Krzysztof Palczewski, UCI’s Irving H. Leopold Professor of Ophthalmology and a professor of physiology & biophysics

UCI vision scientist Krzysztof Palczewski elected to National Academy of Medicine

Distinction recognizes his contributions to understanding of retinal diseases

Encouraging community access

Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center seeks to demystify its work with public lecture series, open houses

Carol Booth Olson, UCI professor of education

UCI receives record $441 million in research funding for fiscal 2018-19

22 percent more than last year, the total reflects strong support for campus mission

Aileen Anderson gives a presentation in 2015 at Gross Hall.

Healing from within

UCI stem cell researcher confronts science denialism, deceptive clinics and dwindling funding

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Inventing a Better Future

From miniature beating hearts to hacker-resistant cellphones, UCI faculty, students and alumni have generated a multitude of remarkable inventions and discoveries.

UCI-led study finds novel molecular clues behind nocturnal behavior

Research provides new insights into sleep/awake circadian rhythm patterns

Stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa found safe, well-tolerated in first-stage clinical trial

Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center researchers have reported that a therapy they created to cure retinitis pigmentosa is safe and well-tolerated, with no immunological issues, by the first group of patients enrolled in an ongoing phase I/II clinical trial. Led by the regenerative medicine company jCyte, the trial has successfully undergone four […]

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Delayed grad-ification

Mini commencement re-created for scholar-athlete who missed June ceremony for eyesight-saving surgery

Flipped Reality

Prism goggles trick the brain into rewiring the visual cortex, providing insight into its plasticity

Ahead of Their Time

In the spirit of UCI’s forward-thinking founders, campus researchers see beyond the present to create a brilliant future