinary, positive contributions, they deserve major recognition and something tangible. With this goal in mind, I give out an annual Stem Cell Person of the Year Award.

Past award winners have received the recognition and a $1,000 prize that I put up myself.

I’m excited this year to boost the prize to…

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014 Award: Your Top Candidate?

Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014 Award: Your Top Candidate?

Who has been the single most important, influential person in the world of stem cells this year? Who has made the biggest positive contribution in 2014?

On Monday, October 1, I will start taking formal nominations for the Stem Cell Person of the Year Award for 2014. This will be the third year of the award.

Who’s your top candidate on your mind now? It’s time to start brainstorming. Post your…

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