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.

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.

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Office of Research
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Basic Science Departments
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Clinical Departments
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Centers & Institutes
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Core Facilities
$392M
in research funding for Fiscal Year 2025-26
Ranked Tier 2
Best U.S. Medical School by College Consensus
288
opened clinical trials in Fiscal Year 2025-26
No. 44 Overall
in Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research Rankings

News

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Sep 02, 2026 | UC Irvine News

Stopping Chronic Pain Before it Starts
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UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
Chen Li, PhD

Aug 27, 2026 | UC Irvine News

New Data Infrastructure Award to Help Scientific Communities Build Domain-Specific Platforms for Collaborative Data Science and AI
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