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Anne Marie Clemons-Thomas, V. Gordan Clemons Jr., and Marie Clemons stand in front of the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building.

Feb 18, 2025 | UC Irvine News

Clemons Family Foundation donates $11 million to support advanced cancer research

The Clemons Family Foundation has pledged $11 million to support cancer research and provide capital funding for the under-construction Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building at the UCI Health – Irvine complex on the University of California, Irvine campus.
UCI-HBCU Summer Research and Clinical Experience Program 2024 cohort

Feb 12, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Celebrating Black History Month 2025

This month, we recognize the interdisciplinary and innovative labor that upholds our school’s mission to Discover. Teach. Heal, especially as it relates to health equity within African, Black and Caribbean communities.
Kei Igarashi is awarded the 41st Inoue Prize for Science by Atsushi Koma, president of the Inoue Foundation.

Feb 12, 2025 | UC Irvine News

UC Irvine School of Medicine associate professor awarded Inoue Prize for Science

Kei Igarashi, PhD, Chancellor’s Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, has been named one of five recipients of the 2024 Inoue Prize for Science. This award recognizes Igarashi’s outstanding achievement in memory and dementia research.

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February 11, 2025
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Feb 10, 2025 | Healio

‘Maybe we should listen’: Allergies from sesame to sunscreen may aggravate hair loss

Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, associate professor and vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Dermatology, emphasizes the role of allergies in immune conditions, which can increase hair loss prevalence among children and adults.

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February 4, 2025
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Feb 01, 2025 | The Orange County Register

Kill right turns on red; they’re dangerous, study finds

Federico E. Vaca, MD, MPH, professor and executive vice chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, shares his expertise on traffic safety and talks about the dangers of right turns at red lights.

Maheswari Senthil and Farshid Dayyani in their white coats.

Jan 31, 2025 | UC Irvine News

Answers for cancers

The UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge, an annual campus fundraiser, supports promising studies, including an innovative trial named Stopgap. This trial addresses a pressing need for effective treatments against gastric carcinomatosis.

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Dean's News & Events Newsletter | 30th Edition

January 2025