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Jan 27, 2025 | Medical Xpress
Cancer-fighting compound shows immense potential to eradicate HIV
Matthew D. Marsden, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, collaborates with authors from Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on this research, which was published in "Science Advances."
Jan 22, 2025 | UCI School of Medicine
School of Medicine establishes the Center on RNA Science and Therapeutics
The new center will focus on enhancing RNA research collaborations, developing innovative technology and facilitating the translation of basic RNA research into therapies.
Jan 13, 2025 | Phys.org
Nuclear speckles identified as key hubs for gene expression regulation
UCI researchers, including Yongsheng Shi, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and first author Yoseop Yoon, PhD, uncover the critical role of nuclear speckles as the major site of pre-mRNA 3' end processing.
Jan 10, 2025 | UCI School of Medicine
Nuclear Speckles Identified as Key Hubs for Gene Expression Regulation
UC Irvine researchers uncover the critical role of nuclear speckles as the major site of pre-mRNA 3′ end processing.
Oct 31, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine Researchers Develop Innovative CRISPR-Cas9 Method to Understand Antiviral Defense Response
A UC Irvine research team led by Rémi Buisson have developed a new, unbiased method utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 technology to identify novel regulators of the human antiviral defense response.
Sep 30, 2024 | Graduate Studies
Meet the Incoming School of Medicine PhD Students
Introducing the newest cohort of 36 PhD students in Biomedical Sciences for this fall. These students will conduct research under the guidance of their advisors in one of our five PhD degree-granting departments: Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biological Chemistry, Experimental Pathology, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, and Physiology & Biophysics.
UCI School of Medicine's PhD Orientation 2024
UCI School of Medicine welcomes 36 incoming PhD students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Jun 11, 2024 | UCI News
CNCM is awarded $1.4 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s disease research training
The UC Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping has been awarded a five-year, $1.4 million National Institutes of Health T32 grant to establish a training program for Alzheimer’s disease research.
Feb 14, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led research team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
New tools can detect microstructural changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease brain neurons.
Jan 05, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Anticancer compound JTE-607 reveals hidden sequence specificity of mRNA 3′ processing
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, combined biochemistry and artificial intelligence to reveal the mechanism of action for an anticancer compound.