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Summer is on its way! As the weather turns warmer, we have much to celebrate at UCI School of Medicine. We recently took part in UCI’s annual Giving Day, and I want to thank all of you who participated in funding the work and research of our School.
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UCI-led team awarded $2.3 million as part of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
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Precision medicine will be used to study the impacts of adverse and unpredictable experiences on children's neurodevelopment.
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UCI awarded 5-year, $4.2 million grant to study rare muscle disorder affecting aging Americans
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Currently untreatable, sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) causes muscle weakness and severe disability.
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New discovery could lead to therapies for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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A new UCI-led study reveals how chronic inflammation promotes muscle fibrosis, which could inform the development of new therapies for patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a fatal muscle disease.
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NIH grant will fund study of novel approach to repairing permanently damaged retinas
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Magdalene Seiler, PhD, UCI associate professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation, has been awarded a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a preclinical study of an innovative approach to repair permanently damaged retinas.
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Can endocannabinoids improve life expectancy in dialysis patients?
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A UCI Health study has found that long-term dialysis patients with higher levels of natural endocannabinoids have a lower mortality rate, pointing to a potential path for reversing poor life expectancy rates among people with end-stage kidney disease.
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New discovery explains antihypertensive properties of green and black tea
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Study results may lead to new blood pressure-lowering medications.
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A prosthetic eye for the 21st century
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Viewed straight on, today’s prosthetic eyes look very realistic. But when the healthy eye moves naturally, the prosthetic eye has no or limited movement, creating a misalignment that many wearers find disfiguring.
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2021 Donald Bren Professors
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Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD and Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, have been awarded the highest honor at UCI, the title of Donald Bren Professor.
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2021 Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards
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Graduate student Francisco Gutierrez Carranza and Jose Mayorga, MD, were honored at the 2021 Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards (LEAD).
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Complex general surgical oncology fellowship approved by ACGME
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This program is the first Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship program in all the UC’s, and one of only 31 programs in the entire country to offer this fellowship training.
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Otolaryngology CME has record attendance
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The global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery webinar was the first of its kind, hosted by three universities on three continents with two straight days of content spanning every time zone.
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UCI School of Medicine sponsors undocumented graduates in SAFIRE
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Students Advocating for Immigrant Rights and Equity (SAFIRE) aims to bring recognition to the 7th annual Undocumented-Graduation of 2021.
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For UCI’s med students, the future is now with Match Day
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Highlighting three medical students who have overcome challenges to succeed.
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Area high schooler accepted into Harvard due to help from a SOM mentoring program
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A UCI School of Medicine mentoring program helped a Santa Ana high school student get accepted into Harvard, Cielo Echegoyen will start at Harvard this June.
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UCI Health neurologist's commitment to finding treatment for ALS
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A USA Today article about the fight for a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, highlights the work and dedication of UCI Health neurologist Namita A. Goyal, MD, who chose to specialize in ALS treatments.
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UCI Health launches COVID-19 recovery program to address long-term effects
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Post-COVID-19 syndrome services to be offered in Tustin and Costa Mesa.
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Gregory Evans, MD appointed Bruce F. Connell Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery
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Gregory Evans, MD, chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the UCI School of Medicine has been appointed the Bruce F. Connell Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery.
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First LVAD recipient at UCI Health celebrates one-year anniversary
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OC resident first of seven UCI Health patients to receive heart assist device.
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New mobile site aids clinicians treating patients diagnosed with dementia
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UCI Health geriatrician Steven Tam says the new website provides quick access to valuable information on dementia care for healthcare providers, patients and caregivers alike.
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Longtime UCI supporters donate $5 million for integrative cardiology
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A $5 million gift to UCI from Linda and Mike Mussallem will support integrative cardiology care, training and research in the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute and initiate a UC system-wide health coaching program.
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