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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.
Temoc Ramirez headshot

Jul 15, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Recent PhD Graduate Cuauhtemoc (Temoc) Ramirez Blends Metabolic Research and Mentorship

Postdoctoral fellow Cuauhtemoc (Temoc) Ramirez, PhD, starts his research career driven by the impact of metabolic diseases in his own family and mentoring students as he was once mentored.
Eric Vilain headshot in suit and tie.

Jul 08, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, Appointed Vice Dean for Clinical Research

Eric J. Vilain, MD, PhD, has been appointed vice dean for clinical research for the UC Irvine School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2025.
A group of around 30 alumni stand on the steps of the Medical Education building at UC Irvine

Jul 03, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Class of 2000 Enjoys 25-Year ‘Family’ Reunion

The School of Medicine’s class of 2000 returned to campus for its 25-year reunion, catching up over dinner, taking a walk down memory lane and learning about recent advancements in medical education.
Geoffrey Abbott sits in a garden holding a potted plant

Jul 01, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Spotlighting Geoffrey W. Abbott’s Herbal Intelligence

The Spring 2025 issue of The Anteater spotlights Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD, and his research into herbal medicines that hold promise for treating serious diseases.
Max Garduño in laboratory.

Jun 27, 2025 | UC Irvine News

Achieving the ‘Unachievable'

Bernardo Maximiliano “Max” Garduño, a doctoral student in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, credits his colleagues and donors for his development as a neuroscientist.
Artist's rendering of UCI Health — Irvine building.

Jun 26, 2025 | UCI Health

UCI Health Making History With Nation’s First All-Electric Acute Care Hospital

CBS News interviews UCI Health about its plan to open its sixth hospital in December, expanding access to care in the region.

UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge. 32 newly funded cancer pilot projects and early phase clinical trials.

Jun 24, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Congratulations 2024 Anti-Cancer Challenge Grant Awardees

Through the unwavering support of dedicated participants, donors and supporters who raised more than $1.5 million in 2024, the Anti-Cancer Challenge has awarded grants to 32 pilot projects and early phase clinical trials, including 20 awardees from the School of Medicine.

An image of a brain highlighting connecting nerves

Jun 24, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Preventing Epilepsy Progression and Preserving Long-Term Memory

An interdisciplinary collaboration between clinicians and engineers identifies a potential new treatment for preventing epilepsy progression and preserving long-term memory.
Alexandre Chan and Munjal Acharya

Jun 18, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Munjal Acharya, PhD, Awarded 2025 Basic Science COHS Team Research Award

The team of Munjal Acharya, PhD, and Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, received the award for their collaborative research that focuses on the alleviation of cancer-related cognitive impairment.