The 2022-2023 academic school year was marked with new projects, new faces, and new collaborations. The team expanded, with new students from data science, computer science, public health, and medicine. We got a chance to welcome esteemed visitors from near and far who came to speak as part of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory…Continue Reading …And that’s a wrap!

We are excited to share that our paper which examines DNA methylation in relation to glyphosate exposure has been published in Environmental Health Perspectives! This was a labor of love, funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program and powered by a talented and multi-disciplinary group of scientists; generous and dedicated study participants; and passionate and…Continue Reading Our paper showing associations between glyphosate/AMPA exposure and DNA methylation published in EHP

Under the direction of clinical faculty, nutritionist and a chef, the Culinary Medicine elective course will teach medical students nutritional knowledge and culinary skills needed to address chronic disease conditions using whole foods and plant-based diets. In addition to studying principles of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, students will receive hands-on cooking instruction…Continue Reading Dr. Park joins faculty for the UCI Culinary Medicine Initiative

Recruiting study participants, collecting and analyzing data, developing a DNA methylation analysis methodology, writing grant applications and manuscripts, Rachel McFarland Lucia has done it all. Several years, 3 conferences posters, and 3 publications later, Rachel successfully defended her thesis and earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics on November 16, 2021 via zoom, due to…Continue Reading Congratulations to Rachel McFarland Lucia on successfully defending her Ph.D. Thesis!

As of September 21, 2021, more than 1500 readers have viewed Dr. Park’s manuscript, “Epigenetic biomarkers for environmental exposures and personalized breast cancer prevention,” published in February of 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. In this paper, it is proposed that the identification of blood epigenetic markers for personal, in utero,…Continue Reading Review and perspective paper on epigenetic biomarkers for environmental exposures and personalized breast cancer prevention reaches 1500 full-text reads

After a lot of hard work both in the lab and at the computer writing and analyzing data, Winnie Huang has successfully completed the requirements for her Master’s Thesis. Her thesis was entitled “Dietary profiles, organic food consumption, and urinary glyphosate levels in a cohort of postmenopausal women in Orange County, California.” Congratulations to Winnie…Continue Reading Congratulations to Wei-lin (Winnie) Huang on successfully defending her Master’s Thesis!

Last fall, the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) launched the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer with a goal of surfacing transformative breast cancer prevention research ideas. Dr. Hannah Lui Park was one of 10 finalists selected to present their ideas and compete in the live and live-streamed Idea Showcase and Competition on May 15th…Continue Reading Dr. Park receives award from the California Breast Cancer Research Program

We are happy to announce that we have reached our target for recruitment! Many thanks to our 400 participants who have generously donated their time and samples to the MEE Study. We are in the process of analyzing the samples and will send out personalized reports to you as soon as they become available.  🙏…Continue Reading MEE Study enrollment is now complete!

The 2019 SLAS meeting was in Washington, DC this year and did not disappoint. Companies showcased the newest and greatest tools for automated high throughput sample processing. Start-ups presented their innovations. Dr. Park served as a mentor for graduate students and post-docs. Attendees were treated to a private event at the Smithsonian, and Dr. Park…Continue Reading 2019 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) meeting

We have only 100 more participants to recruit for the study. Then comes the fun part – sending samples out for analysis, crunching the data, and writing manuscripts for publication! Can’t wait!! More about the MEE Study here……Continue Reading MEE Study reaches 300th participant!