A Prescription for Exercise
UCI research into the mechanisms behind the physical and cognitive benefits of activity could enable healthcare providers to personalize interventions
August 05, 2019
Health
Call it Mighty Mouse: Breakthrough leaps Alzheimer's research hurdle
UCI-led study reveals crucial mechanisms contributing to the disease
July 31, 2019
UCI stem cell researcher receives $4.8 million CIRM grant to address traumatic brain injury
UCI stem cell scientist Brian Cummings was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency. This grant will support the only CIRM-funded program addressing traumatic brain injury in California. TBIs are a leading cause of death & disability worldwide, and two million Americans annually (230,000 Californians) […]
July 26, 2019
Mouse, not just tick: New genome heralds change in Lyme disease fight
UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission
July 24, 2019
Pharm Sci's Robert Spitale wins Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Award
Robert Spitale, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, is one of five winners of 2019 Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards, intended to accelerate high-risk and high-reward science research projects that could lead to discoveries, solutions and potential breakthrough treatments for patients. The award is for three years and provides $900,000 in direct funds for selected […]
July 12, 2019
UCI child neurologist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram is awarded $15 million Conte Center grant
NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders
July 10, 2019
UCI team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone
New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy
July 08, 2019
UCI's third annual Anti-Cancer Challenge sets fundraising record
Event proceeds will expand research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment
July 02, 2019
UCI researchers to join national effort to build atlas of human breast cells
Project is supported by $4 million grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
July 01, 2019
Claudia Benavente is awarded a $2.1 million NCI grant to combat childhood bone cancer
Claudia Benavente, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and developmental & cell biology at UCI, has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a novel therapeutic treatment for osteosarcoma. Her research aims to explain the role of the chromatin remodeling protein UHRF1 as a potential target in the treatment of […]
June 06, 2019