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UCI Health gastroenterologist Dr. Hooshang Meshkinpour and his wife, Dr. Farzan Naeim with Dr. Kennenth Chang, director of the H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center.

A gift for the future of digestive disease care at UCI

A generous gift from Dr. Hooshang Meshkinpour and his wife, Dr. Farzan Naeim, helped bring a new diagnostic imaging system to UCI Health's H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center.

From left to right: Justine Maher, Emma Cooper, Alexa Lucas, Danielle Zezoff, Elizabeth Crawford, Ariana Naaseh, Kevin Bera, Justine Chinn, Kayla White, Ava Runge, and Andreea Dinicu.

Over 800 women screened for cervical cancer in East Africa mission

Second-year UCI medical students help screen more than 800 women for cervical cancer on a medical mission to Tanzania.

Dr. Michael J. Stamos, former chair of the Department of Surgery, is appointed dean of UC Irvine School of Medicine

Dr. Michael J. Stamos appointed dean of UC Irvine School of Medicine

Dr. Michael J. Stamos named dean, UC Irvine School of Medicine.

Autumn Holmes, graduate student in the UCI School of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Carlin Award recipient's passion for science is nothing to sneeze at

Carlin Award recipient Autumn Holmes' doctoral thesis focuses on deciphering how a host cell enzyme functions with viruses that cause the common cold.

Professor Emiliana Borelli holds the Golgi Medal with Professor Enrico Agabiti Rosei, president of Italy's Golgi Foundation.

UC Irvine geneticist Emiliana Borrelli receives prestigious honors

UC Irvine geneticist and cellular biologist Emiliana Borelli is awarded multiple prestigious honors.

FDA greenlights UC Irvine clinical trial of treatment for blinding disease

Stem cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa developed by UCI researchers, including Dr. Henry Klassen, wins FDA approval for use in clinical trial.

Dr. Ralph Clayman, UC Irvine Health urologist and emeritus dean of the UC Irvine School of Medicine

Becoming the 'Compleat Dean'

Aided by insights from his peers, emeritus medical school dean Dr. Ralph Clayman pens a guide to successful academic leadership

Exploring the ADHD-autism link

For the better part of the last decade, a growing body of research has been revealing more and more similarities between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism.

Theo van Erp, assistant professor in psychiatry and human behavior.

Researchers identify brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia.

Dr. Theo van Erp co-chairs a team of scientists that identify brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia.

Biomarkers for temporarl lobe epilepsy are found

Predicting epileptic seizures

Researchers led by a UC Irvine epilepsy specialist find biomarker to help identify which children may develop temporal lobe epilepsy.

Student explains why he chose UC Irvine School of Medicine

A shared vision

Yale grad Sam Vesuna is pursuing his medical degree at UC Irvine because of its approach to the future of healthcare.

Getting in tune with music

A program launched by UC Irvine medical students brings the therapeutic sound of music into hospital rooms.

Mindfulness relaxation classes help reduce stress

UC Irvine's Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine classes show how to lessen stress and foster well-being.

Research by neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela Bota could help identify ways to keep cancer patients from experiencing problems with concentration, thinking and memory after chemotherapy treatments.

Dr. Daniela Bota's research could help eliminate "chemo brain."

Research by neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela Bota could help eliminate the debilitating fog-like phenomenon sometimes called "chemo brain"

Summer research program exposes community college students to emerging field

Program opens emerging field of bioinformatics to students

Dr. Shuichi Suzuki is skilled in intricate stroke treatment techniques

Treating Stroke with Micro Devices

Dr. Shuichi Suzuki treats stroke with micro devices

Safer, faster cheaper method for medical imaging devised

UC Irvine scientist Hongkai Zhao and former doctoral student devise way to speed MRI, CT and PET imaging and reduce exposure to harmful radiation.

Fats in some foods make them nearly irresistible

The potato chip predicament

Fats in foods trigger chemical responses in our body that drive us to eat more, UC Irvine study finds

UC Irvine's Multiple Sclerosis Center advances treatment

UC Irvine's new Multiple Sclerosis Research Center extends the university's long history of distinction in advancing research into the chronic neurologic disease.

Former UC Irvine neuroscientist Edward G. Jones remembered

Former UC Irvine neuroscientist Edward G. Jones dies at 72

Internationally respected neuroscientist Edward G. "Ted" Jones, former chair of UC Irvine's Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, died on June 6.

