& clinical trials historical highlights clinical trials current trials researcher biographies alphabetical list biology and immunology biomaterials cardiology dermatology diabetes imaging neurology oncology orthopaedics reproduction sensory tissue engineering education & training undergraduate training postgraduate training international training programs public educational programs calendar & events ncrm event calendar cancer stem cell conference 2014 ncrm annual retreat previous next headlines exploradio cleveland s growing stem cell scene the next breakthrough in medicine could come from a small group of entrepreneurs in northeast ohio . stem cell research has a long history in cleveland but the region is having a hard time building a biotech industry around it . in this week s exploradio wksu s jeff st.clair looks at the science and business of stem cell therapy . read more case western reserve university hosts cancer stem cell conference all this week researchers from across the world are gathering in cleveland to attend case western reserve university s cancer stem cell conference . for ohio public radio wcpn s anne glausser brings us an update on this field of science and how it is informing new cancer therapies . cancer stem cells are the drivers gerson says . they re the fundamental reason that we can t cure cancer today and why new treatments that are designed to first get rid of the bulk of the tumor and then immediately come back and go after the cancer stem cell are so important . read more ncrm instrument featured in nature biotechnology article a photograph of the x evo instrument at the ncrm s oh alive platform for robotic media preparation and automated cell culture . was featured the august 2014 issue of nature biotechnology article . the article discusses what governmental agencies can do to lower the risk of cell therapies and the enterprises commercializing them . read more stem cells hold keys to body s plan case western reserve researchers have discovered landmarks within pluripotent stem cells that guide how they develop to serve different purposes within the body . this breakthrough offers promise that scientists eventually will be able to direct stem cells in ways that prevent disease or repair damage from injury or illness . the study and its results appear in the june 5 edition of the journal cell stem cell . read more ncrm receives ohio third frontier grant for therapeutic cell center the ohio third frontier commission unanimously awarded case western reserve university national center for regenerative medicine ncrm 2.4 million for its oh alive innovator platform a process and manufacturing platform for cell therapy . these funds must be matched by ncrm and its collaborators so this represents a total investment of 4.8 million . the oh alive platform will help advance ohio as one of the leading regions for stem cell therapy in the country by establishing a facility that will provide expertise in determining optimized conditions for producing stem cells for therapeutic purposes . read more researcher spotlight meet stanton l. gerson md. not only is he the director of the ncrm he is also one of our pis . click on the image above to learn more about dr. gerson and our other members oh alive is a one stop stem cell innovator platform this platform will enable for profit entities clinicians and academic researchers to better understand their cell culture protocols so that when they advance their cutting edge therapies from the bench to the bedside they can report to the fda their manufacturing tolerances and sound scientific rationale for the methods they use in preparing their cell products . 2013 2014 annual report our report is more than just a compilation of exciting research updates it also tells the story of collaboration and commitment that is the heart of our center .