Just imagine you could cure a disease

 

Approximately 1.9% of the U.S. population, or some 5,596,000 people, report some form of paralysis, among whom, some 1,275,000 are paralyzed as the result of a spinal-cord injury. ("One Degree of Separation | Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury in the United States" published by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, 2009).

Imagine a world without Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, a world in which those paralyzed with major spinal cord injuries might walk again.

 

UC Irvine stem cell specialists envision such a place and work hard every day to move us closer to one day making it a reality.

 

Our stem cell specialists include:

 

A stem cell pioneer whose innovative work serves as the basis for the world’s first embryonic stem cell-based clinical trial on humans

• The mission of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center is to find new treatments for spinal cord injury through the collaborative research and educational efforts of prominent scientists and clinicians both at the University of California, Irvine and around the world.

• A renowned researcher who studies how to genetically transform stem cells into specific cells in the body, which could hasten breakthroughs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

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• A team of scientists attempting to create patient-specific stem cells made from an individual’s DNA, which the human body appears to tolerate better than other stem cells.

 

As a measure of UC Irvine’s excellence in the field, the university is currently building a new state-of-the-art stem cell research building that will serve as a hub for research in Southern California.

 

Our stem cells specialists are among the best anywhere. With your help, they might succeed in dramatically improving treatments or even curing several devastating diseases that afflict millions.

 

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• I would like to make a gift to support stem cell research at UC Irvine.

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• I'd like to learn more about stem cell research at UC Irvine.  Go to: http://stemcell.uci.edu

 

I would like to see a video of stem cell pioneer Hans Keirstead discussing the significance of the world’s first embryonic stem cell-based clinical trial on humans, which is based on his work.

 

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