KEYWORD

cancer

UC Irvine researchers invent a bioelectronic-integrated artificial colon for disease studies, drug screening

Closely matching its human counterpart, replica eliminates need for animal testing

Michael Demetriou

Unique pan-cancer immunotherapy destroys tumors without attacking healthy tissue, UC Irvine study shows

Next step is testing ‘holy grail’ therapy’s safety and effectiveness in patients

UCI Health’s Dr. Maheswari Senthil (left) and Dr. Farshid Dayyani

Answer for stomach cancer

Two UCI Health oncologists’ successful STOPGAP study receives approval for a multi-site, national trial

Katrine Whiteson in her lab.

A literal gut check

Katrine Whiteson studies how intestinal microbiomes affect human health

Gabrielle Gussin

From patient to Ph.D.

Gabby Gussin overcame the usual hurdles – plus cancer – to earn a doctorate in public health

Natalie Binczewski, a UC Irvine Ph.D. candidate in environmental health sciences.

UC Irvine-led study finds possible links between PFAS exposure and childhood cancers

Results underscore value of continued monitoring for drinking water contamination

Left to right: Anne Marie Clemons-Thomas, V. Gordon Clemons Jr., M.B.A. ’04, and Marie Clemons stand in front of the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building, which will feature a terrace named after their family foundation.

Clemons Family Foundation donates $11 million to support advanced cancer research

Gift will also aid medical innovation building construction and UCI Health – Irvine

UCI Health’s Dr. Maheswari Senthil (left) and Dr. Farshid Dayyani

Answers for cancers

Annual campus fundraiser supports promising studies, including Stopgap trial

Rémi Buisson (center), UC Irvine associate professor of biological chemistry. He’s flanked by postdoctoral fellow Elodie Bournique and graduate student Ambrocio Sanchez.

New mechanism discovered that triggers immune response in cells with damaged DNA

Finding by UC Irvine researchers could lead to more effective cancer treatments

Hamid Jafarkhani (left), Chancellor’s Professor of electrical engineering & computer science, and Jianhua Yu, professor of medicine, hematology & oncology.

Two UC Irvine researchers named fellows by National Academy of Inventors

Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu recognized for beneficial innovations