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Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease resistance

Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease resistance

Jun 15, 2023

A team of scientists – including UC Irvine’s Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Brandon Gaut and UC Davis’ Professors of Viticulture & Enology Dario Cantù and Andy Walker – has made a significant breakthrough in the battle against a devastating disease affecting grapevines. Their study, recently published in Communications Biology, reveals the discovery of candidate genes for disease resistance in wild grape plants, offering hope for the future of the agriculture industry.

UC Irvine neuroscientists develop ‘meta-cell’ to move Alzheimer’s fight forward

UC Irvine neuroscientists develop ‘meta-cell’ to move Alzheimer’s fight forward

Jun 14, 2023

University of California, Irvine neuroscientists probing the gene changes behind Alzheimer’s disease have developed a process of making a “meta-cell” that overcomes the challenges of studying a single cell. Their technique has already revealed important new information and can be used to study other diseases throughout the body.

UC Irvine Faculty Contribute to Vital Climate Report

UC Irvine Faculty Contribute to Vital Climate Report

Jun 5, 2023

Climate change is an undeniable reality that is rapidly transforming our planet. As scientists strive to comprehend the complexities of this phenomenon, Earth system models have emerged as vital tools in understanding current environmental changes and projecting...

Toxoplasma gondii: The Threat to Wildlife and Humans

Toxoplasma gondii: The Threat to Wildlife and Humans

Jun 1, 2023

California is home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, and some of them — including endangered sea otters — are at a risk of becoming infected with and dying from the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This dangerous single-celled organism can infect nearly all...

Break a Sweat for Better Memory

Break a Sweat for Better Memory

Jun 1, 2023

There is plenty of research that demonstrates the health benefits of regular exercise, but a team of researchers, led by Neurobiology and Behavior Professor and Chair Marcelo Wood and Postdoctoral Fellow Ashley Keiser, has made a groundbreaking discovery that shows...

The Human Biology Major: A Prescription for Success

The Human Biology Major: A Prescription for Success

Jun 1, 2023

UC Irvine is a popular choice for undergraduates hoping to pursue careers in the medical field. As such, countless students have looked to the School of Biological Sciences to prepare them for medical school.  However, around 2013, then-Associate Dean for...

Troubled Waters: Update on the Salton Sea by Timothy Bradley, PhD

Troubled Waters: Update on the Salton Sea by Timothy Bradley, PhD

Jun 1, 2023

The health of California residents, migratory birds and the Salton Sea ecosystem continue to be pushed to the brink as a result of the fallout from the Quantitative Settlement Agreement (QSA). The QSA, which mandated the transfer of water from the agricultural...

MODEL-AD: Unlocking the Secrets of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s

MODEL-AD: Unlocking the Secrets of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s

Jun 1, 2023

UCI is at the forefront of the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, and the recent $47 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is set to further boost their efforts.  The UCI team, which is part of the National Institutes of Health-funded Model Organism...

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