UC Irvine researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology

Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination

Researcher in UCI Spit Lab

A salivating prospect

Participants at Spit Camp get hands-on experience collecting biospecimens and learning how ‘the diagnostic fluid of the future’ provides a window into the body

Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research laboratory manager Hillary Piccerillo (left) and former lab technician Peggy Galvez oversee the robotic transfer of saliva from collection tubes to test plates for an experiment.

‘A window into the body’

Researchers at UCI salivary bioscience institute are championing the use of spit in diagnostics

It’s not just you: ‘senior moments’ became more widespread during the pandemic, experts say

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UCI receives 5-year, $5 million CIRM award for training of diverse researchers

Program will prepare leaders in stem cell biology, gene therapy and regenerative medicine

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UCI Podcast: The perils and benefits of dream incubation

Professor Sara Mednick discusses how sounds and smells can influence our sleeping minds

Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What’s in your shellfish?

New UCI-led study finds coastal urbanization increases contamination in seafood

Global oncology pharmacists face restricted access to essential PPE items, UCI study finds

Practitioners have needed to adjust cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic

NSF grant supports UCI microfluidics research center

UCI’s Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics has received a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for ongoing research into developing miniature devices that can perform biochemical analytical functions quickly and inexpensively. These chips have the potential to rapidly detect dangerous toxins in the blood, quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs, […]

Snake bit? UCI chemists figure out how to easily and cheaply halt venom’s spread

Molecular gel could save millions globally from death or disfigurement