Cheryl Wisseh awarded grant to study racial disparities in diabetes drug...
Cheryl Wisseh, UCI assistant professor of clinical pharmacy practice, has received an 18-month, $10,000 grant from the ASHP Research and Education Foundation to study racial and ethnic disparities in...
View ArticleUCI to welcome inaugural Doctor of Pharmacy class at White Coat Ceremony
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 14, 2021 – The inaugural class of Pharm.D. students at the University of California, Irvine will begin their journey Sept. 24 at a White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage marking...
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Pharm.D. 41 make UCI history
In closing the admissions offer letter to UCI’s first Doctor of Pharmacy students, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Founding Dean Jan Hirsch wrote the Latin phrase Audentes Fortuna...
View ArticleUCI-led study finds medicinal plant extract to prevent morphine addiction
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 12, 2021 — The extract of the plant Corydalis yanhusuo prevents morphine tolerance and dependence while also reversing opiate addiction, according to a recent study led by the...
View ArticleUCI team develops recommended practices for study of adverse drug events...
UCI researchers have developed recommended practices for evaluating evidence generated by adverse drug event studies that use electronic health record databases. Their findings are published online in...
View ArticleUCI-led study offers framework for including racism’s health effects in...
Racism has been declared a national public health crisis by the American Public Health Association. With the minority population in the U.S. being the fastest-growing demographic, experts say, it’s...
View ArticleUCI-led team develops new biopsy technology for analyzing multiple tumor...
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 10, 2022 – A team led by University of California, Irvine researchers has developed a new biopsy technology that can profile multiple tumor microenvironment biomarkers...
View ArticleUCI study could explain why Parkinson’s drug improves, then diminishes...
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 19, 2022 — A team of University of California, Irvine researchers has discovered a possible reason why L-dopa, the front-line drug for treating Parkinson’s disease, loses efficacy...
View ArticleUCI-led team helps standardize collection, reporting of wearable activity...
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 16, 2022 — Wearable activity trackers are not only popular with consumers but also commonly employed by clinicians for both real-time and remote monitoring of patients’ physical...
View ArticleUCI’s Forum for the Academy and the Public brings together multidisciplinary...
EVENT: UCI’s Forum for the Academy and the Public will host a two-day symposium on “Global China in an Anxious Age.” More than 30 speakers from a variety of academic and non-academic backgrounds...
View ArticlePharmacist-involved collaborative model enhances diabetes care, study finds
Patients with type 2 diabetes taking five or more medications who were treated by an interdisciplinary care team improved their glycemic control, quality of life and self-care capabilities, according...
View ArticleUCI team develops simplified, faster process for detection of viral RNA in...
UCI researchers have originated a simplified, faster clinical sample testing method to detect genetic material, including viral RNA. Their findings were recently published in the journal Scientific...
View ArticleBeyond the corner drugstore
The role of the pharmacist is evolving beyond dispensing medication to addressing the increased intricacy and cost of supporting the wellness of the country’s aging and diverse population. There is...
View ArticleA new approach to opioid addiction
Opioid use disorder is a complex and complicated problem in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were a record-breaking 100,306 overdose deaths during the...
View ArticleUCI-developed COVID-19 test detects, identifies specific variants with 100%...
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 — University of California, Irvine researchers have developed a COVID-19 test that detects and identifies specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy. In a study, the...
View ArticleUCI-led study shows Rhodiola rosea root might be beneficial for managing type...
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 — A team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that treatment with an extract from the roots of the Rhodiola rosea plant might be...
View ArticleCircadian rhythm disruption found to be common among mental health disorders
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 – Anxiety, autism, schizophrenia and Tourette syndrome each have their own distinguishing characteristics, but one factor bridging these and most other mental disorders...
View ArticleUCI-led study discovers pre-treatment cognitive impairment in younger cancer...
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 16, 2022 — A team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that adolescent and young adult cancer patients can experience cancer-related cognitive...
View ArticleUCI researchers discover crucial role of brain’s striatum cilia in time...
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 — Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain’s striatum region impaired time perception and judgment,...
View Article2022 Year in Review – UCI in the community
It’s not uncommon to find UCI students and faculty out in the community. In Orange County, UCI led the development of drop-in mental wellness centers for youth. Additionally, the Future Leaders...
View Article2022 Year in Review – UCI Health
UCI Health continues to be an innovation leader. Once again, UCI Health was chosen among the best hospitals in the U.S., and its physicians continue to receive praise as the finest in Orange County....
View ArticleThe art of collaborative healthcare
Throughout the school year, UCI nursing, pharmacy and medical students are brought together in an innovative integrated curriculum of interprofessional education that will prepare them for the...
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UC Irvine, UCLA researchers identify new therapeutic approach to prevent ARDS
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 — A novel peptide designed by University of California, Irvine researchers has been found to suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress...
View ArticlePharmacists play key role in treating seniors with opioid use disorder, UCI...
In a feature article recently published in the journal The Senior Care Pharmacist, Jonathan Watanabe, UCI professor of clinical pharmacy and board-certified geriatric pharmacist, says that pharmacists...
