“Masking can prevent up to 70% of transmission, that’s basically as good as one dose of the vaccine,” says Professor Ilhem Messaoudi.
UCI scientists develop a new deep-learning framework that predicts gene regulation at the single-cell level
Qing Nie, Chancellor’s Professor of developmental and cell biology & mathematics, and Xiaohui Xie, professor of computer science, have led a team of UCI scientists to develop a new deep-learning framework that predicts gene regulation at the single-cell...
Distinguished Professor Charles Glabe named a 2020 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Charles G. Glabe, Distinguished Professor of molecular biology & biochemistry in the School of Biological Sciences, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. His research focuses on the pathogenesis of amyloids in degenerative diseases, and he...
Plastics as Pathogen Raft: Researcher Joleah Lamb Talks Plastic Impact on Marine Ecology
Check out this podcast featuring Dunlop School Assistant Professor Joleah Lamb. Learn about the startling impact plastics have on the ocean and how marine biologists like Professor Lamb are researching solutions.
Students Recognized for Outstanding Research
Congratulations to the ten UCI MSP undergraduate students who recently received poster or oral presentation awards for their research at the 2020 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). The ABRCMS is one of the nation’s largest...
Sea Anemones Find Sweet Arrangement with Under-skin Algae for Emergency Food
UCI study offers insights into ways tidepool organisms bond to enhance survival success.
COVID-19: The Role of Our Immune System in Disease and Protection
As part of the 18th UC Irvine 2020 Immunology Fair, Professor Ilhem Messaoudi Powers presented a Distinguished Lecture on COVID-19: The Role of Our Immune System in Disease and Protection. Watch the lecture below!...
Dunlop School Professor Adapts Lab to an Online Experience During COVID-19
Wired Ivy Podcast features Dunlop School Associate Teaching Professor, Pavan Kadandale. When COVID hit, his lab went virtual:
“We went completely online. We didn’t do hybrid. On issues of equity and inclusion there was a pretty strong consensus that we needed to be completely online to be fair to as many students as we could.”
New insights from study of people age 90 and above
Six years ago, 60 Minutes reported on the 90+ Study with lead investigator Claudia Kawas, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology & Behavior. Last night, they followed up with the surviving members of the study.
New Dunlop School Collaboration Will Study Blood-Brain-Barrier Function in Huntington’s Disease
A new research program may hold the key to unlocking the door to the brain. The Trans-Agency Blood-Brain Interface Program, developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), in collaboration with the Department of Defense Joint Program Committee,...