NIH Awards Scripps Researchers $2.6M to Develop Stem Cell Lines

July 15, 2014

(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the office of the director of the National Institutes of Health to produce specialized stems cells. Donald Phinney, a TSRI professor, will be the principal investigator for the new four-year project. His work involves mesenchymal stem cells, which are currently being evaluated in more than 180 open clinical trials.