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Dear Colleagues,
With the coming of spring, we look forward to celebrating Match Day every year. On March 21, a large crowd of family, friends and students gathered on the front lawn of the Medical Education Building to watch the exciting results. Check out the video celebrating our students’ success!
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UC Irvine researchers discover listening to jazz music helps relieve musculoskeletal pain
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The study also found that listening to jazz music may help decrease anxiety and increase mindfulness among chronic patients.
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UC Irvine research reveals how childhood adversity shapes the brain and behavior
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A recent research study has important implications for early intervention and prevention strategies.
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Demystifying depression
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Diego Pizzagalli, PhD, head of UC Irvine’s Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries is eager to make a difference.
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UC Irvine researchers found links that may provide therapeutic targets for neurological diseases
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Wei Li, PhD, and his lab, sought to address the gap in understanding how TR size variations impact gene regulation in brain tissue.
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Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD, to receive AMWA’s 2025 Women in Science Award
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Anton-Culver is one of two recipients of this year's Women in Science Award from the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA).
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UC Irvine scientists uncover ‘Nuclear RNA Degradation Code,’ shedding light on gene regulation and human disease
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Researchers found that two specific RNA sequence features — a 5′ splice site and a poly(A) junction — work together to trigger the degradation of RNA molecules.
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Remembering Sheldon Greenfield, MD
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With a career spanning more than 50 years, Greenfield made significant contributions to primary care research, clinical research, and health policy research.
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UC Irvine’s Interprofessional Community Health Action Project
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ICHAP engaged 329 students from the schools of pharmacy, nursing, medicine and public health, forming 57 interprofessional groups.
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Match Day 2025
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This year, 111 graduating medical students participated in Match Day at UC Irvine.
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UC Irvine School of Medicine reaches semifinals in STAT Madness
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Selma Masri, PhD, and her lab team made it further than UC Irvine has ever gone in this competition for their research on “Timing Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy.”
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2nd annual UC Irvine medical student trip to India
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During the visit, the students provided clinical care to surrounding communities and visited local high schools to educate them in the sciences.
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UCI Health gastroenterologist Nimisha Parekh, MD, recognized as Woman of Impact
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Parekh has built a dedicated IBD team within the UCI Health Chao Digestive Health Institute that is renowned for its approach to multidisciplinary clinical care.
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UCI Health celebrates first anniversary of UCI Health Community Network
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The acquisition transformed UCI Health, powered by the University of California, Irvine, into one of the state’s largest academic health systems with 1,317 beds.
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Jason B. Samarasena, MD, named Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Samarasena is also the current president of the Orange County GI Society.
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Lindsey Spiegelman, MD, named 2025 UC Irvine Applause Award Recipient
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As the Medical Director of the emergency department at UCI Medical Center, Spiegelman is intimately involved in quality improvement of acute and emergency care of patients.
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National Doctors Day
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UCI celebrated the event on March 31 and presented certificates to the top 20 physicians who achieved outstanding results in patient communication last year.
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