Health Sciences

Chad T. Lefteris named CEO of UCI Health

Experienced healthcare leader takes helm of top-ranked research hospital

UCI Health launches therapeutic clinical trial for COVID-19

Drug developed to fight Ebola, may be effective against coronavirus

UCI researchers receive $3.5 million grant to study elderly with certain type of dementia

UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a type of dementia, called hippocampal sclerosis, that often mimics Alzheimer’s disease. Led by Dr. Seyed Ahmad Sajjadi, assistant professor of neurology, the study will test the hypothesis that HS sufferers have more significant […]

UCI team demonstrates ability to supercharge cells with mitochondrial transplantation

Procedure could unlock cures for heart disease, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders

Rendering of future home of Samueli College of Health Sciences complex

UCI to start construction on Samueli College of Health Sciences complex

State-of-the-art 9-acre campus will be national showcase for integrative health

Battling Brain Cancer on All Fronts

Neuro-oncologist Daniela Bota’s pioneering work is improving outcomes for patients with the most aggressive form of the disease

Gut feelings

Tackling cancer with innovation and compassion at UCI’s H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center

Saving Mother and Child

Multidisciplinary teams of UCI oncologists and maternal-fetal specialists utilize scientific advances to treat patients with high-risk pregnancies

Gregory Weiss

The Speed King

Professor Greg Weiss and collaborators have developed a method of detecting cancer molecules within minutes, a breakthrough that could save lives

Beating Cancer – One Patient at a Time

At UCI, the combination of research, evidence-based treatment and ongoing training results in state-of-the-art care