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Edition 1 | April 2018 I’m pleased to welcome you to the UCI School of Medicine newsletter.  Our goal with this communication is to share our successes, celebrate the recognition we’ve received, and inform our School of Medicine community about the opportunities we are pursuing to further medical research, enhance our innovative learning environment, and ultimately deliver better care to individuals around the world.     Among the many topics we cover in this issue is the new funding our faculty has received and the pioneering efforts they’ve launched to address some of the most pressing health issues of our time. You’ll read about how we’re ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the country, and you’ll share in the excitement as you read about how all 99 of our medical students were matched with institutions across the nation where they will serve their residencies.  Also, you’ll learn about new efforts underway to engage volunteers in the new NIH Precision Medicine Initiative.  This first newsletter covers many of our recent accomplishments, but there’s much more to share.  Stay tuned as we plan to deliver this news on an ongoing basis.  And, I invite you to contribute.  If you have news you’d like us to highlight, please let us know at SOMNews@uci.edu. Enjoy! Sincerely, Michael J. Stamos, MD Dean, UCI School of Medicine Discover. Teach. Heal. UCI Medical Students Meet Their Match On March 16, nearly 30,000 graduating medical students around the country participated in annual Match Day ceremonies. At UCI, 99 of them gathered in the Bren Events Center for the festive, emotional event. They won’t actually receive M.D.s until June, but their journeys as physicians started on this day. Watch Here

First Korea University/UCI School of Medicine Joint Research Symposium a Success In February, a group of distinguished UCI School of Medicine faculty traveled to Korea to participate in the first joint two-day academic symposium with faculty from Korea University’s College of Medicine (KUCM).  Read More   Two UCI School of Medicine Faculty Receive Funding from UCI Confronting Extremism Initiative UCI School of Medicine's Aileen J. Anderson, PhD, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and Ellena M. Peterson, professor of pathology, were each selected to receive grant funding from the Provost Initiative on Understanding and Engaging with Extremism. Read More

2018 Cotzias Lecture Award Recipient Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD, was honored with the American Academy of Neurology’s (AAN) most prestigious 2018 Cotzias Lecture and Award during the organization’s 70th annual meeting held April 21st through the 27th in Los Angeles. Read More   Tromberg and Do Receive Prominent ICTS Awards  Bruce J. Tromberg, PhD, a professor in the departments of surgery and biomedical engineering, was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Clinical Translational Scientist Career Achievement Award, and An Do, MD, an assistant professor in the department of neurology, was selected as the 2018 Junior Investigator of the Year.   Read More

UCI/UCSD Research Team Awarded Prestigious BRAIN Initiative Grant The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded Xiangmin Xu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and Douglas Arthur Nitz, PhD, professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego, a $2.5 million, five-year grant to study new neural circuit pathways in a region of the brain associated with learning and memory, and epilepsy.  Read More   Todd Holmes Receives UCI’s First NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award Physiology and biophysics professor Todd Holmes has received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how insects process short-wavelength light in the ultraviolet-through-blue spectral range. Read More

School of Medicine Recognized as Apple Distinguished School for Innovation in Learning and Teaching The UCI School of Medicine was again recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its continuous innovation in learning & teaching and its educational environment. Read More   Tremendous Showing for UCI School of Medicine at 2018 Grad Slam Competition Demonstrating the excellence, importance and relevance of her research, Gianna Fote was among four SOM students to make the top ten in this year’s event.   Read More

School of Medicine Earns Highest CME Accreditation UCI School of Medicine has earned an Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Read More   Frances Leslie Receives 2018 Lifetime Legacy Award Frances Leslie, vice provost and dean for graduate studies at UCI, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2018 Lifetime Legacy Award from Orange County Connected Women of Influence. The award recognizes women who have demonstrated superior leadership over several years and who have a significant track record of long-term achievements in their field. Read More

Cervantes Receives Excellence in Research and Health for the Latino Community Award Marlene Cervantes, a graduate student studying elements of the circadian clock machinery that are functionally implicated in the nucleolus, received the UCI School of Medicine Excellence in Research and Health for the Latino Community award during the Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD), held April 5th.  Read More   UCI SOM takes first place overall in 5th Annual MedGames The 5th annual MedGames, hosted by USC’s Keck School of Medicine, brought together medical students from UC Irvine, UC San Diego, USC, UCLA, UC Riverside, and Western University to compete and show their school spirit while making friends and extending sportsmanship. Read More

UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Recognized as NCI High Performing Site In recognition of the patient enrollment efforts within the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), the UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center was identified, once again, by NCTN leadership as one of the National Cancer Institute’s High Performing Sites. Read More   Anton-Culver Leads Effort to Engage Volunteers in New NIH Precision Medicine Initiative Organizers are looking to make history by engaging 1,000,000 volunteers nationwide to provide information on their lifestyle, environment and genetic factors. This historic effort will guide a revolutionary approach to disease prevention and treatment for All of Us. Read More

UCI researchers identify blood biomarkers that may help diagnose, confirm concussions Read More How much exercise your kid needs, based on the latest research Read More The impending ubiquity of DNA-sequencing for infants - and the bioethical challenges Read More April 25 - 31st Annual HIV/AIDS on the Front Line Conference May 4 - 29th Annual Philip J. DiSaia OBGyn Symposium & 36th Annual Resident Paper Day May 5-6 - The Fifth UCI Rhinoplasty Course   See All Events UCI School of Medicine UCI Health SOMNews@uci.edu

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