for Biomedicine & Genetics City of Hope Center for Biomedicine & Genetics is a manufacturing facility specializing in the production of pharmaceutical-grade materials. The center also assists clinical investigators with translational research and clinical trials. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences The graduate school at City of Hope; the school is housed within the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Cancer Immunotherapeutics & Tumor Immunology. Patient housing City of Hope has 40 temporary, on-site residential housing units for patients and their caregivers, with integrated hospice and palliative care. Fundraising City of Hope secures funding from a mixture of sources, including patient revenue, private donations, foundation support and federal research grants. Annual fundraising events include Walk for Hope (a multi-city charity fundraising walk), Concert for Hope (a fundraising concert featuring celebrity musicians), and the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge, held in Nashville, Tennessee. City of Hope maintains eight regional fundraising offices in various cities throughout the United States, including Palm Desert, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The hospital also fundraises using giving days. In 2016, Doctors' Day allowed patients to thank doctors by giving in their name. More than $9000 was raised through 60 gifts. In 2017, City of Hope was planning a Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion Day and Survivors Day. The hospital also participates in #GivingTuesday. In 2015, the first time the hospital used the fundraiser, almost $120,000 were raised from 681 gifts. In 2016, those numbers rose to almost $200,000 from more than 1500 gifts. In January 2017 City of Hope received a donation of more than $50 million to establish the Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes at City of Hope. Affiliations City of Hope is affiliated with the following institutions: Association of Community Cancer Centers National Cancer Institute National Comprehensive Cancer Network (founding member) National Bone Marrow Transplantation Research Network (founding member) National Gene Vector Laboratory Southern California Islet Cell Consortium (SC-IC) Islet Cell Transplant Center Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Recognition In 2015, City of Hope was ranked as one of the "Best Hospitals" in cancer (#13) and gynecology (#41) by U.S. News & World Report. In 2009, City of Hope was listed among eight preferred cancer hospitals in the May/June issue of AARP Magazine, which published the results of a survey of doctors from throughout the United States conducted by Consumers' Checkbook, a Washington, D.C.-based