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School of Medicine receives prestigious grant from Research to Prevent Blindness

Funding will support eye research conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology

Kei Igarashi (center), UCI associate professor of anatomy & neurobiology, is awarded the 19th Japan Academy Medal during a ceremony Feb. 7 in Tokyo as Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko (right) look on. NHK

UC Irvine School of Medicine associate professor awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal

Kei Igarashi is one of six scholars under 45 recognized as outstanding researchers

School of Medicine research team is awarded $3.4 million Cancer Moonshot initiative grant

UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $3.4 million grant by the National Cancer Institute as part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative. The funding will support efforts to provide proof of principal data for an entirely new class of cancer-killing immunotherapeutics with the potential to treat highly diverse types of cancer, […]

Dr. Roger Steinert named interim dean of UCI School of Medicine

Renowned eye surgeon Dr. Roger Steinert has been named interim dean of the UC Irvine School of Medicine.

UCI School of Medicine first to integrate Google Glass into curriculum

As physicians and surgeons explore how to use Google Glass, the UC Irvine School of Medicine is taking steps to become the first in the nation to integrate the wearable computer into its four-year curriculum – from first- and second-year anatomy courses and clinical skills training to third- and fourth-year hospital rotations.

UC Irvine News Brief: Health-based research to be celebrated at School of Medicine festival

UC Irvine’s cutting-edge research will be display Tuesday, May 24 at the first School of Medicine Clinical, Basic & Translational Science Festival.

UCI School of Medicine to host open house for new simulation center

UC Irvine will offer a glimpse into the future of medical education at its Sept. 30 demonstration of high-tech mannequins in the recently opened Medical Education Simulation Center.

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI immunologist to lead School of Medicine research, graduate studies

In the newly created position, Dr. Paolo Casali will focus on UCI’s efforts to translate basic science findings into clinical practice and then extend them into industry.

Lotfipour appointed to new School of Medicine education role

Dr. Shahram Lotfipour, associate clinical professor of emergency medicine, has been appointed as the assistant dean of clinical science education…

School of Medicine breaks ground on state-of-the-art medical education building

A new medical education building for the UC Irvine School of Medicine will help prepare tomorrow’s doctors for healthcare in…