Jonathan Watanabe, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences clinical pharmacy prof, is corresponding author of paper on effects of “financial toxicity” on prescription drug use and mental well-being of cancer patients concerned about money issues.

An Anteater-shaped cloud spotted over Middle Earth. 😲☁️🐜🍴 📷 by shane.ob_ via IG

Congrats to Selma Masri, UC Irvine SOM assist bio chem prof, winner of the prestigious 2022 J&J WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science! Six diverse, international female recipients were selected from a competitive pool of 650 entries from 40 countries - bit.ly/38bk4Mu

Students in @ucinursing Master’s Entry Program in Nursing are from all backgrounds, walks of life. Diverse class expands traditional image, so communities they serve receive culturally appropriate, sensitive care, helping to eliminate health disparities - bit.ly/3vz4r9J

Is climate change the newest social determinant of health? Jun Wu, Wen Public Health enviro & occ helth prof, says low income and elderly live in communities disproportionately impacted by extreme heat, severe weather, air pollution and limited greenspace - bit.ly/3v2u9V1

🎉🎉 🎉 UCI's Philip Felgner wins prestigious Robert Koch Prize for his contributions to the creation of mRNA vaccines. The technology pioneered by Felgner shows great promise for creating vaccines to fight future pandemics & treat infectious diseases. bit.ly/3xUe5Xv

Celebrating #IamUCI grads who are the leaders of tomorrow. Andreea Dinicu, MD, MPH, @UCIrvineSOM, is headed to Cleveland Clinic for her OB/GYN residency, where she will continue to address disparities associated with gynecological cancers - bit.ly/3KI6Cxq

Celebrating #IamUCI grads who are the leaders of tomorrow. Nikki Yamashiro, @ucinursing DNP, recently partnered with longtime supporter Dolores Grunigen to create an endowment for graduate nursing students who plan to work with undersourced populations – bit.ly/3FkcPhP

Celebrating #IamUCI grads who are the leaders of tomorrow. Alejandro Aviña-Cadena, Wen Public Health MD, MPH, used his public health training to create a curriculum on the social determinants of public health for the School of Medicine - bit.ly/3MSkx5j

Celebrating #IamUCI grads who are the leaders of tomorrow. Double major Jennifer Thulien Nguyen, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences BS in pharmaceutical sciences, BA in sociology, plans to make a difference in patients’ lives by viewing pharmacy and healthcare holistically - bit.ly/38SP703

In a first-of-its-kind study, @UCIrvineSOM researchers analyze blood and brain samples to identify potential blood biomarkers that could predict suicide risk in patients with major depressive disorder – bit.ly/3lbfPUs

Celebrating Nurses Week @ucinursing, featuring leaders who helped build the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing. Founding dean Adey Nyamathi saw nursing as “an opportunity to do what I love, which is care for others.” - bit.ly/3MctM0d

Researchers UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences have originated a simplified, faster clinical sample testing method to detect genetic material, including viral RNA. “This offers a reliable, deployable, point-of-care diagnostic method,” says pharm sci prof Andrej Luptak. - bit.ly/3LdXPDJ

A team from UCI Stem Cell Skin Biology Resource Center gets $970,000 NIH grant to launch interdisciplinary training program. Tapping UCI faculty experts across fields to help develop the next generation of research leaders - bit.ly/3syhQhU

Congratulations to all the new MDs of the UCI School of Medicine #ClassOf2022! We applaud your resiliency, dedication and are proud of everything you have accomplished. We can’t wait to see what you do next! #UCIPride #UCISOM 💙💛 Photo by Michelle Kim

The mental health impacts of repeated natural disaster threat exposure from UCI-led researchers Direct, indirect or media-based all associated with adverse psychological symptoms. Particularly important in the context of climate change-related increases in frequency and severity.

A new study has linked ALS to the immune and central nervous systems. The findings show promise of bone marrow transplants as a novel treatment approach for #ALS. Learn more: bit.ly/3bPf567

Jonathan Watanabe, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences professor, says we must take a new approach to addressing the opioid use disorder crisis, by viewing it through a healthcare, rather than a criminal, lens. Integrating pharmacists into treatment programs is key. pharmsci.uci.edu/a-new-approach…

The new UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics will enable researchers from a variety of disciples to advance scientific discoveries into transformative therapies for diseases currently untreatable, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's. pharmsci.uci.edu/uci-launches-c…

Devin Lawson & Kai Kessenbrock, UC Irvine School of Medicine, members of MD Anderson Cancer Center, UC Irvine + @HumanCellAtlas team-science project, created Human Breast Cell Atlas. World’s largest normal tissue map offers deeper insights into cancer, other diseases. In @nature: bit.ly/3r4dYHx