Research
Education
Healthcare
Community
About
Mar 05, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI researchers find potential new gene-independent therapy for retinal degeneration
A research team led by the UC Irvine School of Medicine has identified a potential new gene-independent therapeutic strategy for treating the millions of people worldwide who suffer from retinal degeneration, a group of diseases that can lead to vision loss.
Feb 22, 2024
Gabby Bertaccini was awarded the SRAA Poster Award in Mechanobiology
Gabby Bertaccini was awarded the SRAA Poster Award in Mechanobiology at the Feb 2024 Biophysical Society Meeting.
Feb 22, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine study shows similarities and differences in human and insect vision formation
Discovery offers insights into retinal disease origins and potential therapeutic targets.
Feb 14, 2024 | UC Irvine 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.
Feb 07, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Researchers find proton channels in plants could be key to regulating stress levels
Findings from this study could lead to better ways to prevent brain damage after a stroke.
Jan 20, 2024
Geoff Abbott: 2022-2024 SSIHI Samueli Scholarship
Jan 12, 2024
Paul Negulescu, Cahalan Lab postdoc alumnus, now at Vertex Inc, 2024 Breakthrough Prize for development of effective drugs to treat cystic fibrosis.
Paul Negulescu, 2024 Breakthrough Prize for development of effective drugs to treat cystic fibrosis.
Nov 15, 2023
Philip Felgner: elected National Academy of Inventors (2023)
Nov 13, 2023 | Forbes Health
Green Tea vs Black Tea: How Their Health Benefits Compare
A 2021 study by UCI researchers, including Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD, vice dean of basic science research and professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, is cited in this article about how green and black tea may help regulate high blood pressure.
Nov 09, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UC Irvine researchers discover how to better support lab grown muscle cells after transplantation.
Researchers now have the recipe required to make muscle in the lab which can be used to treat a broad range of debilitating muscle disorders.