News
May 22, 2025
CE Studio Gathers Insight on Pioneering TMJ Disc Implant. The UC Irvine ICTS Community Engagement Unit hosted one of its Community Engagement Studios (CE Studios) on for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) treatment research led by Drs. Kyriacos Athanasiou, Wendy Brown, Ryan Donahue, Eric Granquist and Jerry Hu. Seven community experts consisting of individuals who have a symptomatic defect in the TMJ disc attended the CE studio. This CE Studio was held to gather insights and feedback on a potential new treatment for TMJ using a tissue-engineered cartilage implant called Hyaleon.
May 20, 2025
Empowering Voices: How People with Traumatic Brain Injury Seek Relevance and Recognition in Stem Cell Research. The UC Irvine ICTS Community Engagement Unit hosted one of its Community Engagement Studios (CE Studios) with nine community experts, consisting of individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and their caregivers.
May 13, 2025
UDN Community Advisory Board Kickoff! We’re excited to share that we held our first Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building.
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Events
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping Seminar with Ting Wang: Functional Genomics in the era of Pangenome.. In this talk Dr. Ting Wang will introduce the Human Pangenome Project and describe how this new resource might impact functional genomics.
Friday, May 23, 2025
From Silence to Science: Community-Engaged Research in Vulvar Skin Disease. Come engage with Dr. Christina Kraus, a UCI Health Dermatologist. She will discuss her research and community-engaged approach in developing a research program on vulvar skin disease.
Friday, May 9th, 2025
ICTS Community Engagement Team Spotlight:
UDN at the UCI Neuromuscular Colloquium. This annual gathering brings together clinicians, researchers, and trainees to discuss recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and research of neuromuscular disorders.
February 28, 2025
Empowering Communities: Enhancing Access to Services of minority communities in Orange County through Community-Academic Partnership. Nahla Kayali, Founder and Executive Director of Access California Services (AccessCal), discussed the impact of her lived experience in the creation of AccessCal, a community-based organization that offers culturally and linguistically competent services to reduce barriers to care for diverse immigrant and refugee populations.