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Jun 30, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

In Memoriam: Stephen H. White, PhD

Stephen H. White, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, died on May 31, 2026. White was a respected scientist and scholar who led the field in membrane biophysics.
A miniaturized doctor dressed in surgical scrubs, a mask, and a cap, standing inside a giant blood vessel. The tunnel-like interior features deeply textured, ridged walls in vivid shades of red, pink, and magenta, spiraling inward toward a dark, hollow opening. The doctor is extending a long, thin medical instrument toward the inner wall.

Jun 29, 2026 | UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation

The Problem with Good Enough: One Neurosurgeon’s Push for Better Tools

Through the UC Irvine startup AquaTeX, neurointerventional surgeon Ichiro Yuki, MD, is working to develop safer materials to inject into blood vessels.
Text: Translational Addiction Podcast, a Loftipour Lab production, with a backdrop of opioid pills

Jun 26, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

The Translational Addiction Podcast #11: In Your DNA: How Nicotine Can Prime the Brain for Meth

This episode of the Translational Addiction Podcast explores how a single genetic variant in the CHRNA6 gene can shape an adolescent brain's vulnerability to methamphetamine addiction following nicotine exposure.
Headshot of Jeremy Harris.

Jun 26, 2026 | Department of Radiation Oncology

Jeremy Harris, MD, Awarded Coltman Fellowship for Cancer Research

UC Irvine Radiation Oncology Associate Professor Jeremy Harris, MD, has been awarded the Dr. Charles A. Coltman Jr. Fellowship, which is given to outstanding early-career investigators working to significantly improve patients' lives through cancer clinical trials and translational research.
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Jun 24, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

School of Medicine Dean Michael J. Stamos Appointed as Interim Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs

Dean Stamos has been appointed as interim vice chancellor of UC Irvine Health Affairs, effective July 15, 2026.
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Jun 24, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine Graduate Studies

Congratulations to Our Class of 2026 Graduates

Congratulations to our UC Irvine School of Medicine Class of 2026 MS, PhD and MSTP graduates.
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Jun 22, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Creatively Integrating Medical Ethics, Sociology and Humanities into Clinical Care

Students collaborate with faculty leaders to reimagine the Medical Ethics, Sociology and Humanities (MESH) course at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, helping future physicians broaden their understanding of clinical care.
Emily Tom stands in her cap and gown, speaking at the podium

Jun 17, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Celebrating Patient Problem Solvers: 2026 UC Irvine Graduate Hooding Ceremony

MD/PhD candidate Emily Tom represented the class of 2026 at UC Irvine’s Graduate Hooding Ceremony, speaking to fellow graduates about persistence and curiosity, problem-solving for the next generation, and the patience of a Greenland shark.

A group of eight people involved with the UC Irvine Peer Support Program

Jun 12, 2026 | UC Irvine Health Affairs

Peer Support Program Unites Colleagues Across Disciplines

The UC Irvine Peer Support Program has expanded beyond the School of Medicine to include inaugural cohorts from the School of Nursing and the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, strengthening a growing network of colleagues dedicated to supporting one another through challenging moments in their professional lives.
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Jun 10, 2026 | UC Irvine News

UC Irvine launches nation's first multischool depression research institute

The Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries is the first institute in the nation to formally unite multiple academic schools in a coordinated effort to address depression.