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X Marks the Spot
To understand John Chaput’s cutting-edge research in using synthetic genetics in pharmaceutical drug discovery and development, look for the X factor. Chaput is a UCI professor of pharmaceutical...
View ArticleStudy shows importance of patient-reported outcomes in diabetes management...
A successful pharmacist-involved collaborative care model for managing diabetes must include patient-reported, as well as clinical, outcomes, according to a recent study published online in Journal of...
View ArticleUCI scientists develop gene silencing DNA enzyme that can target a single...
Irvine, Calif., May 8, 2023 — Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed a DNA enzyme – or DNAzyme – that can distinguish between two RNA strands inside a cell and cut the...
View Article#IamUCI – Brandon Saint-Milfort
As a child of immigrants from Haiti and El Salvador, Brandon Saint-Milfort sees many structural issues in the American healthcare system that disproportionately affect patients of color. His joint...
View ArticleAnai Campos Contreras named 2023 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical...
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Anai Campos Contreras, incoming UC Irvine postdoctoral fellow in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, a 2023 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences....
View ArticleTreating the Opioid Epidemic
If one deterrent to opioid abuse is a healthy dose of personal connection, perhaps everyone should meet Jonathan Watanabe. The associate dean of pharmacy assessment and quality at UCI’s School of...
View ArticleUCI launches Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy
UCI has launched the Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy to accelerate research that tackles pressing individual and population health challenges and to address the lack of diversity in...
View ArticleAssociate Professor Claudia Benavente featured on Chilean TV show
Claudia Benavente, UCI associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, was recently featured on the Chilean TV show “Pasaporte Ciencia” (“Science Passport”) as one of the Chilean scientists conducting...
View ArticleUC Irvine-led research team leverages power of ribosomes to develop chemical...
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 23, 2023 — A research team led by University of California, Irvine scientists has developed an innovative method for quickly and efficiently creating vast collections of chemical...
View ArticleADA protections include people with opioid use disorder, notes UCI pharmacist
The escalating rate of opioid use disorder in the elderly population is a serious public health issue. As the number of older adults increases, the proportion seeking treatment is on the rise. These...
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Leading the way in transformative healthcare
Rather than enjoying one of their last days of summer break, 150 Orange County high school students boarded buses at 7 a.m. to spend Aug. 3 at UCI’s Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health...
View ArticleUC Irvine researchers issue warning that GLP-1RAs may be harmful for children
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 28, 2023 — The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes may have unintended and...
View ArticleUCI awarded $2.4 million grant to study potential treatment for...
The University of California, Irvine has been awarded a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate the augmentation of brain-derived neurotropic factor to alleviate...
View ArticleA symbol of shared success
When Sakhi Patel donned her first white coat at the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences’ ceremony Sept. 22, it was more than just a moment of personal achievement. For her, the garment...
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
As a Hispanic-Serving Institution and founding member of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities, UCI is committed to building a Latino-thriving environment on campus that is woven into...
View ArticleUC Irvine study reveals surge in use of weight loss-linked drugs in...
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 19, 2023 — In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered an extraordinary surge in the utilization of weight loss-associated...
View ArticleUCI pharmacist’s remarks open NASEM workshop on diversifying drug research
Because addressing diversity in clinical research is essential for achieving health equity, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine hosted a workshop Oct. 16 and 17 in Washington,...
View ArticleUC Irvine-led study links biomarkers and chemotherapy-related...
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 24, 2024 — A study led by University of California, Irvine researchers has revealed a connection between blood levels of omega-3 and the inflammatory biomarker interleukin-8 and...
View ArticleAlum helps create endowment for Pharm.D. students to train at Ralphs
Students enrolled in UCI’s Doctor of Pharmacy program will have the opportunity to gain real-world work experience within Ralphs pharmacies, thanks to a newly created $50,000 endowment driven by...
View ArticleFarah Khorassani provides expert insight at Lake Forest town hall on fentanyl
Farah Khorassani, UCI Health Sciences associate clinical professor, shared her insights at Lake Forest’s town hall on fentanyl Feb. 22, hosted by Assemblywoman Diane R. Dixon. A leading expert in the...
View Article#IamUCI – Curtis Hu
Curtis Hu’s career path was shaped by his upbringing in a family of doctors, with roots in a Taipei, Taiwan, clinic blending Eastern and Western medicine. These early experiences sparked his interest...
View ArticleUC Irvine’s electronic patient-reported outcome tool reduces cancer care...
Irvine, Calif., July 15, 2024 — A University of California, Irvine research team has developed and implemented an intervention to enhance cancer care support services for racial and ethnic minority...
View ArticleNational Academies progress report: health disparities
From costing society an estimated $11 trillion to hindering new discoveries in medicine and preventing access to effective interventions, underrepresentation of women, older adults and minorities in...
View ArticlePreventing prediabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some 38.4 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes, with 90 to 95 percent of them having lifestyle-related Type 2....
View ArticleFarah Khorassani shares expert insights at Laguna Beach town hall on fentanyl
Farah Khorassani, associate clinical professor of clinical pharmacy practice, explained the science of addiction at the Laguna Beach Fentanyl Town Hall on Oct. 2. At the event – hosted by California...
View ArticleUC Irvine-led team engineers new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 8, 2024 — A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic...
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