Medicine

Krzysztof “Kris” Palczewski

Vision visionary

UCI’s acclaimed Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology, Kris Palczewski, is blazing a trail of innovative research

The other March madness: Match Day

At festive ceremony, UCI medical students find out where they will start their careers as doctors

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New UCI-led study finds links between circadian rhythms, metabolism and addiction

Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders

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, […]

Behind a good mutation: How a gene variant protects against Alzheimer’s

UCI study provides first evidence about how this protective mutation may reduce disease risk

$5.5 million CIRM grant to fund development of new cervical spinal cord injury therapeutic

Aileen Anderson, director of UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation, has been awarded a 30-month, $5.5 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The funds will be used in the development of a new human neural stem cell therapeutic for treating chronic cervical […]

UCI breaks ground on new hospital, medical complex in Irvine

New facility on campus will be next chapter of healthcare in Orange County

Dr. Steve Goldstein

UCI is among founding members of national coalition to improve clinical trials

ACT@POC aims to boost efficiency, accessibility and participant diversity to benefit patients

Dr. Virginia Kimonis

UCI and CHOC join new NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence Network

Partnership is committed to improving access and care for rare disease patients

Busola Oladeru gets her coat put on by Dean Hirsch.

Pharm.D. 41 make UCI history

Inaugural class welcomed at White Coat Ceremony