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Stem-cell therapy delivered at UCI’s
CIRM Alpha Clinic for Cell & Gene Therapy
transforms lupus patient's life
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Today’s UC Irvine Stem Cell Research Center is a dynamic center encompassing a diverse array of interdisciplinary investigators that span the schools of Medicine, Biological Sciences, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Arts, and the Program in Public Health. Our state-of-the-art, LEED Platinum certified research and clinical building houses 25 of our 65 center faculty members.
Center faculty have obtained more than $275 million dollars in grant and foundation funds, including over $165 million dollars from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Our research programs include two National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored T32 training grants, NIH R25 training program, 2 CIRM training grants supporting trainees from undergraduate through to postdoctoral and clinical fellows, a NIAMS P30 skin biology research center grant, state-of-the-art shared equipment and research services cores, community lecture series, an annual stem cell science symposium, and numerous seminar series.
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News
UCI Health opens clinical testing FT819, an investigational CAR T-cell therapy for lupus patients. The treatment shows promise for long-term remission, with a California participant experiencing significant symptom improvement. Dr. Sheetal Desai leads the Alpha Clinic trial site.
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Events
3 Apr.
David Mack, Ph.D. - University of Washington
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
April 3, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
7 Apr.
Tayloria Adams, PhD & Tia Wilson, PhD Candidate
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
April 7, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time
27 Jan.
Megan Orzalli, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
April 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time
Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873
1 May.
Sue Gross Auditorium | 854 Health Sciences Dr. Irvine, CA 92617
May 1, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time