Priorities for $4 Billion: California's Stem Cell/Gene Therapy Program Eyeing Changes

Spark plugs, valley of death, research silos emerge during discussion

A slide from the kickoff priorities presentation at CIRM Sciene Subcommittee meeting Sept. 1

A key group of the directors of the California stem cell and gene therapy program kicked around its priorities and possibilities earlier this month in what may well be the first step in a major change in how the agency spends its remaining $4 billion. 

The Califor…