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March 2026
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March 04, 2026Teenage daughter’s bone marrow saves dad’s life
After years of fearing and delaying treatment for a blood disease, Hai Trinh finally got a bone marrow transplant — from his 17-year-old child.
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February 2026
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Children's HealthFebruary 26, 2026First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe, study finds
A UC Davis Health research team has safely performed the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells, according to results from Phase 1 of an ongoing clinical trial. These results have been published today in The Lancet.
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ResearchFebruary 25, 2026UC Davis medical school among nation’s best in NIH funding
The UC Davis School of Medicine is among the nation’s top-NIH funded medical schools, with about $233 in grants, in latest Blue Ridge Institute ranking
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December 2025
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Stem CellsDecember 08, 2025UC Davis Health designated as a NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence
UC Davis Health is now designated as a NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence for its leadership in providing research and expert care for people with rare diseases.
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November 2025
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Children's HealthNovember 18, 2025Fetal surgery at UC Davis Health gives Ohio baby new hope
A stunning diagnosis led one Ohio couple to UC Davis Children’s Hospital, where fetal surgery offered them hope for their first child.
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September 2025
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MIND InstituteSeptember 18, 2025UC Davis scientists pioneer stem cell gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
UC Davis Health researchers are testing a groundbreaking new therapy for the rare neurodevelopmental condition Angelman syndrome.
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ResearchSeptember 03, 2025Dream team to develop in utero gene editing therapy for a rare neurological genetic disorder
Professor Aijun Wang won a $3.2 million NIH grant to develop a cure to Dup15q syndrome using an in-utero gene editing formula.
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April 2025
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ResearchApril 29, 2025UC Davis pediatric neurosurgeon receives national award for hydrocephalus research
Pediatric neurosurgeon Cameron Sadegh was selected for a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award to develop a gene therapy for hydrocephalus in premature babies.
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OtolaryngologyApril 15, 2025Novel cell therapy receives expedited FDA designation
A cell therapy being evaluated at UC Davis for the treatment of oropharyngeal dysphagia following cancer treatment has been fast tracked by the FDA.
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ResearchApril 15, 2025
Diana Farmer wins top national award for innovative fetal spina bifida stem cell research
A Q&A with top prenatal surgeon Diana Farmer who won the 2025 Edward H. Ahrens, Jr. Award for her work on spina bifida CuRe clinical trial.
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