Markus Ribbe and team report biochemistry discovery in Science

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...

Kawas honored as Visionary Woman by Alzheimer’s Association of OC

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...

UCI microbiologists find new approach to fighting viral illnesses

Aug. 22, 2012 Press Release Study identifies how RNA viruses hijack a host cell to multiply Irvine, Calif., August 22, 2012 —By discovering how certain viruses use their host cells to replicate, UC Irvine microbiologists have identified a new approach to the...

Human model of Huntington’s disease created from skin’s stem cells

June 28, 2012 Press Release ‘HD in a dish’ will facilitate search for elusive treatment Irvine, Calif., June 28, 2012 —An international consortium of Huntington’s disease experts, including several from the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC Irvine,...

Susan V. Bryant named interim provost for UC Irvine

June 22, 2012 Press Release Acclaimed biologist, accomplished administrator has long history of service to campus Irvine, Calif., June 22, 2012 —Susan V. Bryant, internationally acclaimed biologist with a 40-year history serving the campus, has been named interim...

UCI researchers create mosquitoes incapable of transmitting malaria

June 12, 2012 Press Release Advance provides genetic options for controlling spread of deadly disease Irvine, Calif., June 12, 2012 —Mosquitoes bred to be unable to infect people with the malaria parasite are an attractive approach to helping curb one of the world’s...