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Sep 19, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month commemorates the history and culture of the largest racial group in California, and one of the most rapidly growing populations nationwide.
Jul 28, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
Philip Felgner, PhD, Receives the Better World Award
Philip Felgner, PhD, professor in residence in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, and pioneer in the development of lifesaving mRNA vaccines, is this year’s UCI Academic Senate's recipient for the Better World Award.
Jun 28, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
Devon Lawson, PhD, and Kai Kessenbrock, PhD, participate in milestone Human Breast Cell Atlas Project
This milestone project is the largest-ever atlas of normal breast cells, providing an unprecedented new resource for investigators working to understand changes that occur in the tissue during cancer and other diseases of the breast.
Jun 21, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
A UCI-led study found that plant extracts used by indigenous people hold promise in treatment of ataxia
The plants contain the first-known compounds to reverse dysfunction caused by gene mutations underlying specific neuromuscular and coordination problems.
Jun 21, 2023 | Futurity
Traditional medicine plant extracts may treat ataxia
A new UCI-led study finds that plant extracts used by indigenous people hold promise for the treatment of ataxia.
Apr 27, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researchers uncover new potential for botulinum neurotoxin E in therapeutic and cosmetic applications
A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have revealed the first crystal structures of the receptor-binding domain of botulinum neurotoxin E (BoNT/E) in complex with its human neuronal receptors, synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A).
Feb 27, 2023 | UCI News
Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders
UCI discovery offers new therapeutic target for treating mental illness
Jan 27, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
Assistant professor’s paper recognized for “Leading Research Achievements”
Kevin Beier, University of California, Irvine assistant professor of physiology & biophysics, had a paper cited by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, as among the year’s “Leading Research Achievements” in 2022.
Oct 10, 2022
Paul Negulescu won the 2022 Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine
Sep 26, 2022 | UCI News
UCI awarded $13.8 million federal contract to profile lipid nanoparticles
Findings will increase understanding of vaccine immune responses and side effects.