Research Innovation and discovery form the basis of our mission at the UCI School of Medicine: Discover. Teach. Heal. Our faculty, staff and students are immersed in research activities that span basic science, translational and clinical areas. Home Research Disease Prevention, Treatments and Cures The UCI School of Medicine is part of a comprehensive academic health system working to redefine the boundaries of patient care. Our research mission is to advance basic, clinical and translational research that addresses complex problems, spanning from unraveling fundamental biological and pathobiological processes to designing novel therapeutics, diagnostics and analytics. Our ultimate goal is to develop safe and effective disease prevention strategies, treatments, and cures for patients. Office of Research Basic Science Departments Clinical Departments Centers & Institutes Core Facilities Research by the Numbers UCI School of Medicine researchers advance our understanding of human health and our capacity to improve it. Through basic, clinical and translational research, we develop cross-disciplinary discoveries and therapies that help patients $375 M in research funding for Fiscal Year 2023–24 Ranked 29th Best U.S. Medical School by College Consensus 277 opened clinical trials in Fiscal Year 2023–24 No. 51 Overall in Blue Ridge Institute Rankings for Medical Research News UCI School of Medicine Research Insider Research Insider UCI School of Medicine Research UCI School of Medicine Research Insider Research Insider UCI School of Medicine Research Oct 14, 2024 | UCI News NIH to support UC Irvine research on reducing alcohol-influenced crash injuries Features & Briefs Emergency Medicine UCI School of Medicine Research View All News Events Oct 28, 2024 Physician Scientist Collective Network Event | Charles C. Miller, PhD | Developing Translational Investigators: Lessons Learned in Multiple Contexts Oct 29, 2024 2024 Community Lecture Series | Tissue Engineering and Angiogenesis — Making New Blood Vessels Nov 20, 2024 Physician Scientist Collective Network Event | Gerard Slobogean MD, MPH, FRCSC | How We Can Innovate Multi-Center Clinical Trials and Train the Next Generation of Clinical Researchers Nov 26, 2024 2024 Community Lecture Series | Aging of Blood Stem Cells Jan 7, 2025 Physician Scientist Collective Network Event | Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH, MPH View All Events View All Events