Health

Progress and promise

During the first week of October, the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center will sponsor events highlighting UCI’s progress in this promising area.

Daniela Bota

Lifting the fog

Dr. Daniela Bota of UCI’s Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program is determined to find ways for cancer patients to avoid “chemo brain.”

Birth control pill blister packs

Birth control pills alter memory

Women using hormonal contraceptives recall emotional events differently, study finds.

Gregory Washington

New engineering dean gears up for fiscal challenge

Gregory Washington knows the mechanics of staying cool under pressure.

Frank LaFerla

Making memories last

UCI MIND hosts one of the field’s most influential annual Alzheimer’s disease research conferences featuring speakers and presentations showcasing the latest breakthroughs. Center director Frank LaFerla discusses the 2011 conference and exciting research and treatment efforts for the disease.

Like father, like son

Doctor whose dad was the AMA’s first black president is also a trailblazer – in gynecologic surgery.

Wendy Goldberg

When autism hits home

UCI psychologist studies the family dynamic of the developmental disorder.

Dr. Laura Mosqueda

Campaigning against elder abuse

It will serve as clearinghouse for information, research and best practices.

Different journeys, same destination

On Aug. 5, 104 members of UCI’s School of Medicine class of 2015 received their first physician’s white coat, the first steps on the shared road to becoming doctors. The paths that brought these students to this juncture, however, differ significantly. Each brings a variety of life experiences, talents and backgrounds that will enrich the medical school experience.

Hongkai Zhao and his former doctoral student Hao Gao

New MO for CT, MRI, and PET

Mathematicians develop safer, cheaper method of internal imaging.