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Sep 12, 2025
Member, Katrine Whiteson, PhD - A Healthy Microbiome in Your Digestive Tract Can Help Stave Off Heart Disease, Cancer, and Other Ailments
“The goal is to get their diet and microbiome in good shape during that time and improve their chance of success.”
Members, Maheswari Senthil, MD, and Jason Zell, DO - After a Stage IV appendix cancer diagnosis, Kat Kitchen underwent major treatment under Drs. Senthil and Zell and now focuses on living fully while supporting others
Appendix Cancer Survivor Relishes Life and Giving Back
Member, Lisa Wagar, PhD - Scientists Spill Their Quirky Lab Traditions and Superstitions
From lucky charms that keep experiments on track to weekly cookie breaks, scientists shared their favorite lab traditions and superstitions
Member, Dan Cooper, MD, Contributes Expert Insights on Pediatric Medication Use and Effects
“What’s the long term consequence? I think this is a really important point. We don’t know. We haven’t done the right study in children yet.”
Sep 11, 2025 | OC Business Journal
Member, Lbachir Benmohamed, PhD - TechImmune Prepares to Start Clinical Trials
TechImmune’s technology, developed by Lbachir Benmohamed, PhD, positions the company as the only biotech exclusively pursuing T cell–based immunotherapy for Long Covid
Sep 10, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Six UC Irvine Pharmacy Faculty Receive 2024 Anti-Cancer Challenge Research Grants
Over $1.5 million from the Anti-Cancer Challenge is funding pilot projects to advance cancer research
Sep 10, 2025 | NIH Report
Member, Selma Masri, PhD, received an NIH R01 titled, “Circadian Clock Disruption and Colorectal Cancer”
The project examines the immune-metabolic landscape of tumors to reveal new insights for future colorectal cancer therapies
Sep 08, 2025 | UCI Health
Cancer Support Groups Facilitate Korean-Language Information Sharing in Buena Park
"This program allows me to provide families with specialized guidance and additional support in a more familiar environment" - David Hong, MD, MHA
Sep 05, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
New Insight into Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment to Improve Immunotherapy
The brain’s immune cell, microglia (shown in green), is on alert after immune checkpoint inhibition treatment for melanoma, showing elevated expression of a “danger recognition” receptor (in red), TLR4 (toll-like receptor-4). —An H. Do and Nhu N. Ho
Sep 04, 2025 | UCI Health
Nation’s First All-Electric Acute Care Hospital: UCI Health in Irvine Leads the Way in Sustainable Care
UCI Health — Irvine, the nation’s first all-electric acute care hospital, is a 144-bed facility opening this December with sustainable, healing-focused design.