Dr. Donald Forthal

UCI’s Infectious Diseases Chief Discusses COVID-19 Vaccines

Three Questions With Dr. Donald Forthal

UC Irvine News Brief: Infectious diseases researcher wins $2.3 million innovation award from NIH

Rommie Amaro, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and computer science, will use the five-year grant to further study trypanosomes.

A rice Farmer in Thailand

Stopping the spread of infectious diseases

UCI research on infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, HIV and meliodosis, could benefit millions worldwide.

New study reveals how to rejuvenate the immune system of elderly people and reduce their risk of infectious disease

Medical Xpress, April 12, 2022

How a San Diego doctor fought infectious disease with just three words

San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 24, 2020

UCI awarded $45 million for infectious disease research

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded UC Irvine $45…

UCI awarded additional $45 million for regional infectious disease research center

UC Irvine has received its largest-ever renewal grant for $45 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to continue research dedicated to countering threats from bioterrorism agents and emerging infections.

Felgner to lead development of infectious disease tests

Infectious diseases researcher Philip Felgner will lead a $3.75 million, federally funded effort to develop methods for new diagnostic tests…

Chase Berman, 24, an infectious diseases researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Susan Huang, UCI Health’s medical director of epidemiology and infection prevention, realized back in late March that mobile testing labs for COVID-19 would be needed should a surge in cases happen.

Thinking outside the box

UCI infectious diseases researcher teams up with father to convert shipping container into prototype for mobile, drive-thru COVID-19 testing centers

UCI researchers suggest capitalizing on popularity of zombies to raise public health awareness

UC Irvine lecturer/researcher Brandon Brown, Ph.D., and public health grad student Melissa Nasiruddin published a paper in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases that explores using zombies to educate the moviegoing masses about re-emerging infectious diseases such as rabies and neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.