UC Irvine receives $2.5 million donation for coronavirus testing, treatment and research

UC Irvine receives $2.5 million donation for coronavirus testing, treatment and research

A $2.5 million gift from a Fountain Valley-based philanthropic foundation will help UC Irvine “save lives, accelerate testing and advance vaccine development” for the coronavirus, university officials say. The money from the John and Mary Tu Foundation will be split between funding new infectious disease research and helping pay for treatment, testing and medical supplies and services related to COVID-19, the disease the virus causes ….