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Jan 07, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
School of Medicine DECADE Holiday Workshop 2025
UC Irvine School of Medicine DECADE hosted a creative holiday workshop for students, faculty, postdocs and others to enjoy social time wrapping gifts, sipping hot apple cider and eating pizookies.
Jan 07, 2026 | Graduate Studies
Congratulations to the Recipient of the Gazzaniga Family Medical Research Award
Alisa Mahieu, graduate student in the Department of Biological Chemistry, is this year’s recipient of the Gazzaniga Family Medical Research Award.
Congratulations to the Dr. Lorna Carlin Scholar Awardees
The UC Irvine School of Medicine Office of Graduate Studies announces the recipients of the Dr. Lorna Carlin Scholar Awards.
UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
January 6, 2026
Jan 05, 2026 | Verywell Health
6 Supplements That Help You Stay Healthy Throughout the Winter
Zinc helps block viruses from multiplying in the nose and throat and supports the development and function of important immune cells, including T cells and natural killer cells, said Shruti K. Gohil, MD, a board-certified infectious diseases specialist and the associate medical director for UCI Health Epidemiology and Infection Prevention.
Jan 05, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Announcing the 2025 HOPE Research Award Winner
Jasmine Chavez, a graduate student in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, received the 2025 HOPE Research Award for her outstanding epilepsy research.
Medical Mission in Ethiopia: Advancing Radiation Therapy to Fight Cervical Cancer
UC Irvine radiation oncologist Priya Mitra, MD, joins Radiating Hope on a medical mission to Ethiopia, helping expand access to brachytherapy, a lifesaving treatment for women with advanced cervical cancer.
Jan 05, 2026 | UC Irvine News
Eye-Opening Research
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk’s astonishing findings about Greenland sharks may lead to new ways of preserving vision as we age.
Dec 30, 2025 | Los Angeles Times
UC Irvine Secures $12M CIRM Grant To Launch Phase 1/2 Stem Cell Trial for Huntington's
Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior and of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine, has received a $12-million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to test a novel stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease. “This trial is an exciting step for regenerative medicine and its potential to change the course of Huntington’s disease,” said Thompson, in a statement. “It provides additional hope to patients and families who currently have very few options.”
Dec 30, 2025 | Futurism
Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
“They simulate human relationships,” said Adrian Preda, a psychiatry professor at the University of California, Irvine. “Nothing in human history has done that before.”