The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has awarded two $125,000 grants to early-stage scientific investigations at USC’s stem cell research center. The projects are among eight winners of the $1 million Fund for Innovative Stem Cell Research, established by the Broads to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the three stem cell research centers that they established at USC, UCLA and UC San Francisco.

“Edye and I have been impressed by the work of scientists at the Broad stem cell centers,” said Eli Broad. “We hope that, with these grants and others, they can continue to transform how some of the most devastating diseases are understood and treated.”

In one project, Andy McMahon, director of USC’s stem cell research center, and his colleagues will explore the mechanisms that drive normal repair in the adult kidney. Pietro Cippa, a postdoctoral fellow in the McMahon Lab at USC, and Kun Zhang from UC Diego will bring their expertise to the multi-institutional scientific team.

To read more, visit stemcell.usc.edu/2017/09/29/the-broad-foundation-awards-1-million-to-early-stage-stem-cell-research-projects.