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Jul 29, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine Researchers identify key enzyme contributing to cancer health disparities in Latin American population
Researchers from the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Pannunzio Lab have discovered that an enzyme expressed in B cells is a significant factor driving cancer health disparities within the Latin American population.
Jul 22, 2024 | UCI News
An Anticancer Camera?
At the forefront of a movement to rewrite oral and oropharyngeal cancer outcomes, Dr. Petra Wilder-Smith has spent the last two decades working on devices for early detection. Now, in collaboration with Rongguang Liang at the University of Arizona’s Wyant College of Optical Sciences, the director of dentistry at UC Irvine’s Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic and a professor of medicine has developed a commercial intraoral camera with the ability to screen for cancer.
Jul 18, 2024 | UCI Health
A 'dream come true' realized in Irvine
Dr. Michael J. Stamos, dean of the UCI School of Medicine, once envisioned opening a small cancer center on the UCI campus in Irvine. What has emerged, he says, is so much more: a $1.3 billion medical complex that rivals the best on the West Coast.
Jul 01, 2024 | UCI School of Physical Sciences
Professor Christopher Barty is pushing cancer treatment into the future
Professor Christopher Barty, a UCI physicist, is developing a machine that can selectively image cancer in the body and also eliminate that cancer while minimizing damage to any surrounding tissue.
Jun 28, 2024 | The Cancer Letter
Miguel Villalona Calero named deputy director of UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miguel Villalona Calero was named deputy director of the University of California, Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and division chief for hematology/oncology. He will start on July 8.
Jun 27, 2024 | UCI Health
Reimagining cancer care for all of Orange County
When the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center's second clinical hub opens its doors July 16, the spacious, state-of-the-art facility in Irvine will extend elite cancer care within reach of residents throughout Orange County and beyond.
Jun 26, 2024 | UCI School of Physical Sciences
Professor Gregory Weiss Awarded UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge Funding
The Weiss Lab studies the biochemistry of the molecules that make life function, and the new funding will support research into molecules called enzymes that play a key role in the spread of cancer cells in the human body. Weiss plans to work with colleagues in the UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Control program to create a plan to connect with members of the AAPI community who are willing to be a part of the lab’s research.
Jun 17, 2024 | UCI Public Health
UC Irvine joins a national network of partners to address cancer, the leading cause of death, among Asian Americans
Asian Americans have become the first racial/ethnic group for whom cancer is the leading cause of death. Yet, Asian Americans are often underrepresented in clinical trials and cancer research. To address this, the NCI has awarded $12.45 million to create a national cohort called ASPIRE.
May 31, 2024
A literal gut check
A healthy microbiome in your digestive tract can help stave off heart disease, cancer and other ailments, says Katrine Whiteson, a Chancellor’s Fellow and associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at UC Irvine.
May 13, 2024
Dr. Aryana Sepassi, Dr. Alexandre Chan, and Team Publish Findings on “Rural-Urban Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship Care”
In a study published in The Oncologist, Dr. Aryana Sepassi, Dr. Alexandre Chan, and their fellow researchers shared their findings regarding colorectal cancer concerns among rural residents, as compared to people living in urban settings.