Feb 26, 2025 | UC Newsroom

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Member, Selma Masri, PhD - NIH funding

“These cuts are a major hurdle to moving cancer research forward”

Feb 21, 2025 | UCI Health

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Neuroscientist awarded $4.6 million for promising pan-cancer immunotherapy

The grant was awarded to Michael Demetriou, MD, PhD, to accelerate his lab’s groundbreaking work on genetically modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells.

Jan 31, 2025 | UC Irvine News

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Answers for Cancers

Oct. 5: The 8th annual Anti-Cancer Challenge raised a record $1.5M for cancer research with 4,200 participants.

Jan 27, 2025 | Medical Press

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Cancer-fighting compound shows immense potential to eradicate HIV

Matthew D. Marsden, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, collaborates with authors from Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on this research, which was published in "Science Advances."

Jan 17, 2025

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Nixon National Cancer Conference Fosters Discussion on Improving Communication, Utilizing Technology and Building Trust Within the Cancer Care Community

Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD and Dr. Michael Stamos spoke about the innovation in research and clinical trials happening at UCI School of Medicine.

Jan 10, 2025 | UCI School of Medicine

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Nuclear Speckles Identified as Key Hubs for Gene Expression Regulation

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that nuclear speckles, a membraneless organelle within the nucleus, serve as central hubs for pre-mRNA 3′ end processing.

Jan 10, 2025

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Data science is accelerating UC medical research, diagnosis and treatment in California

The UC Health Data Warehouse is helping researchers to fast-track medical research and improve health outcomes.

Jan 06, 2025

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Newly discovered mechanism triggers immune response in cells with damaged DNA

Biological chemistry researchers have found a way to trigger an inflammatory immune response in cells with damaged DNA, a discovery that may lead to more effective treatments for cancer.

Jan 03, 2025

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The Mystery of What’s Causing Young People’s Cancer Leads to the Gut

At the University of California, Irvine, cancer biologist Selma Masri has shown in mice that changing the body’s internal clock, called the circadian rhythm, changes the diversity and abundance of gut bacteria.

Dec 30, 2024 | UCI Health

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UCI Health celebrates more than 200 Physicians of Excellence

More than 200 UCI Health doctors recognized as 2025 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), including Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Director, Dr. Richard Van Etten.