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Dear colleagues,
Spring is here! The season has been full of events and accolades for our faculty and staff. On March 17, we held our first in-person (after the pandemic) Match Day celebration, and watched as 100 graduating medical students found out where they will spend the next three to seven years of their residency training. We are proud to report that of the 100 students, 73 are staying in California, with 36 of them remaining in the University of California system.
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Unique therapy shows promise to combat lymphoma in first-in-human clinical trial
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Susan M. O'Brien, MD, says data for the first cohort of patients demonstrated the potential of a treatment called CB-010 to help patients with these highly aggressive diseases.
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UCI and UCLA researchers identify new therapeutic approach to prevent ARDS
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“Despite five decades of effort, there are no disease-modifying drugs that can treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome,” said Steve A. N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, vice chancellor of health affairs at UCI.
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UCI-led study reveals how lung cells protect themselves against RNA viral infection
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Patients with chronic lung diseases, such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung diseases, are more susceptible to respiratory lung infections.
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New research discovers mindfulness techniques and online tools ease sickle cell disease pain
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Pain intensity was decreased by 1.3 points, anxiety was decreased by 1.8 points and depression was decreased by 1.7 points.
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Hunting for cures to hair loss
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Maksim Plikus, PhD, and Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, have helped push UCI to the forefront of efforts to treat and cure hair loss.
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School of Medicine associate professor awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal
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Kei Igarashi, PhD, is one of six scholars under 45 recognized as outstanding researchers.
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Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD, elected to National Academy of Engineering
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With this election, UCI is now home to 17 members of the National Academy of Engineering.
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S. Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD, receives the inaugural UCI MIND Joan and Don Beall Scholar Award
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The funds will support Dr. Sajjadi’s research into identifying serological and imaging biomarkers that enable diagnosis of a form of degenerative brain disease called LATE disease, very similar to that of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Former Dean of UCI School of Medicine Ralph V. Clayman, MD, PhD, Receives the Keyes Medal
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This is the highest honor from the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS).
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Coleen Cunningham, MD, honored as a "Game Changer" by Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce
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Cunningham received the award at the 10th annual Women of Influence event on March 30, 2023, for her work on advancement of therapies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection.
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Lisa Flanagan, PhD, to receive the 2023 Carol Connor Equity Advisor Impact Award
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The award recognizes former and current equity advisors pioneering innovative and evidence-based peer mentoring and providing consultations to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at UCI.
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Graduate student, Sunwoo Oh, selected as 2023 Dr. Lorna Carlin Scholar recipient
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The award provides $13,000 in research support, a $2,000 professional development allocation and a $5,000 summer stipend bonus.
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UCI School of Medicine Recognizes Black History Month
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As the only public medical school in Orange County, the UCI School of Medicine aims to promote academic excellence and health equity for the betterment of African, Black and Caribbean communities.
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UCI to launch pre-health program with support from state of California
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Multi-pronged training model will prepare more underrepresented undergraduates for careers in medicine.
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The rites of Spring: Match Day
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During the festivities, 100 graduating medical students were matched with residencies, 73 are staying in California, with 36 of them remaining in the University of California system.
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Elite stem-cell transplant program for eye surface damage opens at UCI Health
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About 100,000 people each year experience a sight-impairing chemical or thermal accident. Others may suffer damage as a side effect to treatments like cancer chemotherapy.
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Dr. Shaista Malik honored as an Orange County Woman of the Year
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Shaista Malik, MD, specializes in integrative cardiology and precision health. She has been recognized as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association and Southern California Super Doctors.
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UCI Health and its sustainability commitment
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Some of the initiatives include reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with purchased anesthetic gases by more than 60 percent and procuring 100 percent clean zero carbon electricity.
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UCI Health named one of Becker's Hospital Review’s top 150 places to work in healthcare
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The prestigious list recognizes hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that invest in their coworkers' well-being, satisfaction and fulfillment.
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UCI Health Diabetes Center Fundraiser and Networking Reception Raises $350,000 for Research
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The UCI Health Diabetes Center is the only university-based, comprehensive diabetes center in Orange County – and its clinician-scientists are devoted to uncovering new ways to treat the disease and improve the quality of life for diabetes patients.
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UCI Health and CHOC hold second-annual Rare Disease Symposium
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The Rare Disease Symposium was created after UCI Medical Center and CHOC were designated a Rare Disease Center of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).
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