Mar 03, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Lauren Albrecht, PhD - Scientists discover how muscle stem cells "flip a switch" to rebuild damaged muscle

How muscle stem cells "flip a switch" to rebuild damaged muscle

Mar 03, 2026 | UC Irvine Digest

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Members - Herdeline Ann Ardonña, PhD; Seunghyun Sim, PhD - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names 2 UC Irvine Faculty as 2026 Sloan Research Fellows

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Two Faculty as 2026 Fellows

Feb 26, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Matthew Landry PhD, RDN – The 8 Best Fermented Foods for Gut Health, According to Experts

Fermentation acts like a form of “pre-digestion” where the beneficial bacteria break down proteins and carbohydrates

Feb 26, 2026 | UC Irvine Digest

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Member, Peter Chang MD – Tapping AI to Boost Cancer Detection and Treatment

“...we are turning groundbreaking research into renewed hope for patients and their loved ones"

Feb 26, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Gillian Hayes PhD – Peer Review Is Breaking Under Its Own Weight

"This is the practice that lies at the heart of academe, through which we refine ideas, transmit standards, and help one another do better scholarship."

Feb 19, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Min Zhang MD, PhD – First-of-Its-Kind Map of Alzheimer's Reveals Hidden Gene Activity

"...shifting the field from observing correlations to uncovering the causal mechanisms that actively drive disease progression."

Feb 19, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Maksim Plikus PhD – Sleep Disruption Damages Gut's Self-Repair Ability via Stress Signals from Brain: A Biological Chain Reaction

Focus is on identifying a precise communication relay between the brain and the gut

Feb 18, 2026 | UCI Beall Applied Innovation

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Members – Congratulations on being awarded up to $100,000 in critical funding!

Grants are utilized to perform activities that enable pivotal phases of development including customer discovery efforts, feasibility studies, prototype development and more.