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...
UCI stem cell researcher to receive $4.8 million in state funding
May 24, 2012 Press Release CIRM grant will advance work on multiple sclerosis treatment Irvine, Calif., May 24, 2012 —A UC Irvine immunologist will receive $4.8 million to create a new line of neural stem cells that can be used to treat multiple sclerosis. The...
Colorful butterflies increase their odds of survival by sharing traits
May 16, 2012 Press Release Findings also reveal enhanced smell, taste genes Irvine, Calif., May 16, 2012 —Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to genetic...
American Academy of Arts & Sciences honors two from UC Irvine
April 19, 2012 News Release Humanities dean and evolutionary biologist are elected to membership Irvine, Calif., April 19, 2012 —Vicki Ruiz, UC Irvine dean of humanities and professor of history and Chicano/Latino studies, and Steven A. Frank, UCI professor of...
Markus Ribbe Elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology
Feb. 9, 2012 News Brief Irvine, Calif., February 9, 2012 – Markus Ribbe has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The American Academy of Microbiology (Academy) is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for...
For the Birds: Winged Predators Seek Certain Trees When Foraging for Caterpillars
Jan. 26, 2012 Press Release Irvine, Calif., January 26, 2012 —Location matters for birds on the hunt for caterpillars, according to researchers at UC Irvine and Wesleyan University. Findings suggest that chickadees and others zero in on the type of tree as much...
In Memoriam: Agnes Henschen-Edman
November 2, 2011 Agnes Henschen-Edman, professor emerita of the Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, died of natural causes in her University Hills home Oct. 23. She was a pioneer in the characterization of the blood coagulation protein fibrinogen and...