Stem cell researcher Weian Zhao tapped for prestigious TR35 list

The assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, a member of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, is deemed one of the world’s top 35 innovators under the age of 35.

UCI researchers receive $600,000 grant from the Cyrus Tang Foundation

Collaborative project aims to develop interventions for mental disorders in China

Dr. Steven Goldstein

UC Irvine, UCLA researchers identify new therapeutic approach to prevent ARDS

Designed peptide blocks top cause of life-threatening lung damage with pneumonia

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The great equalizer

UCI Institute for Precision Health heralds a “new era in healthcare”

Tom Andriola and Leslie Thompson

UCI announces launch of Institute for Precision Health

Individually tailored wellness approach is giant leap in patient control, improved outcomes

UCI-led team develops new biopsy technology for analyzing multiple tumor tissue biomarkers

Mapping cellular spatial organization and interactions will advance personalized treatment

2021 Year in Review

2021 Year in Review For UCI, 2021 was a year of renewal and growth. The campus renewed its bustling self by welcoming all students, faculty, staff and visitors back to campus in September. Following safety protocols and requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, classmates and colleagues – who may have not been face-to-face, other than virtually, for 15 […]

Weian Zhao, UCI professor of pharmaceutical sciences and co-founder of several companies, including Velox Biosystems

Incubating innovation

UCI Beall Applied Innovation is helping make Irvine a growing startup hub

UCI commentary expands understanding of how transplanted stem cells address disease

UCI scholars Zachary W. Wagoner, a graduate student researcher in cellular & molecular biosciences, and Weian Zhao, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, have identified a new mechanism by which transplanted stem cells treat disease. Their findings are contrary to the long-standing conventional wisdom that diseased tissue is repaired through stem cells differentiating into new cells or […]

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Early study results point to heating element in vaping and e-cig devices as cause for serious lung injuries

Nicotine, THC or Vitamin E oil may not be the primary factor in e-cig or vaping product use-associated lung injury