UCLA and Medicine

UCLA's new medical center is already counted among the world's best,Mr.Broad says.The university's medical and life sciences campuses have expanded tremendously in the past few years.They've got great people and a culture that promotes an astounding level of interdisciplinary collaboration,he notes.The Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research at UCLA also bears Mr.Broad's name.He is also effusive about the community beyond UCLA's boundaries.It's worth noting,to Mr.Broad's mind,that Los Angeles hosts a unique regional network of first-rate hospitals,research universities and biotech/biomedical enterprises that fill the horizon in every direction.
That sort of thing happens a lot around here,Mr.Broad muses.Almost without its knowledge or permission,the city of Los Angeles-the Original and Continuing Work In Progress-has become one of the world's great cities,headquarters of the Pacific and the leading exporter of ideas to the rest of the world.Yet if UCLA weren't here,Eli Broad speculates,he's not sure they'd have the intellectual capital they need to be the great city they are today.By concentrating his giving on UCLA,Mr.Broad has ensured his wealth will have a multi-generational impact for urban enhancement.