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Dear Colleagues,
As we welcome a new year, I’m delighted to share that the UC Irvine School of Medicine continues to build remarkable momentum.
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$80 Million in Donations Propels UCI MIND Toward World-Class Center Focused on Dementia
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UCI MIND will begin planning to build a state-of-the-art research and care facility to enhance its position as a global leader in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research and patient care.
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UC Irvine Receives Its First ARPA-H Award to Advance Lymphatic Imaging, Precision Care
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The $7.45 million award supports a project that aims to better understand and diagnose lymphatic disease.
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Vision Scientist Tibor Juhasz, PhD, Elected to National Academy of Inventors
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The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
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Eye-Opening Research
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New research from Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, on Greenland shark vision is challenging what we know about aging, vision and longevity.
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UC Irvine Receives $12 Million to Test Novel Stem Cell Therapy
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This award will support a first-in-humans safety and tolerability study of an embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cell product for Huntington’s disease.
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Researchers Explore Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s
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Elizabeth Head, PhD, and Vivek Swarup, PhD, are teaming up to explore how changes in the brain’s blood vessels contribute to the onset and progression of dementia.
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Mapping the Human Retina Fast-Tracks Vision Research
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Researchers have created the most comprehensive human retina cell atlas to date, which identifies more than 130 distinct retinal cell types.
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Medical Mission in Ethiopia
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UC Irvine radiation oncologist Priya Mitra, MD, joins Radiating Hope on a medical mission to Ethiopia, helping expand access to brachytherapy, a lifesaving treatment for women with advanced cervical cancer.
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Ronald Rivera, MD: From Corporate Banking to Community Care
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Discover how Ronald Rivera’s roots shaped his journey and why he’s launching a medical education program focused on LGBTQ+ care.
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PhD Candidate Lauren Otsuka Receives Estée Lauder Epigenetics Fellowship
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The fellowship supports doctoral students performing groundbreaking research in epigenetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying human disorders and diseases.
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Aspiring Psychiatrist Cassandra Kooiker Advances Mental Health Through Neuroscience
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With the long-term goal of being a physician-scientist who develops new therapies to positively impact the lives of her patients, Cassandra Kooiker was drawn to UC Irvine’s Medical Scientist Training Program.
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Translating Science into Improved Healthcare
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The Master of Science in Biomedical and Translational Science (MS-BATS) program at UC Irvine gives researchers and clinicians the knowledge and tools needed to translate laboratory research into medical breakthroughs.
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Alumni Spotlight: Steven Feinberg, MD '72
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As the recipient of the 2025 Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumni Award from the UC Irvine School of Medicine, Steven Feinberg, MD ‘72, was recognized for his decades of work as a well-respected physiatrist and pain medicine specialist.
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Peter Chang, MD, Appointed Director of the Institute for Precision Health
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Peter Chang, MD, who joined UC Irvine in 2018, also serves as director for the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence Research (A2IR) at UC Irvine.
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UCI Health Celebrates More than 215 Physicians of Excellence
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The complete list, published in the January 2026 issue of Orange Coast Magazine, includes nearly 700 Orange County physicians across about 75 clinical specialties.
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UCI Health Makes History in 2025
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From expanding access to care to national recognition for quality, safety and sustainability, it was a historic year for UCI Health.
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UCI Health – Orange Receives Top Teaching Hospital Recognition from Leapfrog
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UCI Health – Orange is one of 73 teaching hospitals in the nation to receive this designation.
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