ACTSI Pilot Project Recipient Receives Recovery Act Funds to Expand Stem Cell Biology Studies
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the NIH, is using $5.4 million of Recovery Act funds to accelerate basic studies of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). These cells are reprogrammed from skin or other easily obtained adult cells and appear to be similar to stem cells derived from embryos. To speed iPS research, NIGMS has awarded one-year grant supplements to 22 scientists at 16 institutions in 12 states and the District of Columbia. Andres Garcia of Georgia Institute of Technology is one such investigator. To download a high-resolution image of an iPS cell, click here. Click here for more information.
