Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center

Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center seeks to demystify its work with public lecture series, open houses

New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy

UCI-led stem cell study sets stage for human testing

Leslie Thompson of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCI MIND has been awarded $6 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to continue her CIRM-supported efforts to create stem cell treatments for Huntington’s disease. The funding will allow the Thompson lab to conduct the late-stage testing needed to apply […]

Talk will address intersection of politics and science, need to renew research funding

UCI stem cell researcher confronts science denialism, deceptive clinics and dwindling funding

Sue and Bill Gross’ generous $40 million gift to establish a nursing school at the University of California, Irvine is a continuation of their commitment to improve education, research and healthcare around the world. They began backing cutting-edge health research at UCI in 2006, when they made an initial $10 million donation to establish the […]

Strong community, donor involvement lead to funding for scholarships, academic chairs, high-impact research and projects that make a difference

Weian Zhao has created a device that dramatically improves detection of bacterial and viral invaders in blood samples

Serendipity has played a great part in the careers and personal lives of Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings, the UC Irvine husband-and-wife team that has helped move stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury a giant step forward. They met as undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cummings would visit his then-girlfriend in her dorm, and […]