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28th Edition | September 2024 Dear Colleagues, With the start of another academic year, we just welcomed the Class of 2028 to our campus and celebrated with 114 scholars as they started their journey to become doctors in training! Read More

UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention.  Read More   UC Irvine-led study reveals relationship between nursing home staffing types and quality of care Optimal health outcomes require insight into relationship between disciplines, residents’ needs.  Read More

UC Irvine researchers investigate muscle cell development in muscular dystrophy Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FHSD) is one of the most common muscular dystrophies, which results in progressive weakening of skeletal muscles.  Read More   UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target Corresponding author Kei Igarashi, PhD, says UCI is the first to pinpoint the neurons responsible for creating and maintaining item memory. Read More

Study finds compound in rosemary extract can reduce cocaine sensitivity Specific neuron circuit may provide new avenue for treating addiction.  Read More   ‘Cutting the cable’ between CD8+ T and T regulatory cells enhances checkpoint immunotherapy Discovery may offer new strategy for melanoma treatment.  Read More

IN MEMORIAM: Carl Cotman, PhD Carl Cotman, PhD, was an early advocate in the fight against Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions. Read More

UC Irvine announces $50 million gift from Joe C. Wen and family The School of Medicine will rename the Division of Cardiology to the Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division, in honor of Joe C. Wen’s parents, and the UCI Health Cardiovascular Center at UCI Medical Center in Orange the Tsai Ya Au Heart & Vascular Pavilion, in memory of Joe C. Wen’s grandfather. Read More   UC Irvine to establish All of Us research consortium in Southern California NIH funding will support UC Irvine, LLU Health and MemorialCare partnership to transform the future of precision health research.  Read More

Biological Chemistry Professor Named a 2024 Pew Scholar Cholsoon Jang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at UC Irvine School of Medicine, was chosen as one of this year's scholars.  Read More   UC Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science receives $28 million NIH grant Funding continues campus efforts to speed scientific discoveries into medical advances.  Read More

Researchers identify key enzyme contributing to cancer health disparities in Latin American population The research was a collaborative effort involving various departments and programs across UCI School of Medicine and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read More   Gulab Zode, PhD, receives 2024 Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award The award provides funding to vision researchers with a goal of understanding the visual system and the diseases that compromise its function.  Read More

UCI researcher receives New Vision Research Award Lingxuan Chen, PhD, an assistant project scientist, won the award for her research in Retrosplenial cortex hyperexcitability as an early driver of Alzheimer’s Disease. Read More Medical student joins LA Chargers  Michael Baham, is a fourth-year student and scholar with PRIME LEAD-ABC. He joined the LA Chargers NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.  Read More A journey rooted in community and purpose New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says the PRIME-LC program continues that path.  Read More White coats mark beginning of medical student journey UCI School of Medicine welcomes the class of 2028. Read More

Orange County Medical Association honors UC Irvine physicians Shalini Shah, MD, becomes first Orange County Medical Association Director from UCI Health. Read More   U.S. Navy and UCI Health expand successful trauma training collaboration Program provides Navy clinical personnel with hands-on critical care training before deployment.  Read More

Community open house celebrates new facilities at UCI Health ― Irvine UCI Health hosted a vibrant community open house on Saturday, July 20, to celebrate the opening of the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. Read More   UCI Health names new co-directors of the Digestive Health Institute Drs. John G. Lee and Skandan Shanmugan each bring a wealth of experience and deep knowledge in their respective areas of expertise as leaders of a center renowned for its commitment to innovation, clinical excellence education and scientific discovery.  Read More

A 'dream come true' realized in Irvine For more than 50 years, there was a dream of creating a hospital on the UC Irvine campus.  Read More   UCI Health first in region to use new CT imaging technology UCI offers advanced photon-counting computed tomography scans at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building at UCI Health — Irvine.  Read More

Decreasing Asian American health disparities Sunmin Lee, PhD, studies linquistic, sociocultural barriers to care for this diverse community.  Read More First patient receives infusion treatment on new terrace at UCI Health ― Irvine This event marked a significant step in providing cutting-edge, patient-centered care in a serene, healing environment.  Read More The Power of the Summer Healthcare Experience Program — 10 Years Later The Summer Healthcare Experience Program educates, mentors and supports young students in a crucial time of career development. Read More

Could Cognitive Tests Save America From Gerontocracy? | The Daily Show Olympians with glasses inspiring athletes with imperfect vision | NBC4 Los Angeles Training public health leaders: UCI Health professional school impact | Precinct Reporter Group UCI plays big role in national initiative to make health research more inclusive | OC Register UC Irvine's summer program preps girls for medical careers | NBC4 Los Angeles Could Help Be Coming for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis? | WebMD HBCU Medical School Students Participate In Year 3 Of The NFL's 'Diversity In Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative' |SI.com Peanuts! Get your peanuts! Kids who eat them early are much less likely to develop an allergy, studies conclude | LA Times See All News Sept. 17-18 – Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series: Napoleone Ferrara, MD Sept. 20 – The Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series Sept. 27-28 – Second Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Conference Sept. 29 – Second Annual Down Syndrome Showcase Oct. 1 – 2024 Community Lecture Series: When Good Cells Go Bad: New Ways to Fight Brain Tumors Oct. 1 – 2024 Community Lecture Series: AMD and stem-cell therapy Oct. 18 – Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism 2024 Symposium Oct. 25 – ​​​​​​​UCI Center for Neuropolitics 2024 Symposium: Perspectives on Political Violence See All Events UCI School of Medicine UCI Health SOMNews@uci.edu

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