May 28, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UC Irvine Study Finds How Liver, Kidney Work Together to Support NAD⁺ and Healthy Aging

At the center of this discovery is a surprising role for the liver and kidney in working together to support a critical molecule called NAD⁺, which is essential for cellular energy, repair and longevity.

May 27, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Mission to Explore Space Medicine: COSMOS Rotation Takes Students to New Heights

Graduating UC Irvine medical students Kaveri Curlin and Christopher Yang share their experience with COSMOS 401, a new four-week immersive rotation, “Concepts of Space Medicine and Orbital Systems.”

May 23, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

School of Medicine Class of 2025: Ready to Change the World for the Better

UC Irvine celebrates the class of 2025 School of Medicine graduates with a heartfelt message from NFL defensive lineman Solomon Thomas: “You are forever healing people, saving lives and keeping families whole.”

May 22, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, Named 2025-2026 Council of Deans Fellow by AAMC

The prestigious yearlong COD fellowship is designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in academic medicine.

May 21, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UC Irvine Researchers Contribute to New Toolkit for Battling Brain Disorders

Xiangmin Xu and members of his lab have published two new studies as part of the Armamentarium for Precision Brain Cell Access, a consortium of researchers creating next-generation biological tools to battle brain disorders.

May 20, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Thu H. Le, MD, Shares Outlook Shaped by Compassion

Thu H. Le, MD, brings not only extensive experience and accolades to her new role as chair of the Department of Medicine but also a perspective rooted in healing, compassion, service and impact.

May 20, 2025 | UC Irvine Health Affairs

UC Irvine Celebrates Completion of Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building

The building will be one of the largest translational research hubs on the West Coast once it becomes fully operational in the coming months.

May 19, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025

This May, as we celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month, we acknowledge that this shared heritage of the AANHPI community reflects the evolving heritage and history of the entire United States.

May 15, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Chen Prescribes Lessons in AI to Medical Doctors

With medical training and technical experience — and a little bit of magic — UC Irvine alumnus Jonathan Chen aims to help doctors leverage the power of AI.

May 13, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Yulian Khagi, MD, and  Zhina Sadeghi, MD, Recognized as Spring 2025 Rising Stars

Khagi and Sadeghi received the Spring 2025 Rising Stars award at a special luncheon on May 7.