SVRR Speaker Series: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Topic Information
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), California’s state cell and gene therapy research funding agency. The presentation will introduce who CIRM is, how it was established through voter initiatives, and the work it leads to advance stem cell and regenerative medicine research. Attendees will hear how CIRM accelerates therapeutic development and supports researchers, clinicians, and communities across the state. The session will also highlight CIRM’s real-world impact through powerful patient stories that demonstrate how its investments are changing lives.

About the speaker
Amy Adams is Senior Director of Communications at the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. In that role she helps the people in California understand how their tax dollars are accelerating promising discoveries for both common and rare diseases, training a regenerative medicine workforce, strengthening the state’s biotechnology economy, and expanding access to
transformative treatments. In her career Amy has helped tell stories about the critical role of biomedical research in people’s lives as a science journalist and in senior communications roles at both Stanford and CIRM. She is a passionate believer in the power of research to change lives.

How to Join this Event
Our general meetings are hybrid:
- Join us in person in the upstairs conference room at the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center located at 938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126.
- Join us via Zoom by sending an email to [[svrainbowrotary@gmail.com](mailto:svrainbowrotary@gmail.com)](mailto:svrainbowrotary@gmail.com) and we’ll provide the Zoom meeting link.