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May 14, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, Awarded Grant from BrightFocus Foundation’s National Glaucoma Research Program
BrightFocus Foundation’s National Glaucoma Research program has awarded Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk a research grant to investigate the cumulative role of repeated intraocular pressure elevations in epigenetic reprogramming and aging.
May 13, 2025 | BrightFocus Foundation
BrightFocus Foundation Awards Nearly $13M to 50 Scientists for Alzheimer’s, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma Research
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, is one of the National Glaucoma Research grant recipients.
UCI School of Medicine Research Insider
May 13, 2025
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.
May 12, 2025 | Department of Emergency Medicine
Mentoring Excellence in the Lotfipour Lab
The Lotfipour lab celebrates Yasamin Heydary receiving the 2025 Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Mentoring at UC Irvine! Honored by UROP, she'll be recognized May 16 at the Bren Center for her dedication to undergraduate research.
May 12, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine Earns Prestigious Dual Designations in 2025 Carnegie Classifications
UC Irvine has been awarded both the Research 1 and Opportunity College and University designations in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, recognizing UC Irvine’s leadership in cutting-edge research and student success.
May 12, 2025 | KTLA 5
Orange County Woman Opens Up About Living with Fatal, Rare Huntington's Disease
UC Irvine Bren Professor Leslie Thompson, PhD, who’s been researching Huntington’s disease for 35 years, said that while there currently is no cure – there is hope.
Dean's News & Events Newsletter | 33rd Edition
May 2025
May 08, 2025 | HealthDay
Sleep Apnea Tied to Memory-Related Brain Decline, Study Says
Senior researcher Bryce Mander explains how low oxygen levels from obstructive sleep apnea may be linked to cognitive decline due to damage to the small blood vessels in the brain and the downstream impact of this damage on parts of the brain associated with memory.
May 08, 2025 | Health Central
Which Treatment for Tardive Dyskinesia Is Right for You?
Neurologist Sanaz Attaripour Isfahani, MD, explains that certain neuroleptics block dopamine receptors in the brain, leading to the uncontrolled movements seen in TD.