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Dec 01, 2020 | Department of Radiation Oncology
Charles Limoli, PhD, working with NASA to help make space travel safer in the future
Charles Limoli, PhD, was recently featured in The Physiological Society's publication discussing his research on "space brain."
Nov 12, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
New prediction algorithm identifies previously undetected cancer driver genes
Leveraging public data reveals new information about genetic and epigenetic alterations and their roles in cancer.
Oct 29, 2020 | UCI News
Cognitive decline distorts political choices, UCI-led study says
Disconnect found between political affiliation, political decisions in the cognitively impaired
Oct 27, 2020 | UCI News
Cancer treatment without side effects?
UCI, Swiss researchers eliminate brain tumors without damaging cognition
UCI takes the lead in FLASH research
Under the leadership of Charles Limoli, MD, the Department of Radiation Oncology continues to investigate the potential promise of ultra-high-dose-rate radiation (“FLASH”) to overcome tumor resistance and eliminate side effects. UCI is home to the only P01 multi-institutional grant awarded by the National Institute of Health to study FLASH and has developed collaborations around the world to advance this science.
Oct 22, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
NIH Awards Over $100 Million to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome
The Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Consortium – Down Syndrome (ABC-DS), a multi-institution research team, co-led by members from the University of California, Irvine, has been awarded an unprecedented five-year, $109 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand research on the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome.
Oct 21, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Cunningham tapped as new chair for UCI Pediatrics and Senior Vice President & Pediatrician-in-Chief for CHOC Children’s
Following a national search, the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and CHOC Children’s have jointly announced that Coleen Cunningham, MD, a renowned professor of pediatrics and pathology from Duke University, has accepted a dual appointment position as both the chair for the UCI Department of Pediatrics and as senior vice president and pediatrician-in-chief for CHOC Children’s.
Oct 20, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Kristen M. Kelly, MD, appointed chair of UCI Department of Dermatology
Kristen M. Kelly, MD, has been appointed chair for the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Department of Dermatology, effective September 6, 2020.
Oct 19, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led study reveals significant restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.
Oct 15, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led 4D Nucleome project receives $3 million from NIH to map aging-associated chromatin organizational changes in human brain cells
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a team of researchers, led by the University of California, Irvine’s Xiangmin Xu, PhD, a five-year, $3 million grant for a project titled, “Single-Cell Analysis of Aging-Associated 4D Nucleome in the Human Hippocampus.”