UCI assistant professor is awarded $100,000 grant for her research into women’s cancers

Gina Lee, UCI assistant professor of microbiology & molecular genetics, is one of 10 researchers to receive a $100,000 grant from the Mary Kay Ash Foundation for their innovative work in seeking cures for cancers affecting women. Lee’s team studies lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare tumor syndrome causing uncontrolled cell growth in the kidneys and lungs that […]

Undergraduate students in the Samueli Interdisciplinary Research in Pods program gather in the lobby of UCI’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building for a poster session to discuss their summer research projects.

UCI undergrads take a summer dive into research

SIRiPods students gain experience in framing questions, pursuing answers scientifically and presenting their findings

UCI and national lab researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries

Innovation could lead to safer, longer-lasting power storage for electric vehicles and devices

Crystal Cove State Park’s Pelican Point beach in Newport Beach, California.

UCI receives $580 million in research funding for fiscal 2021-22

Amount is second-highest ever, reflecting strong support for campus mission

Cameron Wiley and doctoral candidate Kennedy Blevins (left) and Sarah Pressman (right).

UCI research team finds positivity is not equally protective against illness across races

Study supports consideration of cultural factors when developing health interventions

OC’s innovators: UCI’s Felgner: COVID research helps other illness studies

Orange County Business Journal, Aug. 8, 2022

USC researchers identify symptoms associated with increased risk for long COVID

Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2022

Bryce Mander

Research reveals how brain inflammation may link Alzheimer’s risk, sleep disturbance

Multisite team included UCI, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wake Forest University

UCI researchers invent a health monitoring wearable that operates without a battery

Biosensor continuously tracks pulse and wirelessly communicates with nearby devices

UCI researchers aim to diversify clinical research participation with $3.7 million NIH grant

The multidisciplinary team will focus on participant recruitment and retainment for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders research