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A drawing of mouse with the shadow of a tiger. The shadow appears on a background of DNA sequencing gels. A fluorescent protein on the right illuminates the way. Scissors on the right, cutting DNA strands, represent precision genome editing.

Sep 02, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

New TIGER Mouse Model Helps Advance Genetic Medicine

UC Irvine researchers have developed a new model for investigating precision-genome editing, helping advance methods to address many inherited and environmental disorders.
Music & Health Conference 2025: September 22, 2025, UCLA Luskin Conference Center

Sep 02, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Exploring the Power of Music: Inaugural Music & Health Conference

Register today for the inaugural Music & Health Conference and join Sean Young, PhD, in exploring novel approaches to using music as a tool for health and behavior change.
Zhina Sadeghi stands behind a podium, speaking

Aug 29, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Don’t Be Shy: Talking Urology with Zhina Sadeghi, MD

For Urology Awareness Month, Zhina Sadeghi, MD, wants to normalize talking about bladder leakage. Learn how she cares for patients while advancing research to improve pelvic health.
Group photo of 22 students standing with around a dozen mentors.

Aug 28, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Summer of Discovery for Future Leaders in Healthcare Research

Undergraduate students from North Carolina and Alabama spent their summer on the west coast, gaining hands-on experience in laboratory and clinical research at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.
A candid profile photo of Misako Nagasaka

Aug 19, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Lung Cancer Research Foundation Advisory Board Welcomes Misako Nagasaka

The LCRF expanded its Scientific Advisory Board to welcome five new leaders in lung cancer research, including Misako Nagasaka, MD, PhD.
A man looks into a retinal camera machine to get a photo of his eye.

Aug 13, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Eyes on Health: New Study Offered through All of Us Research Program

UC Irvine is one of four institutions facilitating the Eyes on Health study, exploring connections between eye health and overall health by collecting eye images from 5,000 people through the NIH All of Us Research Program.
Dean Stamos helps a student put on the white coat during the ceremony.

Aug 12, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Future Physicians Welcomed at the 2025 White Coat Ceremony

UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Class of 2029 donned their white coats for the first time and took the physician’s oath during the time-honored tradition of the White Coat Ceremony.
Federico E. Vaca stands next to a car door, in front of a large wrap-around screen showing a city road.

Aug 04, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Free Event to Train Teen Drivers Aims to Save Lives

Register your teen for the Ford Driving Skills for Life event in Anaheim on Aug. 16 and 17, and join Federico E. Vaca, MD, MPH in helping to keep young drivers safe.
Headshot of Ed Monuki

Jul 31, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Ed Monuki, MD, PhD, Appointed Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program

Dr. Monuki replaces Al Goldin, MD, PhD, who served as MSTP director for the past 33 years.
Text: Translational Addiction Podcast, a Loftipour Lab production, with a backdrop of opioid pills

Jul 24, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Lotfipour Lab Launches Podcast Series Exploring Addiction

The Lotfipour Lab has launched a new podcast series, The Translational Addiction Podcast, exploring cutting-edge addiction science through timely and relatable topics.