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Nature 449, 385 (27 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449385a; Published online 26 September 2007
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Q&A: King of the stem cells
Alan Trounson
Abstract
On 14 September, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) appointed Australian biologist Alan Trounson as its new president. The CIRM has lacked a permanent director since neuroscientist Zach Hall departed in April, amidst rumours of tension between himself and Robert Klein, chair of the $3-billion agency's board.
Why were you picked?I think the CIRM board was interested in my perspective of wanting to push very hard at the pipeline between discovery and clinical application.
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