Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression
Findings by UC Irvine researchers may lead to new prevention, treatment strategies
September 27, 2024
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biological chemistry
UC Irvine study reveals circadian clock can be leveraged to enhance cancer immunotherapy
Optimizing individual time-of-day delivery offers new avenues for prevention and treatment
May 28, 2024
UC Irvine-led research team discovers role of key enzymes that drive cancer mutations
APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B offer potential new targets for intervention strategies
March 18, 2024
Estée Lauder endowment will establish epigenetics fellowship at UCI
Award honors late professor-researcher Paolo Sassone-Corsi and his groundbreaking work
October 24, 2022
UCI launches Center for Neurotherapeutics to facilitate drug discovery and therapy delivery
UCI has launched a Center for Neurotherapeutics to facilitate drug discovery for neurological diseases. It’s led by Dr. Albert LaSpada, Distinguished Professor of pathology, neurology and biological chemistry, as well as associate dean for research development at the UCI School of Medicine; and Robert Spitale, professor and associate dean of research at the UCI School […]
October 18, 2022
Circadian clock watchers
Selma Masri and her lab team explore the links between cancer and our internal timekeeper
July 25, 2022
UCI team gets $970,000 NIH grant to launch interdisciplinary skin biology training effort
A team from the UCI Skin Biology Resource Center has been awarded a five-year, $970,000 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to launch an interdisciplinary skin biology training program. Designed to develop the next generation of interdisciplinary research physicians and scientist leaders in academia and industry, the program takes advantage […]
May 06, 2022
UCI Assistant Professor Selma Masri wins J&J WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science
Selma Masri, assistant professor of biological chemistry in the UCI School of Medicine, has won the prestigious 2022 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science. The awards program honors one scholar in each STEM2D discipline: science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and design. The six diverse, international female recipients were selected out of a competitive […]
April 20, 2022