When the pandemic derailed undergraduate T.J. Cross’s research plans, a Zoom meeting quickly set him on a different track. His flexibility and persistence reaped new skills and the satisfaction of helping in the fight against COVID-19. As the spring 2020 quarter...
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the Ridge to Reef graduate program tackles a wide range of ecological challenges for the OC — from plastics proliferation and kelp forest health to wildfires and flood control. Moderated by Professor Allison, a panel...
“I would encourage everyone to think more critically about the experimental design prior to starting a study. A few hours of pre-planning can really save a lot of time in the long run,” says Associate Professor Christie Fowler
“Most variants of the coronavirus ‘will be inconsequential, but as we have seen some may enhance the ability of the virus to spread more rapidly, or to change the character of the infection,’ Michael J. Buchmeier, a virologist at the University of California at Irvine, said in an email.”
Dunlop School Chancellor’s Professor Thomas Lane discusses COVID-19 long haulers, his current research using mice to look at COVID-19’s impact on the brain, and how people can prevent the disease’s neurological repercussions.
“‘Many people know that chronic alcohol consumption affects the liver, but really big changes occur in the lungs from drinking’, says Messaoudi, ‘which has an effect on people with COVID-19.’”
The immune system's contribution to the progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) has become a growing topic in neurodegenerative research. In a new study led by Neurobiology and Behavior Associate Professor Mathew Blurton-Jones and doctoral student Amanda McQuade, a...
UCI scientists, including Dunlop School Professors Qing Nie and Maksim Plikus, have developed a computational platform called CellChat to help decipher cell communication.
An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by Donald Bren Professor Leslie Thompson have discovered a new link between the protein inhibitor of activated STAT-1 (PIAS1) and DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways. They also found that the inhibition of PIAS1 reverses some...
I am nominating Caro because without her, most of my work would be impossible. She provides me with the proper environment to create, design and post content on a website. She is the magic behind the scenes making sure all of our websites run smoothly. Watching how...