Resources

For Researchers 

Alpha Clinic Services & Partnerships

Please email us at alphaclinic@mednet.ucla.edu for more information about our services including those in partnership with UCLA Health, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). These include:

Cell & Gene Therapy Education Initiatives 

Please email us at alphaclinic@mednet.ucla.edu to get involved with the Upcoming Alpha Clinic Cell & Gene Therapy Education Initiatives for 2026. When contacting us, please include the following information:

  • Institutional affiliation
  • Your current level of academic training (e.g., undergraduate, graduate/professional school) 

CIRM Funding Application Support

In order to best discuss the expertise and resource needs of investigators for their CIRM grant applications, please complete the CIRM Funding Opportunity Interest Survey and we will follow up with you and/or your designee directly to schedule a meeting.

CIRM Funding Opportunity Interest Survey

Undergraduate Volunteer Research Support

The UCLA CTSI Research Associates Program (CTSI-RAP) provides undergraduate UCLA students with the opportunity to gain exposure to hospital-based medicine as well as clinical research in an academic medical center. For more information, view the CTSI-RAP Webpage via the link below.

View the CTSI-RAP Webpage

Publications for Researchers

Provided through ISSCR (International Society for Stem Cell Research), read about lessons learned and still to learn, from investigators developing first in human stem cell trials.

View the Stem Cell Report

For Patients

General Education 

The resources linked below are provided through ISSCR (International Society for Stem Cell Research). These resources help patients can learn about stem cell research and its potential to impact human health.

Patient Resources &  FAQs Patient HandbookFurther Stem Cell Biology Education

Find a Clinical Trial 

Clinical Trials at UCLA

Tips for UCLA Clinical Trials site navigation 

  • When you click on a specific trial, there is  an “enroll” button that starts the eligibility screening and enrollment process for that trial by putting you in touch with the study team. Going through this process will help answer any questions about eligibility based on diagnosis, previous treatments and other factors.

Stem Cell Trials in the Alpha Clinics

U.S. and International Clinical Trials

Tips for Navigating Clinical Trials.gov

  • You can search by condition, location, and even type of treatments you may be interested in. If you are interested in the Alpha Clinic's work, some recommended search terms are "CAR-T" "CAR-NKT" and "Immunotherapy" 
Clinical Trials.gov landing search page with red arrows pointing at the three search fields
  • Once you searched based on your key words, you will find some trials relevant to what you searched. Since you are looking to be part of the study, look out for the green "Recruiting" tag on the study since that means they are actively looking for people to join. If there is a red tag with "Active Not Recruiting" "Terminated" or "Completed" that means these studies are not looking for participants. 
clinical trials.gov search results with red arrow pointing out the red and green tags assigned to study results
  • If you find a recruiting study of interest, scroll down to the contacts and locations section. There, you will find emails and/or phone numbers to reach out to the study team. Reaching out the these emails and/or numbers will be a good way to get started with the screening process and see if you are eligible for the study.
clinical trials.gov page of a specific study with red arrow pointing at the "contacts and locations" part of the table of contents on the left side of screen
Contacts and locations section of study page on clinical trials.gov with red arrows pointing at emails and phone numbers