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20th Edition | August 2022 Dear colleagues, The campus is buzzing with activity as the summer winds to a close and our new academic year gets underway. We are thrilled to welcome the Class of 2026 to our campus! This month we held orientation week and the White Coat Ceremony which are annual traditions for our new class of future physicians. Read More

UCI wins 5-year, $14M NIH grant to study brain circuits susceptible to aging, Alzheimer’s disease Findings will advance development of better early diagnostic tools, new treatment strategies. Read More   UCI researchers aim to diversify clinical research participation with $3.7 million NIH grant The multidisciplinary team will focus on participant recruitment and retainment for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders research. Read More

What gene changes and blood could tell us about the opioid crisis UCI scientists win $3.5 million grant for bold addiction research. Read More   UCI researchers reveal possible molecular blood signature for suicide in major depression Disrupted development increases vulnerability to mental illness, substance abuse. Read More

UCI neuroscientists create maps of the brain after traumatic brain injury Findings shed new light on memory and epilepsy. Read More   Melanoma researcher covers all the bases UCI Health dermatologist Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD, created new compounds that slow skin cancer growth. Read More

UCI researcher leads national study to screen for cardiovascular disease during pregnancy UCI Health high-risk pregnancy specialist Dr. Afshan Hameed is spearheading a national study of a promising risk-assessment tool to predict cardiovascular disease during pregnancy, which is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States. Read More UCI researcher leads study linking ALS to immune and central nervous systems Findings show promise of bone marrow transplants as novel treatment approach. Read More Circadian clock watchers Selma Masri, PhD and her lab team explore the links between cancer and our internal timekeeper. Read More Research reveals how brain inflammation may link Alzheimer’s risk, sleep disturbance Multi-site team included UCI, University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Wake Forest University. Read More Symposium honors the late Paolo Sassone-Corsi Nearly 200 distinguished researchers and guests from around the world gathered for the 5th International Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism Symposium and tribute to the late Paolo Sassone-Corsi. Read More Remembering Michael W. Berns, PhD UCI professor and esteemed colleague, Michael W. Berns, PhD, co-founder of the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, died Saturday, August 13 at the age of 79. Read More

UCI Professor honored with the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award Dan M. Cooper, MD, was granted the prestigious award in honor of Daniel Aldrich, Jr., the founding chancellor of UCI. Read More   Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, wins 2022 Ludwig von Sallmann prize Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, Donald Bren Professor at the UCI School of Medicine has been awarded the 2022 Ludwig von Sallman Prize by the International Society for Eye Research. Read More

UCI neurologist selected for AAN Emerging Leaders Program Sara Stern-Nezer, MD, has been selected for the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Emerging Leaders Program. Read More   LEAD-ABC students develop Orange County health fair The Community Well-Being Health Fair, a service-learning project, was conceived during a LEAD-ABC capacity building workshop. Read More

Two Grad students win Gazzaniga research award Dr. Gazzaniga and his wife, Shae, established the Gazzaniga Family Medical Research Award to support biomedical research conducted by graduate students. Read More Medical student featured in AAMC video Kaveri Curlin, second-year medical student and LEAD-ABC scholar was asked to speak on diversity in research for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) strategic vision video. Read More The Legacy of Dr. Gazzaniga Alan B. Gazzaniga, MD, professor emeritus, Department of Surgery, at the UCI School of Medicine, died peacefully in his home on Friday, June 17, 2022. Read More

Joe C. Wen and family donate $20 million to support new UCI Health Center for Advanced Care A generous gift names first of three buildings to open at UCI Health – Irvine complex. Read More   UCI Health clinician named Orange County Physician of the Year The Orange County Medical Association has named UCI Health clinician Alpesh N. Amin, MD, as its 2022 Physician of the Year. Read More

A new approach to advanced stomach cancer Stomach cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and one that usually isn’t detected until it is in advanced stages. Read More   UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center selected to join the experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN), The UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) has been selected to join the National Cancer Institute’s Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN). Read More

Clinical trial offers hope for ALS patients Namita A. Goyal, MD, has devoted herself to slowing the disease’s progression — and perhaps someday to finding a cure. Read More   UCI Health, Kindred Rehabilitation Services to build state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital This joint venture will construct and operate a 52-bed hospital in Irvine, offering the most innovative, comprehensive rehabilitation care on the West Coast. Read More

UCI Health among America’s Best Hospitals for 22nd consecutive year Nationally ranked for cancer, gynecology and senior health services. Read More UCI Health honored for excellence in sustainability Claims two ‘Circle of Excellence’ awards from Practice Greenhealth. Read More

Covid may be tied to rise in brain infection in children Preventing suicide using biomarkers Precision health perspectives Cure for baldness? Breakthrough treatment may pave the way for new treatment How to inhibit photoreceptor death? A new way to fight pigmentary retinopathy Why efforts to make better, more universal coronavirus vaccines are struggling CBD sales projected to hit $11 Billion by 2027: Is it safe, effective? How UC Irvine is using precision medicine to target neuro-degenerative diseases Neuroscientists create maps of the brain after traumatic brain injury Sleeping safely for infants: What to know about the latest: Tech used for COVID-19 vaccines start pharma boom Daily cannabis in adolescent mice leads to lasting changes in brain immune cells Sept. 15 – 14th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Educational Summit: Embracing Possibility Oct. 6 – Integrative Medicine for the Underserved 2022 Annual Conference Oct 7 – 2022 Kidney/Pancreas Transplant & Nephrology Symposium Oct. 7 – 2022 UCI Neuroscience and Stroke Symposium Oct. 22 – Open Medical School Oct. 26 – 35th Annual HIV/AIDS on the Front Line Conference Oct. 28 – 2022 Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Colloquium Oct. 29 – 14th Orange County Symposium for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention See All Events UCI School of Medicine UCI Health SOMNews@uci.edu

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