{"id":26,"date":"2021-02-01T11:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T11:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:38:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:38:49","slug":"about-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/about-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"About Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9988f72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9988f72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4c6b8f\" data-id=\"a4c6b8f\" 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NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-282dfc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"282dfc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f752abe\" data-id=\"f752abe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e47cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92e47cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6128ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6128ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4649f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4649f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSummit for Stem Cell Foundation\u2019s mission is to support, educate and raise awareness about the development of today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s evidence-based regenerative medical therapies focused on Parkinson\u2019s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. It is our goal to empower patients and physicians with information to elevate their understanding in order to manage their care.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ae2d1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ae2d1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-389b5d9\" data-id=\"389b5d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cacf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40cacf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our vision:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e53742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e53742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summit for Stem Cell Foundation&#8217;s vision is a world where regenerative medicine is fully integrated into mainstream healthcare for persons with Parkinson\u2019s disease and other neurological conditions as a treatment option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf586a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcf586a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92ca981\" data-id=\"92ca981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2815d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2815d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Stats:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be005c5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be005c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb1e48\" data-id=\"9cb1e48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e9c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e9c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><p>Today, neurological disorders affect 1 billion worldwide. The fastest growing population is Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD). The latest estimated statistics:<\/p><\/li><li>1 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with PD.<\/li><li>90,000 new cases are diagnosed annually in the U.S. alone.<\/li><li>Approximately 10 million people have the disease worldwide today.<\/li><li>Current trends\u00a0 indicate that by 2030\u00a0 PD could:<ul><li>outpace Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease and become the leading neurodegenerative disease.<\/li><li>grow to 30 million diagnosed cases.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>20% are diagnosed before age 40. (Young onset Parkinson&#8217;s disease.)<\/li><li>\u00a0Highest percentage diagnosed are male age 50-80.<\/li><li>The CAUSE is unknown. There is NO CURE.<\/li><li>There is one certainty for patients with PD: It always gets worse.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0These statistics need to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a67a84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a67a84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f1880e\" data-id=\"0f1880e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7c1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d7c1e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summit for Stem Cell Foundation History:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381906e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381906e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c22504\" data-id=\"3c22504\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d32401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d32401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Launching a novel therapy <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9722624 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9722624\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 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(<em>see volunteers left<\/em>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31cc585\" data-id=\"31cc585\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78e866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e78e866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jason-Happy-Lab-Tour-group-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be771bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be771bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Presentation in the Loring Lab<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f27cfdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f27cfdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d1601\" data-id=\"55d1601\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4415cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4415cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iPSC-Colony-Labled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iPSC-Colony-Labled.png 571w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iPSC-Colony-Labled-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878de42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"878de42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>induced pluripotent stem cell colony<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e16b3e3\" data-id=\"e16b3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec48225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec48225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 12pt 0in 0.25in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Ten years ago the foundation found Dr. Jeanne Loring (at Scripps Research Institute) is a world renown pioneer in the field of human stem cell research. After attending a presentation at Dr. Loring\u2019s lab, the group began fundraising to support a PD project in her lab. (<i>see above right<\/i>). With the funds raised by the foundation, Dr. Loring\u2019s lab launched a research project that made use of her lab\u2019s ability to produce <i>induced pluripotent stem cells<\/i> (<strong>iPSC\u2019s<\/strong>) from skin cells; these cells have the same abilities as stem cells obtained from embryos produced in IVF clinics: They can live forever and generate any cell type in the body. The most unique attribute <strong>iPSC\u2019s<\/strong> posses is they are autologous. The <strong>iPSC\u2019s<\/strong>, being sourced from the patient\u2019s skin cells, match the DNA of the patient! (<em>see left and below right<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8715f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f8715f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80f56ab\" data-id=\"80f56ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e3571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e3571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lab-initiated the development of an <em>autologous dopamine neuron replacement therapy, <\/em>using a person\u2019s own skin cell-derived pluripotent stem cells to make dopamine neurons intended to use for transplantation to replace the neurons that die in PD. The figure on the right is an overview of the planned therapy, with the genomic analysis techniques that will ensure the safety and effectiveness of the cell replacement therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e7efa\" data-id=\"46e7efa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451ad01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"451ad01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Approach.