Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Expansion

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Objective

The mission of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to accelerate world class science to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments in an equitable manner to a diverse California and world. In December 2021, CIRM released its Strategic Plan for 2022-2027. The Strategic Plan describes CIRM’s Infrastructure Programs which are designed to address the challenges that currently hinder progress in the regenerative medicine field.

INFR 4: Alpha Clinics Network Expansion Award

The Alpha Clinics Network Expansion Award aims to expand existing capacities for delivering stem cell, gene therapies and other advanced treatment to patients. The Alpha Clinics Network is designed to serve as a competency hub for regenerative medicine training, clinical research, and the delivery of approved treatments.

Please see our Funding Opportunities page for more details

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Awards

Institution	Investigator	Grant Title	Award Value
University of California, Irvine	Daniela A. Bota	A hub and spoke community model to equitably deliver regenerative medicine therapies to diverse populations across four California counties	$8,000,000
University of Southern California	Thomas Buchanan	Alpha Clinic Network Expansion for Cell and Gene Therapies	$7,999,983
University of California, Los Angeles	Dr. Noah Carvajal Federman	Expansion of the Alpha Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Clinic at UCLA	$8,000,000
University of California, San Diego	Catriona Jamieson	UC San Diego Health CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic	$8,000,000
University of California, Davis	Dr Mehrdad Abedi	Alpha Stem Cell Clinic for Northern and Central California	$7,999,997
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute	Dr. Leo D Wang	The City of Hope Alpha Clinic: A roadmap for equitable and inclusive access to regenerative medicine therapies for all Californians	$8,000,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Dr. Michael I Lewis	A comprehensive stem cell and gene therapy clinic to advance new therapies for a diverse patient population in California	$7,957,966
University of California, San Francisco	Mark C. Walters M.D.	University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Alpha Stem Cell Clinic (ASCC)	$7,994,347
Stanford University	Dr. Matthew H Porteus	The Stanford Alpha Stem Cell Clinic	$6,920,810
University of California, San Francisco	Mark C. Walters M.D.	University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic	$5,087,847
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland	Dr. Mark C. Walters M.D.	University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic	$2,292,611
University of California, Davis	Dr Mehrdad Abedi	Alpha Stem Cell Clinic for Northern and Central California	$8,076,421
			Total: $86,329,981.40