The California Stem Cell Report

CIRM's $3.9 Billion Priority Review

Misunderstanding, Perception Problems, Anxiety Reported by California Stem Cell/Gene Therapy Program

Billions in funding for revolutionary cures and therapies involved

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David Jensen
Jan 08, 2026
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In the small world of California biomedical research, a single, simple, 11-letter word sways how billions of dollars are spent and which diseases are targeted for development of revolutionary therapies and cures.

That word is “preferences.”

It popped up nearly two years ago, as the state’s $12 billion stem cell and gene therapy agency develop…

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