Cell Technology Duke Center for Cell Therapy benefits of donating to the Robertson Foundation
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10.2 million U.S. dollars a commitment of the Robertson Foundation to create a state of the art Translational Cell Therapy Center (TCTC) will advance research pioneer Duke Medical therapy Cell and treatment programs children and adults with cancer, cerebral palsy, stroke and brain damage suffered at birth. In making the announcement, Victor J. Dzau, MD, Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University and executive director of Duke University Health System, said the gift is intended to facilitate the translation of advances in cell therapy for patient care, especially those related to the work of Joanne Kurtzberg, MD, and his team, who have spent decades researching the therapeutic use of umbilical cord blood.
"The emerging field of regenerative medicine is very promising, and this generous donation will accelerate the pace of Dr. Kurtzberg, and other scientists from Duke, world-renowned work of translation in cell therapy, "said Dzau. "The creation of the TCTC will support the work of many researchers at Duke exploring different applications of cell-based therapies."
Kurtzberg is director of Duke Pediatric Blood and Transplant Mé ; gland Program and director of the Carolinas Cord Bank (CCBB), who founded in 1996 with support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Over the years, the CCBB has grown to become a treatment, storage verificacióny Center for Public cord blood units donated by mothers gave birth in 14 hospitals and health systems across the region . The CCBB is one of the largest public banks of cord blood in the world, currently storing about 27,000 units.
"Dr. Kurtzberg's research reflects the kind of science of transformation that has el potencial para cambiar la vida de miles de personas en todo el país y en todo el mundo", dijo Julian Robertson en nombre de la Fundación Robertson. "La Fundación tiene un enorme respeto por la investigación realizada en Duke en el transcurso de nuestra larga relación, y estamos muy contentos de apoyarlo a través de este don."
sangre del cordón umbilical las células madre, normalmente se desecha después del nacimiento, tienen la capacidad de crecer y desarrollarse en varios tipos de células de todo el cuerpo. Pueden ser cosechados después birth and stored for future transplantation in patients with many types of blood disorders, and increasingly, as well as other diseases. Kurtzberg
is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in umbilical cord blood stem cell therapies. She attended the first person to receive a transplant of umbilical cord blood, and was the first in the world to perform a transplant umbilical cord blood are not related. Much of his current focus is on children with acquired brain injury, or genetically related.
Children with cerebral palsy and other brain injuries come from all over the world to receive cord blood treatments under the direction of Kurtzberg. Despite the anecdotal observations that these procedures are beneficial, such observations should be validated carefully controlled and rigorously conducted trials that will be possible thanks to their generous donation.
"This gift comes at a time so important because it will allow us to move forward with the first placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial in children with cerebral palsy brain that has been specifically designed to answer key questions about the efficacy of cord blood treatment in children with this condition, "says Kurtzberg.
Part of the grant will be used to build a special laboratory where cells are stored harány therapeutic. Plans call for a production of 4,000 square meters of cells and adjacent office space in the 9 th floor of Duke North Pavilion. The laboratory work bajo buenas prácticas de manufactura (GMP), lo que significa que todo el trabajo seguirá pautas estrictas implementadas por los EE.UU. Food and Drug Administration para garantizar el mayor grado de seguridad y calidad.
Con el tiempo, Kurtzberg dice que el apoyo de la Fundación Robertson también permitirá:
* Estudios de sangre del cordón trasplantes de células madre en los recién nacidos algunos con cardiopatía congénita
* Estudios de cuerda-como las células de oligodendrocitos derivados de la sangre (células that produce myelin and insulate nerves lining factors in the brain) in children with genetically determined neurodegenerative diseases acquired
* Studies to determine the value of using umbilical cord blood or bone marrow cells in adults with stroke or brain injury resulting from radiation to treat brain cancer
"We are especially grateful to the Foundation Robertson for this gift as traditional funding sources de la investigación en la actualidad están muy lejos de lo que se necesita", dijo Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, Decano de la Universidad de Duke Facultad de Medicina. "Al mismo tiempo, nuestra necesidad de apoyo continúa, sobre todo si - y en última instancia, nuestros pacientes - la esperanza de capitalizar en el momento oportuno de los muchos descubrimientos emocionantes nuevos provenientes de nuestros laboratorios de investigación."
