National Academy of Sciences names two UCI faculty members as fellows
Mathematician Svetlana Jitomirskaya, vision researcher Krzysztof Palczewski honored
May 04, 2022
School of Medicine
Professor participates in companion studies linking genes, increased schizophrenia risk
Marquis Vawter, Ph.D., research professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, participated in companion studies published in Nature, analyzing regions of the human genome associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. Researchers knew that the disorder carries a 60 to 80 percent inheritability and wanted to determine common […]
April 22, 2022
UCI Assistant Professor Selma Masri wins J&J WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science
Selma Masri, assistant professor of biological chemistry in the UCI School of Medicine, has won the prestigious 2022 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science. The awards program honors one scholar in each STEM2D discipline: science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and design. The six diverse, international female recipients were selected out of a competitive […]
April 20, 2022
UCI assistant professor of medicine receives MERIT grant from National Cancer Institute
Nick Pannunzio, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the UCI School of Medicine, has received a Method to Extend Research in Time Award from the National Cancer Institute. The seven-year grant will bring approximately $410,000 annually to fund his study into a particular acute lymphoblastic leukemia subtype called Philadelphia chromosome-like […]
April 11, 2022
Vision visionary
UCI’s acclaimed Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology, Kris Palczewski, is blazing a trail of innovative research
April 11, 2022
The other March madness: Match Day
At festive ceremony, UCI medical students find out where they will start their careers as doctors
March 14, 2022
Physiology & biophysics professor co-writes book on how membranes, their proteins work
Stephen H. White, a professor of physiology & biophysics in the UCI School of Medicine since 1973, has co-authored a book that he calls the culmination of his career. Cell Boundaries (Garland Science, 2021) was 13 years in the making and describes how membranes and their proteins work. White and his collaborators, Gunnar von Heijne, […]
February 17, 2022
UCI receives renewal of designation as Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence
Renewal recognizes UCI’s dedication to patient care and active engagement in research to develop new therapeutic approaches
February 15, 2022
UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory
New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences
February 09, 2022
Stemming the Rising Mental Health Crisis
UCI researchers help illuminate the complexities of the mind and find solutions to prevent a twin pandemic
February 09, 2022