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October 8, 2024
Oct 08, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Cameron S. Carter Awarded Patricia Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience Research
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded Cameron S. Carter, MD, the Patricia Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience Research.
Oct 04, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine researchers are first to reveal role of ophthalmic acid in motor function control
A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain — ophthalmic acid — unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic target for Parkinson’s and other movement diseases.
Oct 04, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
School of Medicine community gathers for National Latino Physician Day
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, physicians and students from the UCI School of Medicine and UCI Health gathered to celebrate National Latino Physician Day. In California, the Latinx population makes up approximately 39%, however, disproportionally, only 6% of physicians identify as Latino or Latina in the United States.
Oct 03, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine receives initial $33 million in federal support for vaccine research
Philip Felgner, PhD, professor in residence in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, and director of UC Irvine’s Adeline Yen Mah Vaccine Center, will lead a multi-institutional pandemic planning effort with this $33 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Oct 02, 2024 | NBC Los Angeles
Orange County medical community addresses need for more Latino doctors
UCI School of Medicine celebrates National Latino Physician Day. NBC Los Angeles interviews Jose Mayorga, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and executive director of the UCI Health Family Health Centers, about this national effort to raise awareness about the lack of Latinos in medicine.
Oct 02, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Napoleone Ferrara, MD, kicks off 2024-25 Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series
The 2024-25 Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series kicked off Sept. 17-18 with renowned molecular biologist Napoleone Ferrara, MD, from the UC San Diego School of Medicine.
October 1, 2024
Oct 01, 2024 | UC Irvine Health Affairs
UC Irvine’s Train New Trainers Program Receives Prestigious Nexus Award
UC Irvine Health Affairs and the School of Medicine proudly announce that the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education has awarded the prestigious George E. Thibault, MD Nexus Award to its Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Fellowships Program.
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