KEYWORD

cancer

John Chaput

UC Irvine-led team engineers new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material

Discovery advances development of new therapeutic options for cancer and other diseases

Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression

Findings by UC Irvine researchers may lead to new prevention, treatment strategies

Sunmin Lee, a UC Irvine professor of medicine.

Decreasing Asian American health disparities

Sunmin Lee studies linguistic, sociocultural barriers to care for this diverse community

Petra Wilder-Smith, Director of Dentistry, Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic. Professor, School of Medicine

An anticancer camera?

Dr. Petra Wilder-Smith’s screening device takes aim at oral lesions

Alexandre Chan, UCI chair and professor of clinical pharmacy practice

UC Irvine’s electronic patient-reported outcome tool reduces cancer care disparities

Multilanguage application helps manage symptoms of diverse racial, ethnic patients

Photo: CD8+ T cells (yellow) activated by PD-1 blockade also interact with T regulatory cells (teal and red), which subsequently dampen the immune response against the melanoma tumor cells (blue)

‘Cutting the cable’ between CD8+ T and T regulatory cells enhances checkpoint immunotherapy

Discovery by UC Irvine-led team may offer new strategy for improving melanoma treatment

A literal gut check

Scientist studies how intestinal microbiomes affect human health

Bridget Fortin, a UC Irvine doctoral student in the Department of Biological Chemistry (left) standing next to Selma Masri (right), UC Irvine associate professor of 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

Three men.

UC Irvine-led research team discovers role of key enzymes that drive cancer mutations

APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B offer potential new targets for intervention strategies

UC Irvine researchers awarded grants by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Funding supports research into advanced biological tissue imaging technologies