Named for actor Christopher Reeve, the center is part of the College of Medicine of the University of California, Irvine. The Reeve-Irvine Research Center will be located in the recently dedicated Center for the Health Sciences, and will be led by a yet-to-be named scientist of international standing. Activities undertaken under the center's auspices will promote the coordination and cooperation of scientists around the world seeking a cure for paraplegia and quadriplegia, and amelioration of diseases impacting neurological function.