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| School of Medicine Dean's Research Council Meeting | School of Medicine Dean Michael Stamos and Associate Dean for Research Administration William E. Bunney invite you to attend this quarterly meeting featuring two distinguished research presentations.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Schizophrenia: Bridging Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Serious Mental Illness by Cameron S. Carter, MD, distinguished professor and chair, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Hippocampal Codes for Fast Updating of Changes in Reward Magnitudes by Laura Ewell, PhD, assistant professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Tuesday, May 14, 5 to 6 p.m.
Via ZoomMeeting ID: 968 2620 4626 | Passcode: 109533 |
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| Register for an NIH Grant Writing Workshop! | The School of Medicine Office of Research is hosting a full-day, in-person workshop, “Planning and Writing Successful NIH Proposals” hosted by Dr. Jon-Michael Knapp of Luminint Consulting Group. The workshop will offer valuable insights into the grant application process, covering topics from developing a project plan to reviewing proposal feedback.
Wednesday, May 29, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: UCI School of Medicine, Irvine campus
Registration is limited. To participate, faculty, research staff and postdoctoral scholars must register by Wednesday, May 8, by completing this form and submitting a draft of their specific aims page.
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| Clinical Research Networking Event | All faculty are invited to attend this clinical research networking event to meet peers who are conducting clinical research at UCI. Representatives from institutional committees, including ICTS, Research Development Unit, and the Human Research Protections office, will be available to answer questions about research protocols and resources. Light bites and refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, May 8, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: UCI Samueli College of Health Sciences, 2nd Floor Terrace
856 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA |
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| 2024 Core Facilities Survey | UCI School of Medicine and the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center are partnering on a survey regarding core research facilities in the School of Medicine. Your answers are helpful and important; all responses will be factored in to optimize our research support structure. After answering a few basic questions, you will only be asked questions pertaining to the facilities and services used by you and the researchers under your supervision. This survey is anonymous. For questions, contact Claire Brainard Draper. Please complete the survey by this Friday, May 10.
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| Join AAAS for Future Honorary Fellow Eligibility | Researchers are encouraged to become members of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science). There are many member benefits and membership in this esteemed organization has been a time-honored tradition in the scientific community.
An important benefit of membership in AAAS is to position yourself to be elected as an AAAS Honorary Fellow. AAAS Fellows are a distinguished group of scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their extraordinary achievements. In a tradition stretching back to 1874, Fellows are elected annually by the AAAS Council.
The UCI School of Medicine Awards Nominations Committee would like to nominate our researchers for consideration for election to AAAS Fellowship. One must be a continuous member of AAAS for the four-year period leading up to the year of nomination. Please make yourself eligible for this honor and become a member. |
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| We have been collecting information about new awards sent in by the School of Medicine research community and have created this space to share the news.
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| Find funding opportunities for trainees, postdocs and early career faculty, and all faculty.
For more funding opportunities and resources to help in your funding search, visit the Funding Opportunities page.
For a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities announced by NIH in their weekly NIH guide listserv, check out the School of Medicine Funding Search Tool.
Considering applying for a Limited Funding Opportunity? Typically, you submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Research via UCI Review. If the opportunity is not listed, email the Research Development Unit (RDU). |
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| Postdocs & Early Career Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program - Track 1 | The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the comprehensive development of graduate students as versatile STEM professionals for a range of research and research-related careers within and outside academia. UCI may submit no more than two proposals in response to this call.
Interested applicants are asked to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Research (via the UCI Review application portal). Please also alert the School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) at somrd@hs.uci.edu if you intend to submit an application.
Deadline: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 11:59 p.m. |
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education | Grantees awarded the Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education grant via this initiative will engage the expertise of MSIs, and the unique experiences of their faculty and students, to model effective systems and practices that remove barriers and create opportunities for equitable learning environments in STEM graduate education so all students can thrive. Three types of grants will be funded: planning grants, seed grants and implementation grants.
UCI is allowed to submit only one application. Interested applicants are asked to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Research via the UCI Review application portal.
Register here for the informational webinar on Thursday, May 9, noon to 1 p.m.
Deadline: Friday, May 10, 2024
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| W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program Grants | The W. M. Keck Foundation asks, “What’s new science?” Concept papers should provide a compelling argument that new knowledge discovery will result from the proposed project. The foundation focuses on basic research enabling pioneering discoveries that overturn prevailing paradigms or promote new solutions to old problems. They encourage development of new technology, but also want to know what new science it will enable. Competitive LOIs will clearly articulate the specific problem you want to explore and how your approach is unique. Make a direct link between the new technology/methodology you are developing and the new questions you can ask with that technology. Budget requests may be for up to $1.5 million and may be expended over three years.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary concept paper to the Vice Chancellor for Research’s (VCR) office via InfoReady.
