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Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics.

UC Irvine-co-led study finds DNA damage is key factor in age-related macular degeneration

Targeting specific retinal cell types could lead to treatments that slow or stop progression

Man in a lab coat looking at a computer screen.

UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target

Finding significantly deepens understanding of crucial component of cognitive function

Kevin Beier, UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics standing with arms folded in front of him.

UC Irvine-led team finds that compound in rosemary extract can reduce cocaine sensitivity

Specific neuron circuit may provide new avenue for treating addiction

Xiangmin Xu, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of anatomy and neurobiology and director of the campus’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping

UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s

First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention

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

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

Anne Calof, UCI professor of anatomy and neurobiology; Stephenson Chea, UCI developmental and cell biology graduate student researcher; and Dr. Arthur Lander, UCI Donald Bren Professor and Distinguished Professor of developmental and cell biology.

UC Irvine-led study unlocks the secrets of birth defect origins

Findings offer new targets for early detection and prevention strategies

Peter Burke, UCI professor of electrical engineering and computer science

UC Irvine-led team of researchers uncovers battery-like functions of mitochondria

First-of-their-kind findings made possible by new generation of powerful microscopes

Dr. Mark Fisher, professor of neurology in UCI’s School of Medicine

UC Irvine-led study is first to find brain hemorrhage cause other than injured blood vessels

Discovery deepens understanding of cerebral microbleeds, may offer new therapeutic targets

Maksim Plikus

UC Irvine-led researchers reveal new molecular mechanism for stimulating hair growth

Findings may offer road map for next generation of therapies for androgenetic alopecia