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Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell
Research. Institute researchers will work side by
side with basic science faculty from the departments
of biological chemistry; microbiology,
immunology and molecular genetics; and molecular,
cell and developmental biology. Research will
include programs in cancer, bone and cartilage
disorders, drug-resistant infections, severe combined
immunodeficient diseases, diabetes, lupus,
rejection syndromes associated with solid organ
transplantation and more.
The UCLA and Orthopædic Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
ranked No. 9 in the nation by U.S.
News & World Report, operates Centers
of Excellence in joint replacement,
sports medicine, hand and microsurgery,
spine disorders, musculoskeletal oncology, musculoskeletal
trauma, pediatric orthopaedics and
osteoporosis. The department provides consultation
and treatment for patients with disorders of
the musculoskeletal system and comprehensive
services for orthopaedic specialties, including
joint replacement and reconstructive surgery,
hand and microvascular surgery, sports medicine,
arthroscopy, foot and ankle surgery, pediatric
orthopaedics, spinal diseases, orthopaedic trauma,
orthopaedic oncology and metabolic bone
disease.
A UCLA researcher and Dr. John S. Adams
address visitors at the Orthopædic Hospital
Research Center grand opening.
research
“The main benefit of this new research facility
is that it brings together a lot of expertise
— a great deal of intellectual capacity from
UCLA and Orthopædic Hospital and a lot
of experience in understanding both basic
biology and the transition to clinical care. So
by bringing this facility online, these people will
be close together. They’ll be able to talk to one
another on a routine basis, share ideas and
cross-fertilize. So if someone finds a solution to
one problem, it might be applied to another. Or
if someone has a problem and they’ve not been
able to solve it, maybe someone else will find
that answer.”
— Paul Benya, PhD
Adjunct Professor, UCLA and Orthopædic
Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
“Buildings are very much like musical
instruments. They really cannot utter a sound
until they are picked up and played by human
beings. Today we hand this beautiful instrument
to the scientists and the people who will use it.
We’re extremely proud to have played some role
in the breakthroughs and the science that will be
undertaken.”
— Fred W. Clarke, FAIA
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
“My hips dislocated. I can’t bend my legs. I
can’t reach my toes or wave my arms over my
head. What everyone can to do with ease on
a day-to-day basis — combing their hair or
putting on their shoes — is really difficult in
my situation. I am just in awe of the doctors at
Orthopædic Hospital. I owe my life to them, not
just for what they’ve already done, but also for
what they are going to do with the opening of
this research center. Maybe it will help me and
maybe it won’t. But it will give a lot of hope to
other kids in the future. Maybe they won’t have
to go through what I’ve had to go through and it
will make life a little easier for them.”
— Melissa Sanchez
Orthopædic Hospital patient