Deadline: Monday, May 13, 2024
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| UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) RFP | UC Research Initiatives in the UC Office of the President has issued the UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives Request for Proposals, which includes opportunities for both Planning/Pilot Awards and Program Awards. The MRPI opportunity is open to UC faculty and researchers in any field of research and scholarship. Proposals require collaboration among at least three UC campuses to pursue pioneering research in thematic, multidisciplinary, or inter-disciplinary areas that enhance the UC research enterprise, strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university, and benefit California and its people. Find additional program information on the UCOP website.
Letter of Intent deadline: Thursday, May 16, 2024, noon
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| California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP) Funding Opportunities | The California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP) is pleased to share two requests for proposals: - Low Barrier Technology Interventions for HIV Prevention and Care
- Economic Justice Interventions to Address HIV and HIV Syndemic Factors in California.
Each of these opportunities require a letter of intent, and these will undergo competitive merit review to limit the pool of potential applicants who are invited to submit full applications. Learn more.
Letter of Intent Deadline: Thursday, May 16, 2024
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| Recently released FY24 funding announcements for the Department of Defense (DOD) - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | |
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| NIH Research Career Development Awards (K) | | The NIH K award mechanism can be a great mechanism for you depending on your research career stage. This mechanism has different types of funding opportunities that provide support at various career stages: early career, physician scientist, predoc, postdoc, midcareer and established. Here’s a list of active NIH funding opportunities, filtered for a subset of the K mechanisms. If you have any questions or are interested, please contact the School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) at somrd@hs.uci.edu. |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series | | | 
Leandro M. Velez, PhD
Associate Specialist
Seldin Lab
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Hosung Bae, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jang Lab
| | | The Genetic Landscape of PCOS: Insights from Cardiometabolic and Reproductive Trait Analysis in a Genetic Mouse Panel, by Leandro M. Velez, PhD Landscape of Inter-organ Metabolite Exchange During Diet and Metabolic Perturbations in Pigs, by Hosung Bae, PhDWednesday, May 8, 11 a.m. to noon
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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series | Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, presented by Deepti Pandita, MD. Monthly on Mondays, presented by Nimisha Parekh, MD, and Brian J. Cummings, PhD, associate deans of faculty development, is a monthly seminar series covering a wide range of topics focused on faculty development.
Monday, May 13, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Location: Via Zoom
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| Vendor from Integrated Instrument Services (I2s inc) | Join us for our pipette/equipment calibration sign-up event, where accuracy meets excellence. Ensure your experiments are on point by having your pipettes calibrated by experts. Don’t compromise on results. Stop by the sign-in event to reserve your calibration slot now and take your research to the next level!
Tuesday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Grassy area between Sprague and Hewitt |
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| NIH Grants Process: A Brief Walk-Through for Beginners | Are you new to working with the NIH grants process? If so, make plans to join your peers as the NIH walks through essential aspects of applying for funding. This event offers participants an opportunity to gain insights into the NIH’s organizational structure and how it funds research, finding the right fit for your research (including NIH Notices of Funding Opportunity - NOFOs), the grants process overview, peer review, NIH and applicant institution roles and responsibilities, and resources to help along the way.
Wednesday, May 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PT
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| Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | Career options after your PhD, by Albert Zlotnik, PhD, professor emeritus, Physiology & Biophysics, UCI School of Medicine
Wednesday, May 15, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Hybrid event at Tamkin Hall F114 and via Zoom Contact Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk to join via Zoom. |
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| CHOC Research Seminar: Discussions on improving identification of high-risk injuries associated with child physical abuse | Speaker: Gunjan Tiyyagura, MD, MHS, associate professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, director of Pediatric Quality and Safety Education, Pediatrics at Yale University.
Wednesday, May 15, noon to 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom |
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| Vision Research Mixer | We are excited to invite you to our Vision Research Mixer organized by the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. We hope you will join us for an opportunity to engage with other vision research colleagues from across UCI. The event will include several brief vision research talks during the first hour, followed by a reception.Wednesday, May 15, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Gross Hall, 4th Floor Conference Room
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Morning Seminar Series | Long-Range Gene Regulation in Development and Disease, by Evgeny Kvon, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Developmental & Cell Biology, UCI School of Biological Sciences
Thursday, May 16, 9 a.m. PTLocation: Hybrid event at Plumwood House, Room 166, and via ZoomContact Shanti Iyer to join via Zoom. |
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| UCI School of Biological Sciences | Department of Developmental and Cell Biology Spring 2024 Seminar Series | Revisiting the role(s) of netrin1 in the establishment of spinal cord circuitry, by Samantha Butler, PhD, professor and vice chair for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Faculty who are interested in scheduling time with Dr. Butler can contact Katie Thompson-Peer.
