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Class members in the UCI National BSL-3 Training Program learn proper procedures in the center’s own fully-functional BLS-3 lab.

Biosecurity blanket

Highly regarded UCI program trains researchers in safe use of specialized labs to study dangerous pathogens

UC Irvine-led research team leverages power of ribosomes to develop chemical libraries

Transformative technique replaces manual process, accelerating discovery of new drugs

Butterfly on a branch.

UC Irvine biologists find what colors a butterfly’s world

Study identifies first known gene change in sex-differentiated vision

Joshua Grill, co-director of UCI MIND and associate professor of psychiatry & human behavior.

UC Irvine is part of $16 million effort to increase dementia research representation

More Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders sought for studies on aging

Richard Van Etten looking into a microscope

UC Irvine receives record $653 million in research funding for fiscal 2022-23

12.7 percent more than last year, amount reflects strong support for campus mission

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

Federico Vaca in a lab coat.

Bilingual, digital health tool helps reduce alcohol use, UC Irvine-led study finds

Large-scale, randomized clinical trial is first of its kind focused on Latino participants

UC Irvine-led interdisciplinary team delves into a heated debate about humidity

Under climate change, moist heat stress is expected to worsen public health outcomes

Lisa Flanagan

UC Irvine research team identifies glycosylation enzyme critical in brain formation

Findings may contribute to new therapeutic uses for neural stem cells

A chart of photo images of the brains of mouse models used in the study.

UCI study shows traffic-related air pollution in Irvine weakens brain function

Exposure to particulate matter increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models