School of Medicine

UCI, UCLA awarded $8 million to launch collaborative stem cell clinic

In a first-of-its-kind alliance, UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA’s Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research have received a five-year, $8 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to establish a CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic.

Dr. Virginia Kimonis

Making rare diseases their common cause

Dr. Virginia Kimonis and fellow UCI researchers are dedicated to finding genetic clues, giving new hope to families

Dr. Richard Van Etten

Leading the way for cancer cures

New Chao center director Rick Van Etten focuses on boosting patient treatments, access

The envelope please

Medical students learn where their careers as doctors will begin

Dr. Xiaolin Zi

Can kava cure cancer?

UC Irvine study of plant compound’s effectiveness against bladder malignancies has yielded promising results

Dr. Tallie Z. Baram

Getting inside the child mind

With a major neurology award and $10 million in funding, Dr. Tallie Z. Baram strives to understand early-life brain development

Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

A vision realized

New world-class home of Gavin Herbert Eye Institute has been years in the making

Speaking their language

Center works to make life better for families dealing with autism

Dr. Moyra Smith

Making research relevant

Institute for Clinical & Translational Science is committed to transforming ideas into medical reality

Frances Saldaña with a photo of her family

A cause close to her heart

UCI staffer co-founds support group for Huntington’s disease research, care on campus