Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who represents the 47th Congressional District, comprising much of central Orange County, visited key research centers at UC Irvine Tuesday, Aug. 4, to learn about emerging technologies. Graduate students Shane Stephens-Romero and Allie Auld joined National Fuel Cell Research Center director Scott Samuelsen in telling Sanchez about the future of hydrogen power. The congresswoman then climbed behind the wheel of a fuel-cell-powered Toyota hybrid and drove to the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. There she heard from Hans Keirstead and Peter Donovan, center co-directors, and Frank LaFerla, director of the Institute for Memory Impairments & Neurological Disorders, about their work. She urged them to educate the community about the value of stem cell therapy.   More »