The California Stem Cell Report

Thinking About Hope on July 12th

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David Jensen
Jul 12, 2025
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Cover of 2018 CIRM annual report

Hope is one of the most important products of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), a $12 billion enterprise backed by the taxpayers of the Golden State. And today, July 12, marks the United Nations International Day of Hope.

Few people embody hope more than Don Reed, a longtime patient advocate and lo…

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