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Stem Cells and Stroke
CIRM – California’s Stem Cell Agency – is hosting a special ‘Ask the Expert’ event on Facebook Live. The topic is Stem Cells and Stroke.
Just head over to our Facebook Page (California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) on May 31st from noon till 1pm (PDT) to experience it live.
We will be joined by Dr. Gary Steinberg, chair of neurosurgery at Stanford University, who will talk to us about his work in helping reverse the damage caused by a stroke, even for people who experienced a brain attack several years ago.
CIRM Senior Science Officer, Dr. Lila Collins, will talk about other stem cell research targeting stroke, its promise and some of the problems that still need to be overcome.
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