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Dr. Daniela Bota (left), the UCI School of Medicine’s vice dean for clinical research, will lead the UCI Alpha Clinic and oversee its REAL micronetwork of academic partners in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties as a part of UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, directed by Aileen Anderson, Ph.D., professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation.

Oct 27, 2022 | UC Irvine News

UCI earns designation as CIRM Alpha Clinic with five-year, $8 million grant

Campus will launch micronetwork focused on expanding stem cell clinical trial access
Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Ph.D., was UCI’s Donald Bren Professor of Biological Chemistry

Oct 24, 2022 | UC Irvine News

Estée Lauder endowment will establish epigenetics fellowship at UCI

Award honors late professor-researcher Paolo Sassone-Corsi and his groundbreaking work
Dr. Albert LaSpada (left) and Robert Spitale(right)

Oct 18, 2022 | UC Irvine News

UCI launches Center for Neurotherapeutics to facilitate drug discovery and therapy delivery

UCI has launched a Center for Neurotherapeutics to facilitate drug discovery for neurological diseases.
Paul Negulescu

Oct 10, 2022

Paul Negulescu won the 2022 Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine

Paul Negulescu won the 2022 Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine
Gina Lee, UCI assistant professor of microbiology & molecular genetics

Oct 04, 2022 | UC Irvine News

UCI assistant professor is awarded $100,000 grant for her research into women’s cancers

Gina Lee, UCI assistant professor of microbiology & molecular genetics, is one of 10 researchers to receive a $100,000 grant from the Mary Kay Ash Foundation for their innovative work in seeking cures for cancers affecting women.

UCI medical student using the Butterfly portable ultrasound machine.

Oct 03, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI School of Medicine earns sixth consecutive Apple Distinguished School recognition

The School of Medicine has received this recognition continuously since 2012.
stethescope

Sep 28, 2022 | Prevention

Doctors Explain Multiple Sclerosis, the Autoimmune Disease That Affects Patients From Head to Toe

It causes problems with movement and balance, but early treatment can help.
Principal investigators on the project, which is supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Sep 26, 2022 | UC Irvine News

UCI awarded $13.8 million federal contract to profile lipid nanoparticles

Findings will increase understanding of vaccine immune responses and side effects.
Schematic representation of precision genome editing

Sep 23, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

New UCI-led report Illustrates potential of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseases

Improvements in technology and delivery techniques could revolutionize treatment of genetic disorders of vision.
UCI research team members that are part of the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network project

Sep 22, 2022 | UC Irvine News

UCI is key member of multi-institutional, $126 million NIH brain mapping project

Campus to receive $10 million over five years for role in Cell Atlas Network