Thursday, May 16, 11 a.m. PT
Location: 4201 Natural Sciences II
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| ICTS Brown Bag Lunch Series Workshop | Come on, Feel the Noise: A Look at Signals, Noise, and Uncertainty in Biological Research, by Mitchel Colebank, PhD, postdoctoral researcher, Chesler Lab (biomedical engineering)
Tuesday, May 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: UCI College of Health Sciences Building, Room 2110 |
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| UCI Conte Center Seminar Series | The Midline Thalamus and the Control of Goal-Oriented Behaviors, by Mario Penzo, PhD, senior investigator, Unit on the Neurobiology of Affective Memory, National Institute of Mental Health
Tuesday, May 21, 4 to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House lecture hall and via Zoom
Passcode: 764583 |
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| 21st Annual EpiCenter Symposium | The 2024 EpiCenter Symposium will celebrate the 20th year of the NIH T32 program in epilepsy research. Talks will feature speakers working to solve important problems related to epilepsy in the laboratory, the clinic and the community. The keynote speaker will be Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD, executive director of the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation.
Wednesday, May 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Sue Gross Auditorium |
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| Beyond Cancer Speaker Series: Community-Engaged and Patient-Centered Cancer Control Research in Asian American Communities | In commemoration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, join the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) and Cancer Control leadership team for a Beyond Cancer speaking event featuring Tung Nguyen, MD, professor of medicine and associate vice chancellor for Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism at UCSF. Dr. Nguyen will share insights from his personal journey and discuss community-engaged, patient-centered cancer control research in Asian American communities. Learn more.
Wednesday, May 22, noon to 1 p.m.
Via Zoom |
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| Grand Opening of UCI’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Facility | Join this cocktail reception and celebration for the grand opening of UCI’s state-of-the-art Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Facility. The GMP Facility houses seven specialized manufacturing rooms, a quality-control lab and process development services. It is uniquely poised to specialize in the production of cell and gene therapies for clinical trials in neurological diseases and cancer, significantly expanding treatment options for our patients and positioning UCI at the forefront of pioneering novel regenerative treatments into clinical practice.
Wednesday, May 22, 4 to 6 p.m.
Location: Thorp Conference Center, Gross Hall — 4th Floor |
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| Budgeting for Clinical Trials Workshop | Speaker: Jackie Dalke, Navigation Services Finance Manager, Clinical Trials Office, UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center. Workshop presented by the Western CTS Education Consortium (WCEC).
Designed with K scholars in mind, this overview will help you gain a better understanding of protocols for feasibility, determine critical parameters that may affect study outcomes, identify protocol-related items that contribute to the costs, and define the cost structure for the grant budget. The attendees will review a hypothetical National Institutes of Health (NIH) study using a Feasibility Template and convert the findings into a grant budget.
Thursday, May 23, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 931 3390 9953 | Passcode: 884357 |
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| Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Dissertation Defense | Circuit mechanisms of associative memory in the entorhinal cortex, by Jason Lee, PhD candidate, Dr. Kei Igarashi’s Lab
Friday, May 24, 3 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at Nelson Auditorium (Irvine Hall, ground floor) or via Zoom
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| UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's 10th Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium | The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s 10th Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium is a FREE one-day symposium focused on exciting advances in translational research to treat eye diseases. Learn more about the poster presentation competition for a cash prize. Posters due May 10.
Saturday, June 1, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617
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| Research!America's Science & Technology Early Career Summit | The future of public and private sector-funded R&D hinges on developing a robust and diverse pipeline of talented early-career scientists, researchers and engineers who can drive innovation and positive societal change. The objective of the Early Career Researcher Summit is to bring together a diverse group of early career researchers from across the medical, health and science arenas to: - Gain insights into the range of careers available to them
- Empower them to secure and thrive in the career path they choose
- Provide communication tools they can use for advocacy and other forms of civic engagement
- Network with others across the R&D ecosystem
Session 1: Career Tour – STEM Career Panel Discussions – Wednesday, June 5, 9 a.m. to noon PT
Session 2: Crafting A Winning Resume – Wednesday, June 12, 9 to 10:30 a.m. PT
Session 3: Science Policy & Advocacy; A Primer – Tuesday, June 18, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. PT
Session 4: The Creative Art of Science Communication – Wednesday, June 26, 9 to 10:15 a.m. PT
June 5, 12, 18 and 26
Via Zoom
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| Postdoctoral Scholar - Immuno - Virology and Vaccine Development | The Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology of the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute has two postdoctoral scholar openings. Applications are being sought from recent PhD, or MD/PhD graduates in the Biological/Immunological Sciences. Interdisciplinary skills and approaches in Genomics, Bioinformatics, RNA Sequencing, CyToF, FACS, Advanced Imaging, Biochemistry, Immunology and Cell Biology are strongly desired.
