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18th Edition | April 2022 Dear Colleagues, Spring is here and we’ve had a lot of excitement around the UCI campus! We recently celebrated Match Day and watched as graduating medical school students found out where they will spend the next several years of their careers in residency. Read More

UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences. Read More   Early life adversity, microglia dysfunction linked to aberrant adult stress responses, mental illness New study finds targeting neuroimmune interaction during brain circuit maturation may provide treatment. Read More

UCI-led study reveals how TREM2 gene mutation in brain microglia immune cells can increase Alzheimer’s risk Findings show blocking excess calcium accumulation may be effective therapy. Read More   Study finds links between circadian rhythms, metabolism and addiction Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders. Read More

Study finds Harnessing Online Peer Education to be an effective tool for HIV prevention A controlled trial shows increased HIV testing and reduced alcohol use among African American and Latinx MSM. Read More   Professor co-writes book on how membranes and their proteins work Stephen H. White, PhD, a professor in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics since 1973, has co-authored a book that he calls the culmination of his career. Read More

Women's Leadership Academy holds first graduation celebration The first cohort consisted of 19 women-identified faculty from 18 different departments in the School of Medicine. Read More   2022 Match Day At a festive ceremony, UCI medical students found out where they will start their careers as doctors. Read More

Two UCI colleagues elected as Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology Anthony James, PhD, and Oladele Ogunseitan, PhD, MPH, were elected along with 63 other new Fellows to the Class of 2022. Read More   Selma Masri, PhD, receives 2022 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science The program recognizes one scholar in each STEM2D discipline: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design. Read More

UCI Alumna wins 2021 PEN Literary Courage Award Gail Newel, MD, MPH, graduated from UCI’s medical school in 1986 and won the 2021 PEN/BENENSON Courage Award along with her UCSF colleague Mimi Hall. Read More   Kaveri Curlin, LEAD-ABC student, elected as 2022 AAAS Fellow Kaveri Curlin, a UCI medical student was elected in March as a 2022 AAAS fellow. She is also a scholar in the Leadership Education to Advance Diversity –African, Black and Caribbean (LEAD-ABC) program at UCI. Read More

Two grad students win Grad Slam competition Rachel Sousa won first place earning the title of UCI Grad Slam 2022 Champion, while Desiree Macchia won third place in the competition. Read More Juliet McMullin, PhD, joins UCI as Director of Medical Humanities Starting in April, Juliet McMullin, PhD, will serve as director of Medical Humanities in the Department of Family Medicine. Read More 2022 School of Medicine inductees into the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Fifteen UCI medical students and six resident physicians have been inducted into the 2022 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). Read More Eli Soyfer wins first place in medical student research contest Eli Soyfer, a second year medical student, was awarded first place in “Medical Student Research” at the American College of Physicians Southern California Chapters Annual Scientific Meeting 2021. Read More

UCI Health gastroenterologist honored by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Kenneth Chang, MD, named as Master Endoscopist Award honoree. Read More   UCI announces launch of Institute for Precision Health UCI has announced the launch of the Institute for Precision Health, an endeavor that marries UCI’s powerhouse health sciences, engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, clinical genomics and data science capabilities to deliver the most effective health and wellness strategy for each individual person and, in doing so, confronts the linked challenges of health equity and the high cost of care. Read More

UCI Health has earned the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer designation UCI Health has earned the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) designation, becoming one of only 45 rectal cancer programs in the nation and the first in Orange County to hold this classification. Read More   UCI Health COVID-19 Recovery Service program treats issues of 'long COVID' UCI Health launched its COVID-19 recovery program to address prolonged COVID-19 symptoms. Read More

Fighting Ageism in Healthcare In 2021, UCI Health was named an age-friendly health system — the highest designation for excellence in caring for older patients from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Read More

Using cannabis during pregnancy may increase risk of high blood sugar in children U.S. News Ranks 2023 Best Graduate Schools Clases de nutricion para combatir la obesidad infantil en condado de Orange “We don’t live in a research bubble” Frequent and Feared. But Can Dementia Be Avoided? Mammography can offer clues to a woman’s heart Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders Empathic curiosity is a way for health-care professional to manage stress 6 Reasons You’ll Want to Consider Swapping Out Coffee for Black Tea Cold weather affects our bodies in surprising ways April 18 – Visions: a dialogue between the scientist and the artist April 20 - 14th Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology Symposium April 28 – REMIND & UCI MIND 13th Annual Emerging Scientists Symposium May 6 – 40th Annual Residents Paper Day and 33rd Annual Philip J. DiSaia Society Symposium June 2 - 10th Annual UCI Health Neuromuscular Colloquium & 6th Annual UCI  Health Neuromuscular Pathology Colloquium June 3 – Sports Medicine and Joint Preservation Symposium See All Events UCI School of Medicine UCI Health SOMNews@uci.edu

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