UCLA Chancellor’s Society Cabinet donors in Orange County are invited to gather to hear a special presentation from:
Owen Witte, MD
Director, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
Professor of the University of California
UCLA David Saxon Presidential Chair in Developmental Immunology
UCLA Stem Cell Therapeutics: From Discovery to Treatment
Stem cell therapies are addressing the most complex medical challenges of our time from cancer to genetic diseases. Dr. Owen Witte will discuss cell therapies developed at UCLA that are in or close to clinical trial as well as the evolving relationship between academia and industry. Dr. Witte will be joined by David and Diane Steffy who will share their personal experiences supporting stem cell research at UCLA.