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Race for the Chair: Political and Financial Pressure Help Thomas Win CIRM Chairmanship

Race for the Chair: Political and Financial Pressure Help Thomas Win CIRM Chairmanship

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Jun 23, 2011
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Race for the Chair: Political and Financial Pressure Help Thomas Win CIRM Chairmanship
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SAN DIEGO, Ca. –- Directors of the $3 billion California stem cell agency late yesterday evening elected Los Angeles bond financier Jonathan Thomas as chairman of the unprecedented research enterprise as it strives to fulfill seven-year-old campaign promises to turn stem cells into cures.

The board voted 14-11 to choose Thomas over Frank Litvack, a card…

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