School of Medicine

Man in a lab coat looking at a computer screen.

UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory' brain cells offers new Alzheimer's treatment target

Finding significantly deepens understanding of crucial component of cognitive function

August 21, 2024
Kevin Beier, UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics standing with arms folded in front of him.

UC Irvine-led team finds that compound in rosemary extract can reduce cocaine sensitivity

Specific neuron circuit may provide new avenue for treating addiction

August 20, 2024
As part of the tradition, Dr. Michael Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine, presents their first physician’s white coat to all first-year UC Irvine medical students.

White coats mark the beginning of the journey

UC Irvine School of Medicine welcomes the Class of 2028

August 13, 2024
Carla Vasquez Vergara. Smiling woman wearing a medical coat.

A journey rooted in community and purpose

New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says UC Irvine’s PRIME-LC program continues that path

August 12, 2024
Xiangmin Xu, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of anatomy and neurobiology and director of the campus’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping

UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer's

First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention

August 06, 2024
Sunmin Lee, a UC Irvine professor of medicine.

Decreasing Asian American health disparities

Sunmin Lee studies linguistic, sociocultural barriers to care for this diverse community

August 02, 2024
Hoda Anton-Culver and Michael Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine,

UC Irvine to establish All of Us research consortium in Southern California

NIH funding will support UC Irvine, LLU Health and MemorialCare partnership to transform the future of precision health research

July 22, 2024
Petra Wilder-Smith, Director of Dentistry, Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic. Professor, School of Medicine

An anticancer camera?

Dr. Petra Wilder-Smith’s screening device takes aim at oral lesions

July 22, 2024
Dana Mukamel

UC Irvine-led study reveals relationship between nursing home staffing types and quality of care

Optimal health outcomes require insight into relationship between disciplines, residents’ needs

July 17, 2024
UC Irvine School of Medicine Dean Michael Stamos.

Advancing regenerative medicine therapies

Discoveries in the new GMP facility will expand novel gene and cell treatment options for patients

June 25, 2024