Nov. 13, 2012 Press Release UCI study reveals novel immune system response to infections Irvine, Calif., November 13, 2012 —UC Irvine biologists have discovered that fats within cells store a class of proteins with potent antibacterial activity, revealing a previously...

Nov. 7, 2012 Press Release UCI discovery accelerates efforts at Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center Irvine, Calif., November 07, 2012 —UC Irvine researchers have created a new stem cell-derived cell type with unique promise for treating neurodegenerative...

Oct. 22, 2012 Press Release UCI study of 90-plus population adds to understanding of this burgeoning demographic Irvine, Calif., October 22, 2012 —Poor physical performance on activities such as walking was associated with increased odds of dementia in a survey of...

Oct. 17, 2012 UCI, Brown work advances quest for novel treatments for inherited disorder Irvine, Calif., October 17, 2012 —UC Irvine and Brown University researchers have created a new fruit fly model of inherited epilepsy that’s providing insights into the mechanisms...

Oct. 11, 2012 News Brief Irvine, Calif. Oct. 11, 2012 - UCI biochemists have cracked a tough riddle in record time, according to recent articles in the journal Science. They've determined the origin of a carbide ion in nitrogenase, the only known biological catalyst...

Oct. 11, 2012 Press Release Interdisciplinary work sheds light on dynamic interactions underlying complex functions Irvine, Calif., October 11, 2012 —UC Irvine has been awarded $11.5 million over five years to further support the biologists, mathematicians,...

Oct. 6, 2012 News Brief Irvine, Calif. October 6, 2012 – Dr. Claudia Kawas, the Al and Trish Nichols Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology & Behavior at UC Irvine, was honored for her clinical contributions to Alzheimer’s...

Oct. 2, 2012 Press Release Irvine, Calif. October 2, 2012 – UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences received three awards from the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, totaling $1.6 million in grants and 12 fellowships for...

Sept. 25, 2012 News Brief Irvine, Calif., September 25, 2012 – UCI Associate Vice Chancellor for Research James Hicks received an honorary doctorate from Aarhus University in Denmark on Sept. 14. The professor of ecology & evolutionary biology has long...

Sept. 6, 2012 Press Release Collaborations set to advance Alzheimer’s disease and retinitis pigmentosa treatments Irvine, Calif., September 06, 2012 —Efforts to begin human clinical trials using stem cells to treat Alzheimer’s disease and retinitis pigmentosa received...