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August 6, 2024
Aug 06, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s
Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine have discovered how the TREM2 R47H genetic mutation causes certain brain areas to develop abnormal protein clumps, called beta-amyloid plaques, associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Their first-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention.
Aug 02, 2024 | UC Irvine News
Decreasing Asian American health disparities
Sunmin Lee, ScD, professor of medicine at UC Irvine School of Medicine, is a social epidemiologist focusing on health disparities faced by the Asian American population.
Aug 02, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Biological Chemistry Professor Named a 2024 Pew Scholar
Cholsoon Jang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at UC Irvine School of Medicine, has been named a 2024 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
Jul 31, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science receives $28 million NIH grant
The Institute for Clinical & Translational Science at the University of California, Irvine has been awarded more than $28 million over seven years from the National Institutes of Health as part of its Clinical & Translational Science Awards Program.
July 30, 2024
Jul 26, 2024 | The Orange County Register
UCI plays big role in national initiative to make health research more inclusive
The Orange County Register talks about UC Irvine and its role in the All of Us research program, a national initiative to make health research more inclusive. Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD, distinguished professor in the Department of Medicine, leads the All of Us Southern California consortium.
July 23, 2024
Jul 22, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine to establish All of Us research consortium in Southern California
A University of California, Irvine researcher is the principal investigator for a 5-year research award from the National Institutes of Health to lead a Southern California-based consortium for the nationwide All of Us Research Program. This funding will support the SoCal consortium in transforming the future of precision health research.
July 16, 2024