Stopping malaria … one mosquito at a time
UCI vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have developed a genetically modified insect model blocking transmission of the disease – and it may also work on Zika
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University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes
New insect model may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually
UCI receives up to $5 million to advance bloodstream infection detection technology
A UC Irvine research team will receive up to $5 million over five years in federal support to further develop a bloodstream infection detection system that speeds up diagnosis times with unprecedented accuracy – allowing physicians to treat patients with potentially deadly ailments more promptly and effectively.
34 UCI students win Graduate Research Fellowships
UCI’s Department of Chemistry has received nine Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation – among 34 bestowed campuswide and 2,000 nationwide. Another two fellowships went to the Department of Earth System Science, also in the School of Physical Sciences.
Students in Minority Science Programs rack up 17 awards for research presentations at conferences
UC Irvine undergraduates participating in research training in the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences’ Minority Science Programs received 17 awards for their research presentations at three national conferences this fall.
Renowned UCI biologist Anthony James to discuss malaria eradication in Dean's Distinguished Lecture
Anthony James will give the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, focusing on the novel, genetics-based strategies that he and others have designed to target mosquitoes as part of a worldwide campaign to wipe out malaria.
Fresh influx of faculty
School of Medicine claims 14 of 77 new hires
UCI researchers find epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders
Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain’s prefrontal cortex and may be an underlying cause of certain complex neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, according to UC Irvine scientists.
UCI Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology forge a research partnership
The Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism at UC Irvine and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have agreed to a partnership to advance research on how genes and metabolism shape our bodies and minds.
Study: Immune protein actually aids enemy bacteria
In a new study, UC Irvine microbiologist Manuela Raffatellu has found that our immune response can sometimes make us vulnerable to the very bacteria it’s supposed to protect us from.