The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research is one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind. Our mission is to combine yesterday's discoveries to create tomorrow's breakthroughs and shape the future of medicine.
Physicians and scientists collaborate to discover the inner workings of stem cells, engineer new treatments using powerful genome editing tools, and ultimately heal patients by developing life-saving therapies. By harnessing the power of stem cells, the building blocks of all human tissues, we can treat and even cure diseases that affect systems throughout the body. Our scientists are redesigning cell-delivery and genome-editing tools to make them both more precise and more customizable, improving the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapies.
We foster a highly collaborative culture, encouraging the cross-pollination of ideas among scientists from different disciplines and with varying years of experience. Researchers studying pancreatic beta cells damaged in diabetes collaborate with those studying nervous system diseases because at the heart of their research are stem cells that undergo similar molecular signaling on the way to becoming both cell types. The opportunity to work in this culture has drawn some of the country’s premier scientists to the center.
Leadership
Tippi C. MacKenzie, MD
Professor of Surgery
Benioff UCSF Professor of Children's Health
Director, The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF
Co-Director, Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine
John G. Bowes Distinguished Professor of Stem Cell and Tissue Biology
Kelly McNeill, MSEd
Chief Administrative Officer, Department of Pathology
Chief Administrative Officer, Eli and Edyth Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Cassandra Belair, PhD
Director of Research Operations
Courtney Strasenburgh
Communications Director
Steering Committee
Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD
Education
Faranak Fattahi, PhD
Industry Partnerships
Susan Fisher, PhD
Faculty Development
Diana Laird, PhD
Philanthropy
Todd Nystul, PhD
Professional Development Lead
Daniel Wagner, PhD
Technology
Kelly McNeill, MSEd
Chief Administrative Officer
Stem Cell Resources
The UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center works closely with many partner agencies. If you are interested in learning more about the topic of stem cells, here are just a few resources we encourage you to peruse:
American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
Advancing knowledge, awareness, and education of gene and cell therapies.
Breaking Down Biology
Science is for everyone. But if you don’t speak PCR or CRISPR, the latest journal articles can be difficult to understand. This blog explains recent scientific discoveries in everyday language.
California Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Accelerating world-class science to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments in an equitable manner to California and the world.
International Society for Stem Cell Research
Excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health.