 The Center for Discovery and Innovation, CDI, is comprised of three research institutes, cancer and infectious diseases, multiple myeloma, a type of specialized cancer, and regenerative medicine. The CDI is creating a culture of science innovation and excellence, and applying this knowledge in real time to solve unmet medical needs. There is a renaissance occurring in science that impacts therapy and diagnostics, and the CDI seeks to be at the forefront. We can now effectively and efficiently manipulate the human immune system to cure diseases that were once untreatable. An important goal of the CDI is to maximize immunotherapeutic approaches and better understand why some patients fail therapy and others develop resistance. For some untreatable infectious diseases and cancers, new drugs are badly needed, and the CDI is leading the way through innovative science. The CDI is about science. It's about how to take science and make it work for patients. We want the community to feel that the CDI works for them, and we want to be an open forum for discussion to hear about the issues that patients and family members have with respect to disease and how science can help them.