May 12, 2026 | UCI Health

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Member, Hirohito Ichii, PhD - Pairing Up to Fight Kidney Failure - Patient, Karen Patterson

Dr. Ichii removed both enlarged kidneys and replaced them with a healthy donor organ. The new kidney is a powerhouse, currently functioning at 90%.

May 12, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Micheal Hoyt, PhD - Expanding the Classroom: Global Learning Without Borders

Collaboration between UC Irvine and universities in Tanzania and Taiwan

May 12, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Mahtab Jafari, PharmD - Wearable Patches: How Barrière is Trying to Disrupt the Supplement Industry

“I always say that marketing is usually way ahead of science, so marketing is a key factor.”

May 11, 2026 | UCI School of Population and Public Health Newsletter

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Member, Michael Hoyt, PhD - Study Shows Testicular and Prostate Cancer Treatment Accelerates Biological Aging

Nearly 200 cancer survivors were included in the analysis

May 06, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Matthew Landry PhD, RDN - New Research: Eating More of These Nutrients May Cut Stroke Risk

Best approach is to prioritize foods rich in B vitamins, like leafy greens, whole grains, and lean proteins

May 06, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News

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Member, Bruce Blumberg, PhD - OC Residents Wrestle with Failed Promises to Restrict Chemical Herbicides

“We don’t really know the full spectrum of negative consequences, it takes a lot of money and effort to study that."

May 06, 2026 | UC Irvine Digest

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Member, Veronica Vieira, DSc - ‘Forever Chemicals' May be Linked to Childhood Leukemia

Published recently in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

May 06, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

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Member, Sunmin Lee, ScD, MPH - ASPIRE Cohort Aims to Advance Asian American Health

Dr. Lee is recruiting 1,800 research participants to better understand and prevent cancer in Asian American communities