UC researchers pioneer more effective method of blocking malaria transmission in mosquitoes
New CRISPR-based gene drive approach successfully overcomes issue of resistance in females
November 03, 2020
KEYWORD
mosquitoes
On a mission to mitigate malaria
UCI epidemiologist helps eliminate the disease in global hot spots by breaking down barriers to healthcare
January 13, 2020
Todd Holmes receives UCI’s first Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the NIH
Physiology & biophysics professor Todd Holmes has received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how insects process short-wavelength light in the ultraviolet-through-blue spectral range. This work builds on research from the Holmes lab published over the past few years in Science, Nature and […]
April 10, 2018
UCI establishes Malaria Initiative to fight deadly disease in Africa
Acclaimed vector biologist Anthony James will lead multi-campus effort
May 08, 2017
UCI’s James, Mark join panels at prestigious Aspen Ideas Fest
Two of UCI’s most high-profile researchers are featured at this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, at which leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of current innovations and issues. On Friday, June 24, UCI vector biologist Anthony James participated in a panel on recent advances in gene editing that have allowed […]
June 28, 2016
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
March 15, 2016
University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes
New insect model may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually
November 23, 2015