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California Stem Cell Report Immunology Grants: CIRM Gives $25 Million to 19 Researchers June 22, 2010 at 9:44 PM Directors of the California stem cell agency today approved $25 million for immunology research, overturning four negative decisions by its grant reviewers. Directors faced a record nine public petitions to reverse its reviewers. After some grumbling, the directors, who see only a summary of the application and reviewer comments, okayed the four. Successful petitioners included Jeanne Loring   CIRM Board Moves to Closed Door Session June 22, 2010 at 5:29 PM Directors of the California stem cell agency have moved into an executive session to consider confidential items in applications for $30 million in funding for immunology research. It is unclear when the public session will resume, but our guess in an hour or so.   Correction June 22, 2010 at 5:20 PM We incorrectly reported in three earlier items that 45 applications for immunology items were received by CIRM and 16 approved. Actually, 44 were received and 15 approved.   CIRM Board Begins Consideration of Immunology Grants June 22, 2010 at 5:12 PM The board of the Californiai stem cell agency has begun its open session with consideration of $30 million in grants for immunology research. Nine rejected candidates are seeking reconsideration of their applications. Following consideration of the grants, Chairman Robert Klein said the board would the report by President Alan Trounson.   CIRM Board in Executive Session June 22, 2010 at 2:34 PM The board of the California stem cell agency this morning promptly went into executive session but may begins its open meeting by about 1:30 p.m. or 2 p.m. PDT. We plan to resume monitoring the meeting again at that point. If you are attempting to listen to the Internet audiocast, you should be hearing music but no voices. The executive sessions are usually in a different room, and the audiocast   Scripps Loring on CIRM Grant Petitions June 22, 2010 at 1:51 PM Jeanne Loring, director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, filed a comment today that shed some additional light on the nine petitions that are seeking to overturn negative decisions on their grant applications. Loring, who has served on grant review committees with the NIH, said, "I don't think the intention of any of the petitioners was to subvert the   This email was sent to agupta1213+termsc@gmail.com.  Account Login Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here This email was carefully delivered by Feed My Inbox. 230 Franklin Road Suite 814 Franklin, TN 37064