Chao family fights cancer with $5 million gift to UC Irvine Health
Noted leukemia researchers to receive endowed chairs established by donation
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Gavin and Ninetta Herbert pursue vision for improving eye health with $5 million estate gift to spur breakthrough retinal research
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 16, 2016 — Allergan founder Gavin Herbert and his wife, Ninetta, have pledged $5 million to advance retinal research at UC Irvine Health’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, the academic eye care center named in his honor. “As longtime champions of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, the Herberts have shown that community leaders can […]
Brian Hervey named UCI vice chancellor for university advancement
Leader of campus development to look for ambitious, creative ways to fund programs
Josephine Herbert Gleis commits $5 million to Gavin Herbert Eye Institute for vision research
Philanthropist is still making a difference as she approaches her 104th birthday
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute gets $2 million to establish cornea and retina centers
New units will oversee keratoconus and macular degeneration outreach programs
Community celebrates health heroes with record $1.75 million in support
More than 500 community and business leaders came together to honor wellness advocate Susan Samueli and other health heroes of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at the UC Irvine Health Heroes Gala held June 6 at the Disneyland Hotel.
Gala attracts record $1.6 million in community support for cancer research and patient care
Community and business leaders attending the UC Irvine Health gala, “Healers & Heroes,” on April 26 proved to be the evening’s heroes, donating more than $530,000 in only 15 minutes for an intraoperative radiation therapy device that has the potential to dramatically reduce breast cancer treatment and recovery times for many patients.
Bevacizumab prolongs survival in advanced cervical cancer, UC Irvine-led trial finds
Orange, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Women with advanced cervical cancer now have a new treatment option that could lengthen their lives. A trial led by UC Irvine gynecologic oncologist Dr. Krishnansu S. Tewari found that combining chemotherapy with bevacizumab, also known as Avastin, extended median survival to 17 months, compared to 13.3 months for those receiving chemotherapy […]
UC Irvine Health receives $5 million gift to enhance cancer research
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Sue and Ralph Stern have made a $5 million gift to UC Irvine, establishing the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is part of UC Irvine Health. The cancer center is Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated […]
Discovery Eye Foundation makes $3 million gift to Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
The Discovery Eye Foundation – a Los Angeles-based organization that supports research, education, advocacy and treatment related to sight-threatening eye diseases – has awarded $3 million to the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, a part of UC Irvine Health. The gift provides $2 million to complete the UC Irvine campus facility, which opens in September, and $1 million to establish the Discovery Center for Eye Research within it.