Do You Think Lack of Funding for Stem Cell Research Will Change? (0:48)
Much of the funding for stem-cell research has come from efforts of patients and donors, says Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health. In this video, she says that patients will continue to make progress.
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Well, for instance with our Stem Cell Project, the patients demanded this happen. They have started a grassroots organization called summit for stem cell to where they climb mountains flex sponsor a climber and we've raised almost a million dollar which has gotten us to do all those things, this just come from the patient's and their families, and donors, philanthropy, who want to see something happen, and I think the patients and the people if they want something to happen they will get it done without regard for how much money they can get from NIH or how much they can get from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, they just seem to find a way.
Melissa Houser, MD, is the clinical director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. She discusses research into causes and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, including stem cell research.
