City of Hope receives $4.9M for stem cell training program

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City of Hope’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine received a $4.9 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to train scientists in basic stem cell research and its clinical translation.

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