Events

Wed, May 13 2026, 12 - 1pm

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Rady Children's Health & University of California, Irvine Distinguished Lecture Series | Juan Espinoza, MD

"Biomedical Informatics and Pediatric Research," with Juan Espinoza, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief Research Informatics Officer, Lurie Children's Hospital; Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Northwestern University

Sat, May 16 2026, 2 - 4pm

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2026 School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony

Join us in celebrating the hard work and achievements of our graduating UC Irvine School of Medicine Class of 2026.

Thu, May 28 2026, 9am - 4pm

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10th Annual UC Irvine Neuromuscular Pathology Colloquium

This colloquium is designed to encourage an atmosphere of collaboration and interaction between the various neuromuscular specialists in the US, Canada and internationally. It is a forum to discuss the latest topics and advances in neuromuscular medicine as it relates to cases in neuromuscular pathology and review interesting and challenging cases. Such activities are aimed to improve patient care by promoting closer research collaboration and the development of new research projects between the various groups and institutions.

Fri, May 29 2026, 8am - 5pm

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14th Annual UC Irvine Neuromuscular Colloquium

This colloquium is designed to encourage an atmosphere of collaboration and interaction between the various neuromuscular specialists in the US, Canada and internationally. It is a forum to discuss the latest topics and advances in neuromuscular medicine and review interesting and challenging cases, with several live patient presentations. Such activities are aimed to improve patient care by promoting closer research collaboration and the development of new research projects between the various groups and institutions.

Tue, Jun 2 2026, 7 - 8pm

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2026 Community Lecture Series: Dry Eyes

What is dry eye, and how is it treated? Speaker: Sanjay Kedhar, MD

Tue, Jun 2 2026, 7 - 8pm

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center | 2026 Community Lecture Series | Alex Minella, MD & Nick Pannunzio, PhD

“Changing Paradigms in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults”

Fri, Jun 12 2026, 11am - 12pm

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center | 2025–26 Stem Cell Seminar Series | Jianhua Yu, PhD

"iPSC-derived Immune Cells for Immunotherapy"

Wed, Jun 24 2026, 12 - 1pm

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Rady Children's Health & University of California, Irvine Distinguished Lecture Series | Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute

"Translational Research vs. Translational Science," with the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Tue, Jul 14 2026, 7 - 8pm

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2026 Community Lecture Series: Glaucoma

10 most commonly asked questions about glaucoma. Speaker: Ken Lin, MD, PhD

Tue, Aug 4 2026, 7 - 8pm

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2026 Community Lecture Series: Corneal Transplant

What is corneal transplantation? Information for patients and donor families. Speaker: Olivia Lee, MD