Marquis Vawter, Ph.D., research professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, participated in companion studies published in Nature, analyzing regions of the human genome associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. Researchers knew that the disorder carries a 60 to 80 percent inheritability and wanted to determine common […]
National Science Foundation, Nov. 23, 2020
Giving the phrase “Mother knows best” a whole new meaning, UC Irvine biologists have identified unique genes in female butterflies that enable them to select the best host plant for their larvae – and avoid deadly ones.
Low doses of freeze-dried grape powder inhibit genes linked to the development of sporadic colorectal cancer, UC Irvine cancer researchers…
Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar, a neurologist and director of the MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Diseases Center at the UC Irvine Medical…
For Dr. Maureen Bocian, making a diagnosis means detective work
Findings offer new targets for early detection and prevention strategies
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 — UC Irvine scientists Aaron Esser-Kahn, Sunil Gandhi and Ali Mortazavi have been named recipients of the prestigious 2013 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Awards. The highly selective award program supports projects by early-career researchers that show potential to transform scientific fields and accelerate the translation of research into […]
Andrew and Emily Penner investigate the role assigned identities play in the student experience
Findings may offer road map for next generation of therapies for androgenetic alopecia