Open AccessProceedings: The SEED Grant Program: A Brief Synopsis of the Outcomes and Impact of CIRM's First Research Initiative
Author(s) -
Shepard Kelly A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2014-0299
Subject(s) - excellence , research program , political science , grant funding , portfolio , engineering ethics , commercialization , library science , business , public administration , engineering , law , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , finance
In late 2006, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) launched its first major research initiative to catalyze the nascent field of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. The Scientific Excellence through Exploration and Development (SEED) program attracted new investigators from all stages of their career to the field of hESC research. The scientific impact of the SEED grant program can be measured in the scientific publications, disclosures of inventions, and progress towards achieving CIRM's strategic objectives.