Troubled stem-cell institute finally gets new leader
California’s $3 billion stem-cell agency, which has been without a permanent leader since the end of April, has named a respected Australian scientist, Alan Trounson, as its second president.
The agency, called the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, has been controversial from the beginning. The question is whether Trounson can finally lend some stability to the agency’s mission of supporting stem-cell science and research to find new cures to disease — one of the most ambitious… Continue Reading
Stem-cell institute gets a new president, but its management challenges haven’t gone away
California’s $3 billion stem-cell agency, which has been without a permanent leader since the end of April, finally filled that void yesterday by naming Alan Trounson as its second president.
Hopes are obviously high that the widely respected Australian scientist, pictured at left, can bring some stability to the institute, formally known as the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. A string of CIRM staffers, including former president Zach Hall and chief scientist Arlene Chiu, have… Continue Reading