Robotic thyroid surgery spares patient from a neck scar

Shannon Dargenzio chose robotic surgery at UC Irvine to remove a large growth on her thyroid gland because it wouldn't leave a telltale scar on her neck.

UC Irvine cardiovascular surgeon saves Tom Tiffany's foot from amputation

Cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Roy Fujitani was able to remove extensive blood clots that threatened Tom Tiffany's foot and life.

UC Irvine stroke team saves teen patient

Swift action by UC Irvine’s acute stroke team saves a Diamond Bar teenager from severe brain injury.

The mummy study returns

A 3,600-year-old Egyptian princess is the first known human to have heart disease, a research team led by a UC Irvine cardiologist finds.

Doctoring in a diverse society

UC Irvine course empowers students to tackle culturally based healthcare disparities

UC Irvine biomedical researcher studies role of dopamine in sleep disorders and addiction

Emiliana Borrelli, UC Irvine professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, has built a collaboration with the leading French scientific agency to help understand the nature of addiction and sleep disorders and find new treatments for brain diseases.

Hospital benefactor M.A. Douglas honored

UC Irvine Medical Center building was officially renamed for M.A. Douglas, whose estate donated $21 million

Visualizing victory over breast cancer

Dual-energy mammography is the latest imaging technique pioneered by UCI researchers to battle breast cancer

An African perspective on medical care

New medical student Folu Ani’s experiences from his native Nigeria fuel his passion to help others

Dr. Behnoosh Afghani, medical mentor

Dr. Behnoosh Afghani leads UC Irvine efforts to expose local high school students to careers in healthcare

Noted UC Irvine virologist Rozanne Sandri-Goldin influences research in and out of the lab.

UC Irvine virologist Rozanne Sandri-Goldin chairs a federal review panel that allocates up to $30 million a year for virology research.

Gloria Guzman, on the monitor, translates for nurse Danielle Lawson (right) and a patient.

UC Irvine Medical Center is bringing translators to patients via video.

UC Irvine Medical Center is testing medical interpretation by video for patients with limited English proficiency

Stopping cancer before it starts

UC Irvine's Melanoma Center has launched a new pigmented lesion program to monitor people at high risk for dermatological cancer.

Getting back in focus

Refractive surgeons Marjan Farid and Sumit Garg at UC Irvine's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute use advanced laser technology and superior skill to restore good sight to aging eyes.

Helping Haiti

First-year medical student Tommy Hand is founder and president of the UCI chapter of Physicians for Human Rights, which in January hosted a campus arm-wrestling competition that raised $3,000 for earthquake relief in Haiti

Bringing hope and health to Duroville

UC Irvine medical students bring hope and health to the impoverished Coachella Valley trailer park community of Duroville.

Could stem cells reverse MS?

UC Irvine molecular biologist and biochemist Tom Lane heads a campuswide effort exploring the use of stem cells to repair nerve damage from multiple sclerosis.

Standing up to autism

For OC Kids, a collaboration between UC Irvine's Department of Pediatrics and CHOC, is Orange County's leading medical resource for young children with autism.

Improving the radiation therapy experience

Advances in radiotherapy technology give UC Irvine patients more targeted therapy, lessen their treatment time and improve the treatment experience.

New hope for chronic pain sufferers

UC Irvine's new Center for Pain Management uses a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to alleviating chronic pain, says center director Dr. Jason Hata.

Alzheimer's lesions found in the retina

UC Irvine neuroscientist Zhiqun Tan and fellow researchers have discovered that retinas may mirror brain cells ravaged by Alzheimer's disease, making eyes a potential gateway to quicker diagnosis and treatment.

Groundbreaking UC Irvine researcher honored for advances in mitochondrial medicine

Pioneering UC Irvine genetics researcher Douglas C. Wallace, whose achievements in mitochondrial medicine are leading to new treatments for chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes, has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine.

New research center tackles matters of the heart

The Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology opens its new cardiovascular research and training facility.

Astronauts' bone loss alarming

UC Irvine bioengineer Joyce Keyak finds that International Space Station astronauts lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength, some at rates comparable to older women with osteoporosis.

Halting herpes eye disease

Gavin Herbert Eye Institute researchers have created a novel vaccine they believe can prevent the herpes virus from harming the eye.

Joining forces against breast cancer

Physicians and researchers at UC Irvine's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center are joining forces with colleagues at four other UC campuses to launch the Athena Breast Health Network, a decades-long breast cancer screening and tracking study of as many as 400,000 women.

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