Every family knows they are one phone call or one diagnosis away from needing what stem cell research can yield for us.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi
U.S. House of Representatives

 

For the millions of people around the world who suffer from incurable diseases and injury, Stem Cell Awareness Day is a day to celebrate the scientific advances made to-date and be hopeful of what is yet to come.

The unique properties of stem cells give the scientific and patient communities alike great confidence that stem cell research will be the foundation of countless medical therapies and cures. Learn More

Poetry Contest Celebrates Stem Cell Awareness Day

CIRM is sponsoring a poetry contest to celebrate Stem Cell Awareness Day. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world . not solely California.

The winner (or winners) will receive a framed stem cell image of their choice from those on the CIRM flickr Website http://www.flickr.com/photos/cirm . If the winner(s) prefer the image can be framed alongside their poem. The winning poem(s) will also be posted on the Stem Cell Awareness Day and CIRM Websites and may be printed in the CIRM annual report.

Poems of 250 words or less that relate to the subject of stem cell science should be submitted by September 27th to stemcellday@cirm.ca.gov.