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Pluripotent Stem Cells Research · Molecular Biology

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Publications224
Citations31,687

Grants

13 total · 6 active

NIH #UH2CA286583

Impact of dietary lipids on pancreas cancer initiation and progression

Expiring Soon
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2024-09-05 → 2026-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R01AI200375

Mechanisms of Xist-Mediated T cell Autoimmunity

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2026-06-01 → 2031-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #P30CA016042

Epigenomics, RNA, and Gene Regulation (ERGR)

Active
Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-12-01 → 2030-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

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All Grants

13 total · 6 active

NIH #UH2CA286583

Impact of dietary lipids on pancreas cancer initiation and progression

Expiring Soon
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2024-09-05 → 2026-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R01AI200375

Mechanisms of Xist-Mediated T cell Autoimmunity

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2026-06-01 → 2031-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #P30CA016042

Epigenomics, RNA, and Gene Regulation (ERGR)

Active
Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-12-01 → 2030-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #U01HL175451

Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions driving progressive fibrosis in interstitial lung diseases

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2024-09-01 → 2029-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R01HD115349

X chromosome dosage compensation and the regulation of the feto-maternal interface

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2024-07-15 → 2029-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R21AG092008

Understanding the cellular time machine that enables rejuvenation

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2024-12-15 → 2026-11-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #U01HG012079

Leveraging genetic variation to dissect gene regulatory networks of reprogramming to pluripotency

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2021-09-01 → 2026-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R01HD098387

Epigenetic control of the human X chromosome

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2019-05-01 → 2024-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R13CA281327

2023 Stem Cells and Cancer Gordon Research Conference and Seminar

Amount
<$100K
Period
2023-03-06 → 2024-02-29
PIs
1

Awarded at GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES

NIH #R01MH109166

Elucidating an Xist-dependent program of sexually dimorphic alternative splicing in the mammalian brain

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2016-07-01 → 2021-04-30
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R21HD094172

Defining the role of the E3-ligase APC/C and ubiquitination in X-inactivation

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2018-04-01 → 2020-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #R01GM115233

Mechanism of chromatin remodeling and gene silencing by the lncRNAs Xist and Tsix

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2015-08-01 → 2019-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

NIH #P01GM099134

Molecular and Architectural Mechanisms of Reprogramming to Pluripotency

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2011-08-01 → 2017-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

Recent Public Signals

  1. New NIH award: Mechanisms of Xist-Mediated T cell Autoimmunity2026-06-01
  2. New paper: Abstract 4279 Assessing the Role of Transcription Factors in Regulating XIST in iPSCs (Journal of Biological Chemistry)2026-05-01
  3. New preprint: Systematic mapping of emergent transcriptional states in interacting single-cell dyads by Cell-Cell-seq2026-02-09

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