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Approach.png 691w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Approach-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f19e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f19e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Cycle to create\u00a0 <strong>iPSC&#8217;s<\/strong> and eventually, autologous dopamine neurons<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-849dac1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"849dac1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b3b66\" data-id=\"f1b3b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16df968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16df968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE LATEST UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal (03\/23\/23)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f59d7bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f59d7bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b02c224\" data-id=\"b02c224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae4edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae4edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;The Personalized Stem Cells That Could One Day Treat Parkinson&#8217;s and Heart Failure<\/strong><br \/><em>Scientists are reverse-engineering patients&#8217; own skin or blood cells to behave similarly to embryonic cell and using them in tests to treat incurable diseases&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b499235\" data-id=\"b499235\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d7ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2d7ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/stem-cells-parkinsons-disease-heart-failure-60e9e21f\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WSJ-Article-03.23.23-art-1024x481.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WSJ-Article-03.23.23-art-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WSJ-Article-03.23.23-art-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WSJ-Article-03.23.23-art-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WSJ-Article-03.23.23-art-1536x721.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WSJ-Article-03.23.23-art.png 1870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click PHOTO to access article<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1638778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1638778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8220;&#8230;Awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the company (Aspen Neuroscience, Inc.) aims to begin tests with some of those participants this year, with the results expected in about three years&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7adeab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7adeab0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2f22e\" data-id=\"3d2f22e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7ef8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f7ef8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-10-27-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-10-27-2.png 651w, https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-10-27-2-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb4140\" data-id=\"3eb4140\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e368ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having completed their original mission supporting a cell-based treatment addressing the symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s disease (PD), Summit now turns it&#8217;s focus on people with PD. <br \/>The Foundation is now raising funds for The Capital Campaign for The Center for Parkinson&#8217;s Health and Wellness. With programs designed by leading experts in medicine and science (research), the Center will offer help in every aspect of PD including education, mental, physical, and emotional needs.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac4534c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac4534c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-357b094\" data-id=\"357b094\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94742c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94742c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We plan to include a strong research component keeping visitors informed on scientific advances. Whether newly diagnosed or progressing PD or a caregiver, the Center will be a place they can turn to for help, and their caregivers can turn to for empowerment to live their best lives with the disease.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb0ab4\" data-id=\"bdb0ab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1365b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1365b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitforstemcell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-29.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4860\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99e0f6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e0f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6a53db\" data-id=\"f6a53db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b685171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b685171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Through education, we intend to empower people with the ability to separate fact from <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">fiction and the tools to live the best life possible with PD. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">scientific experts who can keep people abreast of scientific progress toward clinical trials.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> The Center team will serve as guides to understanding the disease and how to live with it. We will also connect people so they can learn from and help each other. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The development of the Summit Center for Parkinson&#8217;s Health and Wellness funding is ongoing, and Summit is seeking philanthropic and donors so we can open our doors\u00a0 as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9b76c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9b76c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-833b265\" data-id=\"833b265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95789b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95789b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Center for Parkinson's Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ba24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8ba24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>HELPING<\/strong> understand what Parkinson&#8217;s is.<\/p><p><strong>TEACHING<\/strong> how to manage Parkinson&#8217;s.<\/p><p><strong>EMPOWERING<\/strong> with the skills and resources to live the best life with the disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1110ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1110ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52db79a\" data-id=\"52db79a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbe79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bbe79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A bit more about Summit today...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-261e4f48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"261e4f48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59892ea4\" data-id=\"59892ea4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5f3d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5f3d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Sadly, the treatments and medications effectiveness currently in use is finite for Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<br \/><br \/>Summit believes the acquiescence of symptomatic treatments and rescue medicines for a life-altering ailments such as Parkinson\u2019s disease is unacceptable.<\/span><\/p><p>Summit believes that regenerative medicine has the strongest potential to provide precision medical treatments to address illnesses and conditions affecting the nervous system. We feel that once Parkinson\u2019s disease is adequately addressed by a cell therapy such as Dr. Loring&#8217;s (managed by Aspen Neuroscience), the \u201cdoors will open wide\u201d for other conditions with unmet medical needs.<\/p><p><b><i>Summit, dares to continue to look outside the box at new and innovative <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b><i>research.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Summit continues its maverick approach looking for the answers to long-standing questions of:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a54aa0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a54aa0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e2aba1\" data-id=\"5e2aba1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d9ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17d9ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhat is the<strong><em> CAUSE<\/em><\/strong> of Parkinson\u2019s?\u201d<\/p><p><em>and<\/em><\/p><p>\u201cWhat is the<strong><em> CURE<\/em><\/strong> for Parkinson\u2019s disease?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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