Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research

Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building

Dolby Building featured in The New Yorker Magazine

Introduction

Welcome, to the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF, one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the United States.

In some 125 labs, scientists are carrying out studies in cell culture and animals aimed at understanding and developing treatment strategies for such conditions as heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, spinal cord injury and cancer. (read more)

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Collaborative Spirit

The Road to a Cure

In searching for a cure for diabetes, researchers from UCSF and their partners at ViaCyte, a San Diego biotechnology company, have already cleared some large hurdles. read more

Addressing the Data Bottleneck

In an age of tremendous biological discoveries, where stem cells may ultimately prove useful as therapies for many diseases, a quiet mathematician and physicist is emerging as a key player. read more

From Worms to Blood Stem Cells

The simple worm piqued the budding young scientist’s interest in developmental biology. “I loved it,” he says.

Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD, followed that passion through fellowships and into work with blood stem cells. read more

Seeking Balance in the Brain

Some signals in the brain inhibit action, and some spark or excite it. A balance of those two impulses is critical to healthy brain function – and an imbalance lies beneath many of the most common brain problems such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and traumatic injuries... read more

A Team for an Ambitious Project

Stem cells have an innate attraction to tumor cells. If genetically engineered to produce proteins with anti-tumor activity, they could serve as tumor-killing assassins. read more

Overcoming a Vexing Barrier

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF are tackling monumental problems – cures for diseases as pernicious as Parkinson’s disease and brain tumors. Yet a vexing barrier to those would-be cures doesn’t. read more

Research Pipelines

Cardiology

The Center's organization is designed to foster collaborations derived from work on different organs and tissue systems. Accordingly, the laboratories and research efforts are organized along a series of pipelines, each focusing on a particular tissue or organ system...

Matthias Hebrok, PhD

UCSF’s Matthias Hebrok, PhD, director of the UCSF Diabetes Center and it's Huribut-Johnson Distinguished Professor in Diabetes Research shares data showing fetal tissue plays a pivotal role in the formation of insulin-producing cells.