For people with genetic disorders, degenerative diseases, and tissue injuries, stem cell research holds incredible promise.
If scientists can reliably turn stem cells into specific kinds of tissue, they might be able to use the new cells to better treat diseases like Parkinson's, heart disease, and diabetes.
The University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute was the world's first interdisciplinary institute dedicated to stem cell research. Doctors here performed the first successful umbilical cord blood transplant in the world for leukemia. The Stem Cell Institute holds more than 15 pending and issued U.S. patents on stem cell technology.
World-renowned stem cell researchers at the University of Minnesota are leaders in this young field. They're working with adult and embryonic stem cells to discover what causes early death in people with hundreds of diseases, find ways to cure those diseases, and translate their research into novel therapies for patients.
Gift Opportunities
Ways your gift can contribute to stem cell research at the University of Minnesota include:
- Supporting adult stem cell research
- Supporting embryonic stem cell research
- Supporting stem cell research specific to a condition, such as heart disease, cancer, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), muscular dystrophy, kidney failure, liver disease, stroke, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, Fanconi anemia, or spinal cord injury
Every gift can help University researchers continue to lead the field in stem cell research. Make your gift online now.