Year 5
Two world-renowned research universities with their regional partners have joined forces to create the CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic (ASCC) Consortium. We are uniquely qualified by our respective institutional knowledge and collective experience to establish best practices for the delivery of stem cell therapies and education as we combine: 1) world-class state-of-the-art medical centers and related healthcare systems; 2) highest caliber stem cell research and education; 3) long established and successful gene medicine programs; and 4) robust and varied clinical trial infrastructure. As of April 2020, the UCLA Clinic is supporting eight clinical trials and the UCI site is supporting eighteen. These trials include CIRM-funded programs and commercial sponsors.