Gilbert's new stem-cell center gets first cord-blood donation

by Parker Leavitt – Oct. 4, 2010 Published by The Arizona Republic The first pouch of precious, potentially lifesaving stem cells found its way into a cryogenic freezer in an inconspicuous research center in Gilbert last month. Brigid Wilson, born Sept. 2 at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, became the first umbilical-cord-blood…