Stanford Consortium Wins $40 Million to Create Stem Cell Genomics Center
By David Jensen,
California Stem Cell Report
| 01. 29. 2014
Directors of the California stem cell agency today approved a $40 million proposal ultimately targeted at creating medical treatments tailored to a patient's genetic makeup and making the state a world leader in stem cell genomics.
The proposal by a seven-member consortium led by Stanford University was approved on a 6-1 vote of the 29-member board. Most of those not voting were disqualified because of conflicts of interest.
The action came despite charges by Stanford's competitors that the grant review process was tainted by unfairness, apparent preferential treatment and manipulation of scientific scores.
The award is the largest research grant that the agency has made in its nine-year history although the cash is being divided among the seven participants over five years.
The board added $7 million to the Stanford award to help possibly fund proposals from institutions that lost out in the round. They would have to apply to the consortium, which might have their own proposals in the same areas already underway.
The stem cell agency has high hopes for the genomics project, which is supposed to provide...
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