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October 29, 2024
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Oct 14, 2024 | UC Irvine News
NIH to support UC Irvine research on reducing alcohol-influenced crash injuries
Federico Vaca MD, MPH, professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and one of the nation’s leading researchers on motor vehicle crash injuries and prevention, will lead an effort to identify risk factors among young drivers.
October 8, 2024
Oct 04, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine researchers are first to reveal role of ophthalmic acid in motor function control
A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain — ophthalmic acid — unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic target for Parkinson’s and other movement diseases.
Oct 03, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine receives initial $33 million in federal support for vaccine research
Philip Felgner, PhD, professor in residence in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, and director of UC Irvine’s Adeline Yen Mah Vaccine Center, will lead a multi-institutional pandemic planning effort with this $33 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
October 1, 2024
Sep 27, 2024
Two School of Medicine professors ranked Best Female Scientists in the World
Research.com's 2024 ranking of Best Female Scientists in the World included Susan O’Brien, MD, and Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD.
Sep 27, 2024 | UC Irvine News
Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression
Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body’s internal, 24-hour biological pacemaker, may accelerate the progression of colorectal cancer by affecting the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier function.