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Sep 22, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD, Receives $3.2 Million NIH Grant to Develop Immunotherapy Against Recurrent Ocular Herpes
“Our goal is to develop a safe and durable immunotherapy that can reduce potentially blinding recurrent herpetic disease, limit transmission and ultimately improve the lives of millions of people worldwide,” says Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD.
Sep 15, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UC Irvine Receives $4.2 Million NIH Award to Continue All of Us Enrollment and to Study Cardiometabolic Health in Underrepresented Communities
A collaborative project supported by the NIH All of Us Research Program and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities explores genetics, environment and lifestyle factors.
Sep 02, 2026 | UC Irvine News
Stopping Chronic Pain Before it Starts
UC Irvine researchers find that after an injury, support cells are temporarily rewired to trigger nerve cells to produce sticky beta-amyloid protein fragments best known for their role in Alzheimer’s disease.
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UC Irvine medical students Tatum Ego and Zoe Adams collaborate with the nonprofit Art for the Isolated to help beautify a free healthcare clinic for the underserved, creating a more welcoming space.
As the UC Irvine School of Medicine celebrated the fifth annual National Latino Physician Day, the message was clear: Necesitamos más — we need more.
How a rainy-morning handshake between a young UC Irvine biologist and an 80-year-old industrialist built one of the world’s most influential laser medicine institutions.
Oct 16, 2026 | Radiology Business
Radiology department uses AI to identify lung cancer screening patients in EHR
A team of researchers from the UC Irvine Department of Radiological Sciences developed a natural language processing (NLP) tool that extracts smoking data from free-text clinical notes, identifying over three times more lung cancer screening-eligible patients than structured electronic health records.
Oct 16, 2026 | Medscape
Stakes Are High When Pediatric Hypertension Is Missed
UC Irvine pediatric nephrologist Shoba Narayan, MD, stresses the importance of annual blood pressure screening for children aged 3 and older, as early detection of pediatric hypertension is critical in preventing organ damage and long-term health risks.