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Feb 02, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Learning Across Borders: A Student’s Perspective on Clinical Care in India

Alicia Wells, one of seven UC Irvine medical students to spend two weeks visiting multiple hospitals in Gujarat, India, offers a first-person account of what she learned.
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Jan 27, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Gaps in Care: Jacqueline Kim, PhD, Puts Health in Context

Do psychosocial influences affect how we experience and manage our health? Learn how Jacqueline H.J. Kim, PhD, is addressing gaps in knowledge to better integrate mental health support into clinical care.
A dividing human neural progenitor cell with a visible mitotic bridge appears as two circles touching in the center. There are also Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) cells shown as red lines/blotches. The βIII-tubulin protein is immunostained green; the nuclei is counterstained blue.

Jan 27, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Giving the Green Light After Stem Cell Repair

Could understanding how a certain protein, C1q, regulates neural stem-cell activity be the key to developing treatment options that give the central nervous system time to repair itself when needed?
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Jan 26, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Mapping the Human Retina Fast-Tracks Vision Research

Through the international Human Cell Atlas initiative, development of the most comprehensive human retina cell atlas to date is accelerating research into retinal disorders.
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Jan 14, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UC Irvine Researchers Explore Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Progression

Hypothesizing that vascular dysfunction is a critical pathway driving Alzheimer’s progression in Down syndrome–associated Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Head, PhD, and Vivek Swarup, PhD, investigate molecular pathways that preserve or restore vascular integrity.
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Jan 12, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

From Corporate Banking to Community Care: Ronald Rivera, MD, Redefines Success

Discover how Ronald Rivera’s working-class roots helped shape his unconventional journey from corporate banking to emergency medicine, and why he’s helping UC Irvine launch a new medical education program focused on LGBTQ+ care.
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Jan 09, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Aspiring Psychiatrist Cassandra Kooiker Advances Mental Health Through Neuroscience

Learn what fostered Cassandra Kooiker’s passion for neuroscience and drew her to UC Irvine’s Medical Scientist Training Program, and why she’s determined to forge a path forward in academic psychiatry, helping people overcome early-life adversity.
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Jan 07, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Rising Stars in Infectious Disease Treatment & Prevention

Discover how Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, and Erlinda (“Chulie”) Ulloa, MD — recipients of the Fall 2025 Rising Star Award for the UC Irvine School of Medicine — are fighting infectious disease and impacting patient care.
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Jan 05, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Medical Mission in Ethiopia: Advancing Radiation Therapy to Fight Cervical Cancer

UC Irvine radiation oncologist Priya Mitra, MD, joins Radiating Hope on a medical mission to Ethiopia, helping expand access to brachytherapy, a lifesaving treatment for women with advanced cervical cancer.
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Jan 05, 2026 | UC Irvine News

Eye-Opening Research

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk’s astonishing findings about Greenland sharks may lead to new ways of preserving vision as we age.