UCI stem cell center inspires Westminster students to pursue science
About 250 Orange County high school students tour UC Irvine's stem cell center, seeing labs and talks from researchers and clinicians. They learn stem cell work could fix damaged hearts and hear how science careers combine diverse backgrounds, with a recruitment aim for future innovators.
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Emily Nordhoff
UC Irvine
Kelli Sharp
Stem Cell Research Center
Derek le
Westminster High
Dana Braun
Health Sciences Academy
Westminster High School
Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC Irvine
The center founded in 2010 with a 10 million endowment from PIMCO founder and spouse aims to train researchers, equip labs, and test new stem cell technologies. Notable progress includes advancing an embryonic stem cell therapy to clinical trials, bone marrow treatments for stroke, and therapies for retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Sophomore Odessi Barragan notes stem cell work spans medical fields and inspires her neonatal nurse path.
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