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Feb 16, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine opens newly renovated Medical Education Building
On Nov. 7, 2023, the Office of Medical Education hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of construction on the Medical Education Building.
UCI School of Medicine Recognizes Black History Month 2024
As the only public medical school in Orange County, the UCI School of Medicine aims to embody the spirit of Black History Month by promoting academic excellence and health equity for the betterment of African, Black and Caribbean communities.
Feb 16, 2024 | UCI News
Surgeon leads overseas medical missions to poor villages
UCI Health doctor and professor in the Department of Surgery Cristobal Barrios, Jr., MD, leads a group of volunteers in a humanitarian mission in Quito, Ecuador.
Feb 08, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine team develops innovative MESA liquid biopsy technologies for early disease detection and prognosis
Detecting human cancers through cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in blood is a sensitive and non-invasive option. However, capturing multiple forms of epigenetic information remains a technical and financial challenge.
Feb 07, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Researchers find proton channels in plants could be key to regulating stress levels
Findings from this study could lead to better ways to prevent brain damage after a stroke.
Feb 05, 2024 | UCI News
Forging global understanding
UCI School of Medicine medical students return from a clinical trip to India with new insights into its healthcare system — and new friends.
Jan 28, 2024 | Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
Neuropathology of microbleeds in cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL)
CADASIL brains reveal surprising iron deposits. A new study finds increased iron scattered throughout, not just around blood vessels, challenging previous assumptions. This unexpected finding opens doors for further research into iron's role in this rare brain disease.
Jan 20, 2024
Geoff Abbott: 2022-2024 SSIHI Samueli Scholarship
Jan 12, 2024
Paul Negulescu, Cahalan Lab postdoc alumnus, now at Vertex Inc, 2024 Breakthrough Prize for development of effective drugs to treat cystic fibrosis.
Paul Negulescu, 2024 Breakthrough Prize for development of effective drugs to treat cystic fibrosis.
Jan 09, 2024 | UCI News
UCI School of Medicine receives prestigious grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
Funding will support eye research conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology.