CIRM awards UCI $2.7 million to create regenerative medicine training program | UCI News

Brian Cummings, UCI Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and founding member of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, receives a $2.7 million grant over five years from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to support initial support established a training program to Generations and underserved students pursuing careers in public health and regenerative medicine. Creating opportunities through mentorship and partnerships across stem cell science programs, the program pairs student academics with faculty mentors. Her two years of tuition and scholarships as a scholar will allow students to learn practical skills in the laboratory and human cell culture. Implementing proper manufacturing procedures at his new GMP facility at UCI. Obtain a Certificate in Clinical Research Coordination. “COMPASS offers students the opportunity to explore different ways that teaching and research skills can be applied to improve human health through career paths in the public and private sectors. It will produce a cadre of well-trained individuals who are ready to contribute to the force,” said Cummings, who is also the vice dean of faculty development at the medical school. “A parallel aim is to increase awareness and appreciation of diversity, equity, and inclusion among trainees, mentors, and other program participants.” Administered through the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, the program , trains 25 undergraduates and a two-year university transfer student.