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UCI stem cell researcher receives $4.8 million CIRM grant to address traumatic brain injury

UCI stem cell scientist Brian Cummings was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency. This grant will support the only CIRM-funded program addressing traumatic brain injury in California. TBIs are a leading cause of death & disability worldwide, and two million Americans annually (230,000 Californians) […]

Mouse, not just tick: New genome heralds change in Lyme disease fight

UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission

UCI child neurologist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram is awarded $15 million Conte Center grant

NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders

UCI researchers to join national effort to build atlas of human breast cells

Project is supported by $4 million grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Prescription for resilience

Ramon Resa ’81 overcame incredible obstacles to become a successful pediatrician who caters to the children of migrant farmworkers

Study touts new method to reduce cognitive side effects of brain cancer radiation treatment

UCI team helps uncover how ‘FLASH radiotherapy’ reduces neural cell damage

New study tracks perils of water polo head injuries

Certain players endure far more trauma, UCI researchers say

A physician-scholar first

UCI grad student Sarah O’Dell is pursuing both an M.D. and a doctorate in the humanities

UCI to establish skin biology, diseases resource center with $4 million NIH award

Grant will accelerate, enhance the effectiveness of basic, translational and clinical research

Redefining the world of cancer

New grants and studies give UCI researchers the chance to make a profound difference