Health

Pharmaceutical Sciences professor John Chaput holds a vial of synthetic DNA

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Three questions with professor of pharmaceutical sciences John Chaput, who discusses using synthetic genetics in drug discovery

UC Irvine researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology

Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination

Jonathan Watnabe looking at camera.

Pharmacists play key role in treating seniors with opioid use disorder, UCI professor writes

People over 65 are at increased risk and related complications

Medical students work in the pediatric simulator lab.

UCI to launch pre-health program with support from state of California

Multipronged training model will prepare more underrepresented undergraduates for careers in medicine

Fan-Gang Zeng elected to National Academy of Engineering

Acclaimed researcher recognized for developing better treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus

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

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UCI Podcast: The latest on Alzheimer’s disease

UCI MIND’s Dr. Joshua Grill talks about two new drugs and a whole lot more

New public health training certificate programs emphasize student diversity

UCI will launch two new undergraduate and graduate student certificate programs later this year aimed at advancing workforce diversity in the public health field. Funded by a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the healthcare and public health analytics and the public health informatics certificates were created in partnership […]

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

Ryan Lim and Leslie Thompson

UC Irvine-led study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington’s disease

Findings show high-dose thiamine and biotin treatments can restore normal processes