Health Sciences

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National Academy of Inventors names two UC Irvine faculty members as fellows

Tibor Juhasz and Marios Papaefthymiou recognized for societally beneficial innovations

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Reaching a Brilliant Future

UC Irvine’s audacious fundraising campaign exceeds its goal as higher education institutions face new challenges

Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building

Building Breakthroughs

UC Irvine opens the doors to one of the largest interdisciplinary discovery and translational research hubs on the West Coast

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Fueling Hope

Outpouring of gifts a decade ago serves as critical bridge funding for promising research advancements against aggressive triple-negative breast cancer

Driving ambition

Federico Vaca and his team combine behavioral science and technology to improve teen and young adult safety behind the wheel

UC Irvine researchers invent a bioelectronic-integrated artificial colon for disease studies, drug screening

Closely matching its human counterpart, replica eliminates need for animal testing

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Research realities in the face of funding restrictions

Vice chancellor Aileen Anderson shares what’s happening now and what’s ahead

Heart valve developed at UC Irvine shines in early-stage preclinical testing

Iris Valve aims to treat very young children with congenital cardiac defects

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Lotions, perfumes curb potentially harmful effects of human oxidation field, study finds

UC Irvine scientist supported research by creating state-of-the-art chemical model

UC Irvine scientists invent new drug candidates to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

The new family of antibiotics may one day help save thousands of lives each year