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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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Making the case that misinformation is a public health problem, Adrian Preda, MD, argues that the solution requires reorganizing academic practice to incentivize social media content addressing mental health.
Two new research awards will tackle this question by studying one of the most informative, but historically understudied, groups in Alzheimer’s research: people who live into their 90s and beyond.
Internationally recognized colorectal surgeon and clinician-scientist, Liliana Bordeianou, MD, MPH, joins UC Irvine School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Surgery on Jan. 1, 2027.
Sep 21, 2026 | Contemporary Pediatrics
Tallie Z. Baram, MD, discusses unpredictable childhood environments and mental health risks
In a study led by UC Irvine's Tallie Baram, MD, she found that childhood unpredictability is a distinct mental health risk factor beyond traditional adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Adding unpredictability screening can help identify at-risk children who standard ACEs assessments might otherwise miss.
Sep 18, 2026 | Newport Beach Independent
CureDuchenne and UC Irvine Host Screening of “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” and Panel Discussion Sept. 19 at Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach
CureDuchenne and UC Irvine hosted a screening and panel discussion highlighting advances in Duchenne care, clinical trials and research from UC Irvine’s Muscle Biology and Disease Research Center.