About the Sanford Stem Cell Institute
The Sanford Stem Cell Institute is a global hub for stem cell science and innovation in space, advancing stem cell research through collaborative, multi-disciplinary interactions using state-of-the art core research facilities for stem cell translational medicine, and an extensive Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Network across the state of California to conduct clinical trials of promising new regenerative medicine.
Who We Are
In 2022, businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford committed $150 million to the creation of the Sanford Stem Cell Institute at UC San Diego. This gift combines current infrastructure with new Centers intended to leverage the advantages of space-based science, including expansion and, in some ways, quite literally launch stem cell research and regenerative medicine at UC San Diego into new spaces, endeavors, and training of future stem cell scientists.
What We Do
The new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute builds upon a $100 million gift in 2013 from T. Denny Sanford that established UC San Diego as a leader in developing and delivering the therapeutic promise of human stem cells - special cells with the ability to develop into many different cell types and which, when modified and repurposed, have the potential to treat, remedy or cure a vast array of conditions and diseases.
The new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute includes six (6) stem cell Centers led by Center Directors and Deputy Directors.
- Sanford Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research (ISSCOR) Center, for stem cell research that will be conducted in a laboratory bay located aboard the International Space Station currently in low-Earth orbit.
- Sanford Stem Cell Fitness and Space Medicine Center, which conducts in-depth space fitness and orbital medicine that can benefit both astronauts and people living on Earth.
- Sanford Stem Cell Innovation Center, which will support regenerative medicine company development, including contract research in low-Earth orbit.
- Sanford Stem Cell Discovery Center, which conducts basic and translational stem cell research.
- Sanford Advanced Therapy Center, which provides fundamental tools and services to move basic research findings to next stages, such as early phase trials.
- Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, which conducts research to accelerate relevant drug and therapy development in regenerative medicine, including clinical trials.
WHERE WE ARE
SANFORD STEM CELL INSTITUTE (SSCI) is a global leader in regenerative medicine and hub for stem cell science and innovation in space. SSCI aims to catalyze critical basic research discoveries, translational advances, and clinical progress terrestrially and in space to develop and deliver novel therapeutics to patients.
