Nov 02, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI School of Medicine Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

This month, we happily celebrate the accomplishments of Alexander Red Eagle, MD, PhD, HS clinical assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and chief hospitalist at Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center in Long Beach, CA. At the medical center, Dr. Red Eagle has been commended for his active efforts to recruit underrepresented medical students into the internal medicine residency program.

Nov 01, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

NIH awards $4.4 million to UCI Diabetes Center to study the epigenetic mechanisms for diabetes

Qin Yang, MD, PhD, endocrinologist, director of the UCI Diabetes Center and associate professor in the Departments of Medicine, and Physiology & Biophysics, at the UCI School of Medicine, has received two NIH awards totaling $4.4 million to study the epigenetic mechanisms for diabetes. Wei Li, PhD, professor of bioinformatics in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the UCI School of Medicine, is the co-principal investigator on both awards.

Nov 01, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

In Memoriam: Kenneth M. Baldwin, PhD

A founding member of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, which was originally named: Functional Correlates B, Dr. Baldwin was recruited in 1973 to join the faculty at UCI.

Oct 31, 2023

September – October 2023

Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology accomplishments and recognition in September - October 2023.

Oct 25, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

School of Medicine Alumna and Faculty Receive Lauds & Laurels

UCI Alumni Association recognize a School of Medicine alumna and faculty who are COVID-19 heroes

Oct 24, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI/CHOC Diagnostic Center of Excellence Joins the Undiagnosed Diseases Network

The NIH approves UCI/CHOC as a site for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network with an expertise in neurogenetic and neurometabolic conditions.

Oct 18, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI School of Medicine Receives 2023 HEED Award

Three-time HEED award recipient, the School of Medicine continues its legacy of interdisciplinary progress in education, research and well-being.

Oct 13, 2023 | UC Irvine News

A decade of visionary achievement

UC Irvine celebrates the Department of Ophthalmology’s 10th anniversary of the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, marking a decade of remarkable accomplishments in the field of ophthalmology.

Oct 10, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

University of California, Irvine researchers awarded $2.4 million 'Fast Track' grant to develop a novel cancer immunotherapy treatment

The University of California, Irvine, has been awarded a $2.4 million ‘Fast Track’ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to further develop a highly novel cancer immunotherapy treatment. The project, a joint grant with GlyTR Therapeutics Inc, will build upon work at UCI originally funded by the President Biden Cancer Moonshot Program.

Oct 05, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI awarded Department of Energy grant to accelerate biomanufacturing and advance the U.S. bioeconomy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have selected a joint project between the University of California, Irvine, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, and Argonne National Laboratory researchers for funding. The project will receive $1.5 million in funding over the next three years to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation and help advance the U.S. bioeconomy.