April 17th, 2006 California's stem-cell research institute, still hamstrung by lawsuits that have held up its $3 billion funding for more than a year, announced Monday it has finally begun issuing the first trickle of grants. Even though the stem-cell institute's research has been delayed because of the lawsuits, Zach Hall, the institute's president, said being able to issue its first grants to train stem-cell scientists was an important milestone for the agency.

March 25th, 2009 California Institute of Regenerative Medicine approved a grant of almost $2 million  to San Francisco State University for starting up a new two years stem cell biology training program. San Francisco State will offer two Masters programs--and is hoping to attract a diverse group of students from throughout the country.

March 17th, 2009 This $17.5grant  from California's stem cell agency is the first of it's kind as issued since US President Barak Obama uncovered the federal restriction ban on embryonic stem cell research, few days ago. The biotech industries and universities face a shortage of trained technicians in stem cell labs, keeping this in mind the stem cell society of California directed this grand towards 10 state universities along with San Fransisco State to train up young embryonic stem cell scientist.

December 16th, 2007 Five Bay Area research institutions are finalists for a share of $262 million in state grants from California's stem-cell agency to build and equip new laboratories. The institutions are Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-San Francisco, University of California-Santa Cruz and the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato.

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May 17th, 2007 Hurdle to stem cell funds cleared, the California Supreme Court gave final clearance Wednesday to California's landmark $3-billion stem cell research effort, declining to hear an appeal of two lower court rulings upholding the constitutionality of 2004's Proposition 71. Experts agreed that the plaintiffs had exhausted legal challenges, at least as far as the funding is concerned.

April 6th, 2009 This is a historic event and one of it's kind just for which scientists and supporters of stem cell research were waiting for long time. Post ban era of stem cell research opens up with the first grants after President Barack Obamas lift on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

March 6th, 2007 After nearly three years of litigation, a state appeals court upheld the constitutionality of California's $3 billion stem cell research agency last month. Abortion foes and anti-tax advocates rallied against proposition 71, which enabled funding in the form of bonds for stem cell research, prior to the initiative's 2004 passing and have been fighting against the people's voice since.