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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
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.
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.
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.
Apr 17, 2020
DARPA-funded microchip technology optimizes convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients
A consortium of California scientists from government, academia and business today published an initial manuscript describing a novel approach to prepare convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients in BioRxiv.
Apr 16, 2020 | Futurity
TrackCOVID is a free, open-source smartphone app that permits contact tracing for potential coronavirus infections while preserving privacy.
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested that reopening the state’s economy will require six steps, the first of which involves “tracing and tracking individuals” in order to identify those who need to remain in isolation.
Apr 16, 2020 | OC Register
Bravo! UCI medical students support clinicians, hospice volunteer honored and more
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, a group of UCI School of Medicine students has taken on extraordinary volunteer roles to support their teachers and mentors at UCI Health.
Apr 15, 2020
He was building rockets. Now he's taking on America's ventilator shortage
Victor Radulescu thought he would never see another ventilator.