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Shalini Shah standing in the Pain Medicine / Dermatology corridor.

Apr 23, 2025 | UC Irvine Magazine

Medical Multitasker

Shalini S. Shah, MD, professor and vice chair of the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, shares about her achievements and her new role as the president of the Orange County Medical Association in this interview with UC Irvine Magazine.

Pedro Ortega, Remi Buisson and Elodie Bournique

Apr 21, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

New findings reveal why only some cancers respond to ATR inhibitor therapy

UC Irvine researchers gain a better understanding of which types of cancer cells are more sensitive to ATR inhibitor therapy and identify biomarkers that can predict patients’ responses to treatment.
Headshot of Kevin Beier

Apr 18, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Study aims to identify at-risk individuals before onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers hope to identify some of the earliest changes in the Alzheimer's disease brain to help identify at-risk individuals, including people previously excluded from current therapies.
Professor Sean young holding instrument

Apr 18, 2025 | UC Irvine News

Music as medicine

Integrating eclectic interests in latest research, Professor of Emergency Medicine Sean Young finds that mindfully listening to jazz reduces pain.
Jasmine Chavez holding her award

Apr 16, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Three Honorees for Latine Excellence and Achievement

The School of Medicine is pleased to recognize three LEAD honorees: Dr. Alberto Manetta with the Luz & Fuerza Award (In Memoriam), Jasmine Chavez for Graduate Student Excellence, and Jenny Ventura as the Alumna Honoree.
Headshot of Maheswari Senthil.

Apr 11, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Maheswari Senthil, MD, named 2025-26 ELAM program fellow

Senthil is part of the 31st class of the Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program.
Lavanya Manjunath and Gisselle Santiago with Rémi Buisson

Apr 10, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

New findings explore how cells fight viruses without harming themselves

A study by UC Irvine researchers examines how our bodies activate defense mechanisms only in the presence of a virus, ensuring that uninfected, healthy cells are not harmed.
Negar Shekarabi, PsyD, presenting at the 2025 UCI Student Affairs Workshop

Apr 09, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Celebrating Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Heritage Month 2025

This April, in celebration of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Heritage Month, Negar Shekarabi, PsyD, reflects upon her professional journey as a first-generation Iranian American.
A Plasma-membrane with ENVLPE efficiently delivering a nucleus gene-editing effector.

Apr 09, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Researchers “push the ENVLPE” with new virus-like particle to fix mutations causing blindness

A new virus-like particle system, called ENVLPE, enhances how specialists edit proteins causing inherited diseases such as blindness.
Dean Bernadette Boden-Albala with students from the School of Public Health

Apr 08, 2025 | UC Irvine News

UC Irvine graduate programs recognized among nation's best in U.S. News & World Report rankings

UC Irvine’s School of Medicine ranked in Tier 2 for research and Tier 3 for primary care.