On Oct. 29, 2010, The Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research opened.

The center was established in 2006 with a gift from Eli and Edythe Broad, and support from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine USC’s stem cell research center will host world-class scientists who are harnessing the power of stem cell biology to treat neurodegeneration; hearing loss; blood, heart and kidney disease; osteoarthritis and bone fractures; and cancer.

Construction of the $80 million, five-story, 87,500-square foot, “green”-certified building housed 180 researchers conducting research that could be the key to cures for devastating diseases such as Parkinson’s, age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and Huntington’s, as well as regeneration of damaged skin, heart muscles, and organs.