UCI assistant professor of medicine receives MERIT grant from National Cancer Institute

Nick Pannunzio, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the UCI School of Medicine, has received a Method to Extend Research in Time Award from the National Cancer Institute.

Findings Reveal Possible Role For Peripheral Organs In Substance Use Disorders — ScienceDaily

A new UCI-led study establishes important conceptual connections between the fields of circadian rhythms, metabolism, and addiction.

New UCI-led study finds links between circadian rhythms, metabolism and addiction

Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders.

UCI-led research uncovers new mechanism that promotes wound healing in skin

A University of California, Irvine-led study identifies a new molecular pathway that promotes the healing of wounds in the skin. Titled, “GRHL3 activates FSCN1 to relax cell-cell adhesions between migrating keratinocytes during wound reepithelialization,” the study was published today in JCI Insight.

How innovation is challenging conventional assumptions about STEM careers

What the next generation needs to know about the changing nature of science, tech, engineering, and math fields

UCI researchers find vital enzyme holds key to the fight against cancer and viral infections; Understanding how to control the enzyme may lead to new treatments against cancers and viral infections

A new study led by University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers identifies two ways in which APOBEC3A— a vital enzyme that is responsible for genetic changes resulting in a variety of cancers while protecting our cells against viral infection—is controlled.

The talent equation: How new innovation-driven roles in surprising fields are redefining our perception of scientists

Selma Masri, PhD, discusses how innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are revolutionizing our daily lives.

Loss of circadian regulation allows for increase in glucose production during lung cancer progression

New study identifies possible therapeutic target to suppress cancer cell growth

Tuning the circadian clock, boosting rhythms may be key to future treatments and medicines

New article unravels the remarkable relationship between time-of-day and physiology

New study points to better diagnostics for cancer

Method helps researchers identify more reliable cancer biomarkers than traditional methods