"The emerging field of regenerative medicine is very promising, and this generous donation will accelerate the pace of Dr. Kurtzberg, and other scientists from Duke, world-renowned work of translation in cell therapy, "said Dzau. "The creation of the TCTC will support the work of many researchers at Duke exploring different applications of cell-based therapies."
Kurtzberg is director of Duke Pediatric Blood and Transplant Mé ; gland Program and director of the Carolinas Cord Bank (CCBB), who founded in 1996 with support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Over the years, the CCBB has grown to become a treatment, storage verificacióny Center for Public cord blood units donated by mothers gave birth in 14 hospitals and health systems across the region . The CCBB is one of the largest public banks of cord blood in the world, currently storing about 27,000 units.
"Dr. Kurtzberg's research reflects the kind of science of transformation that has el potencial para cambiar la vida de miles de personas en todo el país y en todo el mundo", dijo Julian Robertson en nombre de la Fundación Robertson. "La Fundación tiene un enorme respeto por la investigación realizada en Duke en el transcurso de nuestra larga relación, y estamos muy contentos de apoyarlo a través de este don."
sangre del cordón umbilical las células madre, normalmente se desecha después del nacimiento, tienen la capacidad de crecer y desarrollarse en varios tipos de células de todo el cuerpo. Pueden ser cosechados después birth and stored for future transplantation in patients with many types of blood disorders, and increasingly, as well as other diseases. Kurtzberg
is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in umbilical cord blood stem cell therapies. She attended the first person to receive a transplant of umbilical cord blood, and was the first in the world to perform a transplant umbilical cord blood are not related. Much of his current focus is on children with acquired brain injury, or genetically related.
Children with cerebral palsy and other brain injuries come from all over the world to receive cord blood treatments under the direction of Kurtzberg. Despite the anecdotal observations that these procedures are beneficial, such observations should be validated carefully controlled and rigorously conducted trials that will be possible thanks to their generous donation.
"This gift comes at a time so important because it will allow us to move forward with the first placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial in children with cerebral palsy brain that has been specifically designed to answer key questions about the efficacy of cord blood treatment in children with this condition, "says Kurtzberg.
Part of the grant will be used to build a special laboratory where cells are stored harány therapeutic. Plans call for a production of 4,000 square meters of cells and adjacent office space in the 9 th floor of Duke North Pavilion. The laboratory work bajo buenas prácticas de manufactura (GMP), lo que significa que todo el trabajo seguirá pautas estrictas implementadas por los EE.UU. Food and Drug Administration para garantizar el mayor grado de seguridad y calidad.
Con el tiempo, Kurtzberg dice que el apoyo de la Fundación Robertson también permitirá:
* Estudios de sangre del cordón trasplantes de células madre en los recién nacidos algunos con cardiopatía congénita
* Estudios de cuerda-como las células de oligodendrocitos derivados de la sangre (células that produce myelin and insulate nerves lining factors in the brain) in children with genetically determined neurodegenerative diseases acquired
* Studies to determine the value of using umbilical cord blood or bone marrow cells in adults with stroke or brain injury resulting from radiation to treat brain cancer
"We are especially grateful to the Foundation Robertson for this gift as traditional funding sources de la investigación en la actualidad están muy lejos de lo que se necesita", dijo Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, Decano de la Universidad de Duke Facultad de Medicina. "Al mismo tiempo, nuestra necesidad de apoyo continúa, sobre todo si - y en última instancia, nuestros pacientes - la esperanza de capitalizar en el momento oportuno de los muchos descubrimientos emocionantes nuevos provenientes de nuestros laboratorios de investigación."
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