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News from the School of Medicine
January 14, 2025
Genetic mutation linked to higher SARS-CoV-2 risk
UC Riverside-led research has therapeutic implications for COVID-19 treatment
January 13, 2025
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 data for full NIH or similar grant applications. More information is available on the website.
January 13, 2025
Biomedical scientist to investigate endocannabinoids as potential treatment for cocaine addiction relapse
Natalie Zlebnik has received a NARSAD Young Investigator Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
January 02, 2025
UCR School of Medicine to Host the 41st Annual LMSA-West Regional Conference
The UCR School of Medicine will host the 41st Annual LMSA-West Regional Conference on February 7-8, 2025. The conference’s theme will be “Cultivando Comunidad: Seeds of Justice in Healthcare.”
January 01, 2025
Browder Named New Chief of Staff and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
December 23, 2024
“One Plus One Plus One”: Making an Impact with Each New Doctor
As a 15-year-old patient, Michelle Bholat, MD, MPH often found herself sitting for hours in Los Angeles County waiting rooms. “Nobody was checking in with you; it was like a cattle call,” she recalled. “That struck me then, as a teenager, and I thought, ‘No, this isn't okay.’”
December 20, 2024
The role of student-run free clinics in developing medical students’ leadership abilities
Perspective article focuses on the Coachella Valley Free Clinic
December 17, 2024
CHC Names its 2024 Community Medicine and Population Health Mini-Grant Awardees
This week, the UCR School of Medicine Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) announced the recipients of its 2024 Community Medicine and Population Health Mini-Grants Program. Third-year medical student Zayan Musa and third-year developmental psychology PhD student Chelsea McElwee will receive funding for their projects to establish a breast milk depot and hold mental health workshops, respectively.