To accelerate research efforts to develop diagnostic tests and vaccines for COVID-19, among other related high-impact work.

To provide UCI with the flexibility to respond quickly to the most pressing and emerging needs, such as student support, research and patient care.

To support all programming and activities of the UCI Regional Burn Center.

To fund much needed resources, programs, technologies and patient care activities at UCI Medical Center.

To support programming and activities, such as staff education, employee events and more, within the Department of Nursing.

To enhance the care provided to newborns in the UCI Medical Center nursery by the obstetrics nurses.

To support UCI Basic Needs Center expenses for services such as pantry food, emergency meals swipes, and emergency grants.

To support the Center for Asian Studies.

To advance interdisciplinary salivary bioscience research.

To support teaching, research and programming within the Department of Earth System Science.

To forward research for early detection and education about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.

To support research, education and programming for family planning in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

To enrich all activities in the Division of Cardiology women’s heart health program, including providing clinical care, equipment, research, physician training and patient and community education.

To provide state-of-the-art patient care and support in the UCI Breast Health Center, currently under the direction of Dr. Alice Police and Dr. Freddie Combs.

To support the pediatric urology research of the Walter R. Schmid Chair.

To provide seed funding for research projects and ongoing research initiatives in the area of preventative healthcare, education funding or research awards as determined by the program director.

To provide a research fellowship to an outstanding neurologist who has completed or is in the process of completing a Neurology residency.

To support research activities at the Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Program.

To support world-class research in the Department of Urology.

To sustain the innovation and growth priorities of the Department of Urology as it relates to the clinical, research and teaching missions.

To elevate research and education in the field of Urologic Oncology in the Department of Urology.

To support urologic research, academic activities and education projects.

To support research in the area of urologic and retroperitoneal cancer research in the Department of Urology.

To support all programming and activities related to the UCI Student-Run Free Clinic.

To support the Families of Children Under Stress (UCI FOCUS) program, including providing therapeutic materials, supplies, clinic childcare materials, therapist trainings, workshops, program space and any other related program necessities.

To support various essential aspects of the cancer center, including research initiatives, outstanding faculty recruitment, new idea exploration and discovery.

To support breast cancer priorities as determined by the medical director of the Pacific Breast Care Center.

To support Urologic Oncology clinical, research and teaching efforts, currently being conducted by Dr. Edward Uchio.

To support tissue engineering research and teaching.

To forward glioblastoma research in neuro-oncology in the Department of Neurology currently being conducted by Dr. Daniela Bota.

To inspire high school students to pursue fulfilling careers in medicine through the Department of Pediatrics’ Summer Premed Program.

To support stroke research and education.

To support glioblastoma research.

To advance promising research in NUPBL disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects children, in the Department of Pediatrics, currently under the direction of Dr. Virginia Kimonis.

To support spinal cord injury research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

To support graduate students in the School of Medicine.

To support sleep medicine research taking place at the Sleep Center.

To support cancer research under the direction of the chief of surgical oncology.

To support the areas of greatest need at the School of Medicine as determined by the dean.

To advance coma and cardiac arrest research within the Department of Neurology.

To promote professional development for faculty and physicians at UCI; gifts also help support activites such as the Orange County Urological Society meetings, guest lectures and more.

To support an annual invited lecture that will enhance the department’s scholarly and research activities.

To support clinical care, education and research in the Division of Rheumatology.

To support the Annual Achievement Award for the School of Medicine faculty.

To support research, service and teaching activities vital to advancing the field of endourology.

To support all activities and programming within the Radiological Sciences.

To support critical care in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine.

To support urologic surgical oncology clinical research, teaching, clinical work, education and training.

To further the physiology and biophysics efforts.

To support the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.