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Division of Biomedical Sciences

The Division of Biomedical Sciences at the UCR School of Medicine has a rich tradition of high-impact research on medically relevant topics, student-centered teaching excellence and a service within the academic community.

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Research that Spans Disciplines

Our faculty members are well-known in their areas of research specialization and support and foster scientific synergy between faculty researchers, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and support staff.

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Our Degree Programs

Our Graduate Programs train independent research scientists to enable them to bridge the wide gulfs that currently exist between basic science research & clinical medicine. The program grants Ph.D. & M.S. degrees.

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Your philanthropy provides the us with the resources and tools necessary to support our students, research, clinical services and capital projects – all benefiting our mission.

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Employment Opportunities

Interested in a career in the Division of Biomedical Sciences and the UCR School of Medicine? You can find a complete listing of open positions on the employment page of the SOM website.

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Biomedical Sciences News

3D Covid-19 Delta Variant Binds with ACE2 Receptor

January 14, 2025

Genetic mutation linked to higher SARS-CoV-2 risk

UC Riverside-led research has therapeutic implications for COVID-19 treatment

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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.

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Natalie Zlebnik

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

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December 04, 2024

UCR SOM Presents 2024 Faculty Achievement Awards

The UCR School of Medicine presented the 2024 UCR SOM Faculty Achievement Awards during its quarterly Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, December 3. The awards covered categories including teacher of the year, mentor of the year, research achievements, clinical faculty awards, and more.

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November 11, 2024

Protein degradation strategy offers hope in cancer therapy

UC Riverside researchers say ‘molecular crowbar’ strategy is a promising method in drug discovery

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September 10, 2024

Like father, like daughter

UC Riverside-led mouse study finds fathers on unhealthy diets can cause cardiovascular disease in their daughters

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September 03, 2024

Pegan Named Associate Dean for Preclerkship Medical Education

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August 08, 2024

How does traumatic brain injury progress to Alzheimer’s disease?

An NIH grant to UC Riverside and Indiana University will explore the question

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