With their ability to direct the production of all different types of human cells and tissues, stem cells offer a breathtaking scope of therapeutic potential. Among the diseases and conditions that might benefit from stem cell-based therapies one day are: Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, heart disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, muscle degeneration, bone and cartilage repair, infertility, liver disease, pulmonary disease, cancer, AIDS, osteoporosis, and craniofacial abnormalities.

Your gift will accelerate the pace of scientific discovery at the Institute for Regeneration Medicine, enabling top researchers and clinicians to explore the potential of embryonic or adult stem cells to replace, repair and regenerate tissues and organs.  Your generosity will enable the Institute for Regeneration Medicine to support and expand its program, and to provide a conducive environment for researchers and clinicians to work together toward cell-based and regenerative medicine therapies.

Private support is needed to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and to pursue promising clinical applications swiftly.  To foster greater interaction between researchers and clinicians with related interests, a new state-of-the-art facility is being designed.  In addition, support is also needed to recruit world-class researchers, to support training, and to provide resources to explore promising research opportunities.

Ways to contribute

• Gifts of Cash - the simplest and most common type of gift. You can make a one-time gift or a pledge to be paid over a one to-five year period.

• Gifts of Appreciated Securities - stocks, bonds, shares of a mutual fund that have been held for more than 12 months.

• United Way or Community Giving Campaigns - designate your payroll deduction gift to UCSF-Stem Cell Biology Program

• Life Insurance - donating a no-longer-needed policy entitles you to an immediate tax deduction for the policy's current cash value.

• Bequests - provide a donor's estate with a charitable deduction to offset federal estate taxes.

• Real Estate - outright gifts, bequests or retained life estate of homes, condominiums, land, and other property.

• Life Income Gifts - the most common of these are charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts.

How to contribute

• Online—Click here to make a gift or pledge.

• By mail—Download our donor form (PDF), and send your contribution, payable to the UCSF Foundation, to:

                        UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine

                        C/o UCSF Development Office

                        Box 0248

                        San Francisco, CA 94143-0248

• By phone – Call 415/476-3953 or 415/265-1003 to speak to a member of our fundraising staff.
  

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For more information on supporting stem cell research at UCSF, as well as naming opportunities in the new facility, contact Bonnie Feinberg at (415) 476-3953 or bfeinberg@support.ucsf.edu.