Bringing Cell and Gene Therapy to the Hinterlands of California

State stem cell agency has more than $80 million to spend on the effort

UC Riverside is heavily involved in outreach to underserved communities, including mobile approaches to patients who face transportation barriers. Photo by UCR

California is sidling up to spending $82.5 million and more on “community care centers of excellence” -- enterprises that will support cell and gene therapies in the corners of the Golden State th…