Reeve-Irvine Research Center

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News Updates

Jon Wilhite is the lone survivor from the car accident that killed Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart (Part I). Nitin Bhatia, MD, RIRC Associate, Director & Chief of UC Irvine's Spine Center, discusses the care and treatment which saved Jon's life and continues to advance his remarkable recovery. (Part II)

The mission of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center is to find new treatments for spinal cord injury through the collaborative research and educational efforts of prominent scientists and clinicians both at the University of California, Irvine and around the world.

Reasons To Donate

Between 183,000 - 230,000 spinal cord-injured people are now living in the United States. Their numbers grow by about 10,000 each year.

Research Overview

There are a number of potential targets for therapy for SCI, and scientists at the RIRC address many of these. Importantly, some of the most promising strategies, and the ones that are closest to clinical application, involve interventions during the acute post-injury period (days to weeks after the injury).

Clinical SCI Initiative

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