Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces over $6 Million in Awards to Accelerate Cures
COLUMBIA, Md. (May 10, 2021) The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission has approved funding to its second round of 2021 recipients for a total of $6,052,901. The Commission has also appointed Amritha Jaishankar, Ph.D., the current MSCRF Director – Programs & Strategic Alliances, to succeed Dan Gincel, Ph.D., as Executive Director of the MSCRF, effective May 14, 2021.
Established under the Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) promotes state-funded stem cell research and cures through grants to both public and private entities in Maryland. MSCRF is currently budgeted to commit up to $8.2 million, in aggregate, in FY2022 to fund grants under all of its RFAs.