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News Articles with Topic: Research

Scott Pegan shaking hands with Representative Gil Cisneros.

Biomedical Scientist goes to Washington to Discuss Importance of Federal Research Funding

In early March, researchers from UC Riverside visited Washington, DC, with an important message: If the United States loses its position as a global leader in science, other nations will take its place--and may withhold new discoveries impacting public health, security, and other vital areas. The visit, led by Scott...

By Erika Klein | April 30, 2025 | Research
David Lo

Lo named to CARB Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants

Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Sciences David Lo, MD, PhD, of the UC Riverside School of Medicine has been appointed to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants. The appointment is for a three-year term. The panel meets quarterly and is charged with reviewing proposed...

By Ross French | March 6, 2025 | Research
Dr. Robert Rodriguez

Rodriguez Named Assoc. Dean for Clinical Research

Robert M. Rodriguez, MD, has been named associate dean for clinical research at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine (UCR SOM). He will begin his appointment on April 16, 2025. The associate dean for clinical research provides leadership in clinical research at the UCR SOM and UCR Health...

By UCR SOM Staff | January 28, 2025 | Research
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SOM Announces 2025 Dean's Collaborative Seed Grants

UCR School of Medicine has announced the recipients of the 2025 Dean's Collaborative Seed Grants. The grant provides funds up to $25,000 in seed grant funding for collaborative interdisciplinary research projects between faculty in the Division of Biomedical Sciences and UCR as a whole, aimed at developing proposals and preliminary...

By UCR SOM Staff | January 13, 2025 | Research
Meera Nair in her lab

Nair Named New Associate Dean for Biomedical Research 

Meera Nair, PhD, has been appointed as the new associate dean for biomedical research at the UC Riverside School of Medicine. In the position, Nair will provide strategic leadership to support, enhance, and expand biomedical research at the school and will be responsible for oversight and operations of research facilities...

By UCR SOM Staff | June 28, 2024 | Research
equipment in a biomedical science lab

Three West Point Cadets to Participate in Inaugural Research Internship Program

Three cadets from the US Military Academy at West Point will be conducting research internships in the University of California Riverside School of Medicine’s Biomedical Sciences program as the inaugural participants in a new program designed to build research-based bridges between the institutions. Scott Pegan, PhD, a professor in the...

By Ross French | June 6, 2024 | Research, Veterans/Military
Brushfire on a California hillside in 2020 - photo by Ross French

The Role of Academic Medicine in Fighting the Climate Crisis

With concerns about the climate crisis and its escalating impact on the health of people around the world, a recent commentary co-authored by the dean of the UCR School of Medicine gives three compelling reasons for optimism. The article titled "Reasons for Optimism About Academic Medicine’s Actions Against Climate Change"...

By UCR SOM Staff | August 14, 2023 | Research
Hayden Schill, elected president of the UCGPC, UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox, and Dr. Evelyn Vázquez

Vázquez Hosts Gallery Highlighting Mental Health Experiences of Underrepresented Graduate Students at Regents Meeting

A photovoice gallery and exhibit that sheds light on the unique mental experiences and needs of historically marginalized graduate and professional students (HMGPS) was presented at the UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA from May 16-18, 2023. The exhibit, titled “The Trajectories of Underrepresented Graduate Students While in Graduate...

By UCR SOM Staff | June 1, 2023 | Research
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Lakes Receives 2023-24 Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Kimberley Lakes, PhD, professor of clinical psychiatry and neuroscience at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, has been named recipient of a 2023-24 Fulbright Global Scholar Award. The award allows U.S. scholars to propose research or combined teaching/research activity in two to three countries. Lakes' award will allow her to...

By UCR SOM Staff | April 27, 2023 | Research
Declan McCole in the lab with two graduate students

McCole Records Awards Hat Trick

Declan McCole, PhD, of the Division of Biomedical Sciences pulled off a remarkable accomplishment as he was named recipient of three separate awards in recognition of his variety of work at the UC Riverside School of Medicine. McCole was named recipient of the 2022 Research Achievement Award in Biomedical or...

By Ross French | January 4, 2023 | Awards, Research
Year in Review for 2022

2021-22 School of Medicine Year in Review Now Available

The 2021-22 UCR School of Medicine Year in Review is now available for download from the SOM website. The 28-page magazine is called "Reaching New Heights" and highlights the array of accomplishments within the educational, research, clinical, and community components of the school. "We celebrate the successes of all of...

By UCR SOM Staff | December 13, 2022 | Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, Research
Child working with a doctor

SOM Researchers to Look at Chronic Illness and Parenting

Even in the best of times, parenting can be a challenge. But for parents who live with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and more, those challenges can be magnified, causing complications that can make things even more difficult for parent and child alike. A team of researchers from...

By Ross French | November 7, 2022 | Research, Medical Education
People walking in a plaza, photo by Ryutaro Tsukata

HDR Opens New Pilot Grant Solicitation

The Center for Health Disparities Research (HDR) is seeking new proposals for projects in health disparities. These pilot grants can be funded up to $50,000 direct costs for a one-year project. Faculty with an appointment in any UCR college or school are eligible. Details on the required components of a...

By UCR SOM Staff | October 20, 2022 | Research, Center for Health Disparities Research
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