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The School of Medicine Announces 2026 Robert & Sylvia Mapel Research Innovation Awardees
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, and Eleonora Risaliti, are this year's Robert & Sylvia Mapel Research Innovation awardees, with their research project, “Prime Editing VEGF-A: A Durable Genomic Therapy for Neovascular AMD."
The Loh Down on Science
For centuries, Native American communities used conifer trees to treat pain, weakness, and even paralysis. Could this traditional knowledge hold real medical power? Enter Alvin Yu and team from UC Irvine. They studied a rare genetic disorder, Episodic Ataxia Type One.
UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
May 19, 2026
‘I couldn't imagine ever doing much better than struggling to stay sober’: Using ibogaine to treat substance use disorder
Through a grant-funded study at UC Irvine, Rick Harris, PhD, who is leading the study, said the ultimate goal of the treatment is to stop the addiction cravings altogether. … “We try it once and it breaks the addiction, and then you don’t have to take it anymore.”
UC Irvine Researchers Discover Cellular ‘Tug-of-War’ That Shapes How Our Genes Are Expressed — With Potential Implications for Cancer Drug Safety
The study shows that two crucial steps in processing genetic messages — splicing and 3′ end processing — actively compete with each other to shape what RNA molecules are generated.
W. M. Keck Foundation Gives $1.2 Million to UC Irvine to Support Early-Career Scientists
Six research teams, including one from the School of Medicine's Department of Physiology & Biophysics, were awarded bridge funding to sustain innovation amid federal funding uncertainty.
May 12, 2026
Dean's News & Events Newsletter | 43rd Edition
May 2026
May 5, 2026
Cannabis Reclassification Removes Some Hurdles for Industry
Daniele Piomelli, PhD, distinguished professor of anatomy and neurology at the University of California, Irvine, told UPI it is an acknowledgement of cannabis' medical uses.