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Jun 11, 2020 | abc news
Medical school graduates ready to fight COVID-19 on the front lines
Students from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine shared scenes from their drive-thru commencement as they prepare to work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 05, 2020
Newly funded COVID-19 research aims to protect the most vulnerable
UC announced the successful completion of a whirlwind effort to award $2 million in seed funding to research across the state aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19, particularly among those at greater risk for infection and adverse outcomes.
Jun 03, 2020 | UCI Samueli School of Engineering
Thomas Milner to Lead Beckman Laser Institute
The UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic has named Thomas Milner its third director. Milner, a pioneering developer of optical-based medical instrumentation, also will join the faculty in the departments of biomedical engineering and surgery, effective July 1, 2020.
Jun 01, 2020 | UCI News
Giving their all
Community members, local companies, philanthropists, students and alumni have rallied around UCI Health with donations of funds and personal protective equipment
May 27, 2020 | UCI News
UCI Podcast: The race for COVID testing
In the UCI Podcast, Dr. Ed Monuki, chair of pathology who leads UCI Health’s testing efforts, discusses how the campus came together to address this community need and how future testing for the coronavirus and its antibodies will play an important role with the resumption of our regular daily activities, like going back to work or the classroom.
May 26, 2020 | UCI News
Med students make do – and then some
Graduating class faces curtailed rotations, crises of confidence and commencement questions with grace, generosity and ingenuity
May 12, 2020
Interdisciplinary research team awarded $3.8M to study molecular changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease
A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine and San Diego have been awarded $3.8 million by the National Institute on Aging to conduct an epigenomic analysis of neural circuits in the brain. By revealing molecular changes that occur during the course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the team hopes to identify new therapeutic targets and molecular biomarkers for early detection and better treatment.
May 11, 2020
Fast-tracked funding
In mid-March, COVID-19 was sweeping the country and lockdowns were just beginning. Medical researchers and public health professionals were scrambling to not only make sense of the virus but figure out a response that could save lives.
Tu Foundation gives $2.5 million to UCI to support COVID-19 patient care, research
A $2.5 million gift from the John and Mary Tu Foundation to the University of California, Irvine is supporting COVID-19-associated patient care at UCI Health and advance clinical and translational research across campus focused on new ways to test for and treat the viral infection.
Apr 22, 2020
New study could lead to therapeutic interventions to treat cocaine addiction
A new study explains how cocaine modifies functions in the brain revealing a potential target for therapies aimed at treating cocaine addiction. The study was published today in Cell Reports.