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

To expand UCI Health’s capacity to test, treat and house patients with COVID-19.

To encourage collaborative research across disciplines to develop novel devices and effective treatments to mitigate COVID-19 and potential future pandemics.

To support the UCI Prison Pandemic, a project created to bring greater transparency to the COVID-19 crisis in prisons.

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 advance collaborative research on current and emerging viral threats to humankind.