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Krzysztof Palczewski looks at computer screen in laboratory.

Sep 18, 2025 | UC Irvine News

The Science of Sight

Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, professor and director of the UC Irvine Brunson Center for Translational Vision Research, leads UC Irvine’s bold pursuit to cure blindness.
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Sep 18, 2025 | UC Irvine Health Affairs

UC Irvine Pioneers Space Medicine Education

UC Irvine School of Medicine is the first medical school in the U.S. to create a foundational Space Medicine Mission-Based Program for medical students. Learn more about this first-of-its-kind program and two School of Medicine faculty members leading this innovative program.

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Sep 18, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Blending Psychiatry and Computer Science to Improve Mental Health

UC Irvine faculty in psychiatry and computer science are collaborating with Asahi Breweries to develop a smartwatch-based application for diagnosing and predicting stress and depression.
Screenshot of Alejandro Canas, a student in the School of Medicine, speaking on the video.

Sep 12, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Power of Philanthropy — Alejandro Cañas

Meet Alejandro Cañas, a fourth-year medical student and the first in his family to pursue higher education. Driven by a passion to give back, Cañas is using his medical education to uplift his community.
A drawing of mouse with the shadow of a tiger. The shadow appears on a background of DNA sequencing gels. A fluorescent protein on the right illuminates the way. Scissors on the right, cutting DNA strands, represent precision genome editing.

Sep 02, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

New TIGER Mouse Model Helps Advance Genetic Medicine

UC Irvine researchers have developed a new model for investigating precision-genome editing, helping advance methods to address many inherited and environmental disorders.
Music & Health Conference 2025: September 22, 2025, UCLA Luskin Conference Center

Sep 02, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Exploring the Power of Music: Inaugural Music & Health Conference

Register today for the inaugural Music & Health Conference and join Sean Young, PhD, in exploring novel approaches to using music as a tool for health and behavior change.
Zhina Sadeghi stands behind a podium, speaking

Aug 29, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Don’t Be Shy: Talking Urology with Zhina Sadeghi, MD

For Urology Awareness Month, Zhina Sadeghi, MD, wants to normalize talking about bladder leakage. Learn how she cares for patients while advancing research to improve pelvic health.
Group photo of 22 students standing with around a dozen mentors.

Aug 28, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Summer of Discovery for Future Leaders in Healthcare Research

Undergraduate students from North Carolina and Alabama spent their summer on the west coast, gaining hands-on experience in laboratory and clinical research at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.
A candid profile photo of Misako Nagasaka

Aug 19, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Lung Cancer Research Foundation Advisory Board Welcomes Misako Nagasaka

The LCRF expanded its Scientific Advisory Board to welcome five new leaders in lung cancer research, including Misako Nagasaka, MD, PhD.
A man looks into a retinal camera machine to get a photo of his eye.

Aug 13, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Eyes on Health: New Study Offered through All of Us Research Program

UC Irvine is one of four institutions facilitating the Eyes on Health study, exploring connections between eye health and overall health by collecting eye images from 5,000 people through the NIH All of Us Research Program.