PI: Lbachir Benmohamed, PhD
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing date: May 15, 2024
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| Postdoctoral Scholar - NIH T32 Interdisciplinary Training Program in Skin Biology | The NIH T32 Skin Training Program builds on a strong group of skin biology mentors affiliated with a NIAMS-funded Skin Biology and Disease Research Core Center (UCI Skin). There is one position open for a postdoctoral fellow, including dermatology residents pursuing postgraduate research training. In addition to laboratory-based research training, the program includes lectures in skin biology and skin diseases, a weekly Skin Club for data presentations, seminar series, retreats and a yearly symposium.
PI: Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD
View the posting.
Closing date: May 31, 2024
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| Project Scientist - Otolaryngology | The Department of Otolaryngology seeks a part-time or full-time project scientist with experience in CRISPR to work on inner ear therapeutics in cell culture and animals. The successful candidate should have a background in molecular genetics and will be overseeing the design and implementation of inner ear therapeutics in cell culture and eventually animal models.
PI: Hamid Djalilian, MD
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing date: May 31, 2024
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| Postdoctoral Scholar-Della Martin Fellowship / Psychiatry and Human Behavior | An exciting and unique opportunity to study neuropsychiatric disorders at the molecular level and develop translational research programs in clinical populations using state-of-the art technologies including single cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and cellular models derived from patients and controls. Successful candidate will be familiar with molecular and cellular laboratory methods and bioinformatics.
PI: William E. Bunney, MD
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
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| Postdoctoral Scholar in the Marazzi Lab / Biological Chemistry | The Marazzi Lab is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the position of Postdoctoral Researcher. A successful candidate will join a dynamic and innovative research team dedicated to advancing our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms and their role in human health and disease.
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| NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program | | The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich and diversify CSR’s pool of trained reviewers. Read more about the requirements for the Early Career Reviewer Program and enroll. |
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| Did you know about these UCI-offered resources? | These three books can be downloaded fromUCI Libraries (must be on campus or using VPN): - Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More, by Matt Carter, 2020
- The Physician Scientist’s Career Guide, by Mark J. Eisenberg, 2011
- The Essential MD-PhD Guide, by Eisenberg and Cox, 2021
UCI Apporto Virtual Computer Lab VCL (free)
- Apps available now: Stata, SPSS, Cran R, R Studio and Matlab
- Apps available soon: ArcGIS and Eviews
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| School of Medicine Research Development Unit Resources |
| What kind of grant support does the Research Development Unit (RDU) provide? | |
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| NIH Training Grant Incentive Program | Training Grants (e.g., NIH T32) play a key role in supporting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and increases our ability to recruit the best among them. The School of Medicine Office of Research appreciates the time commitment required to prepare and direct training grants and has the Training Grant Incentive Program for first-time submissions of new or competing renewal applications. Read the guidelines on the intake form.
Also, the School of Medicine Research Development Unit supports the preparation of training grant proposals; email somrd@uci.edu to get started. View current UCI Training Grants. View active NIH T32 funding calls. |
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| Interested in submitting for an NIH multi-component grant? | If you are interested in submitting for an NIH multi-component grant, such as the P or U mechanism, please remember to reach out to Dr. Al La Spada, Associate Dean for Research Development (alaspada@uci.edu). He can guide you through the process and connect you with potential collaborators.
Also, remember that the Research Development Unit (RDU) provides project management support for these mechanisms. To request RDU services, submit this Grant Support Request intake form. There is also an incentive program for these submissions, with more details in this Incentive Program intake form. |
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| Respiratory infection reminders | - Employees are encouraged to stay home when ill to help reduce the spread of infections.
- Employees, including student employees, are strongly encouraged to report cases of COVID-19 to Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services at contacttracing@uci.edu or 949-824-2300.
- Free COVID-19 antigen tests continue to be available to employees at various locations on campus.
All employee-related information can be found at Human Resources Working Well webpage. For UCI Health updates, please visit UCI Health's COVID-19 page on SharePoint.
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