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Congratulations to Rémi Buisson and Sunwoo Oh! New antiviral therapies on horizon thanks to medical discovery
UC Irvine researchers have developed a new understanding of the human antiviral defense response seen as pivotal for the development of new antiviral therapies. “Recognizing how cells recognize viral genomes and activate the signaling cascades that initiate antiviral defenses is crucial for ...
Read More UCI CFCCC Beyond Cancer Speaker Series
Roberto Tinoco, PhDAssociate Professor, Molecular Biology and BiochemistryAssistant Program Leader, Systems, Pathways and Targets (SPT)Tuesday, October 15, 12:00 - 1:00 PM Via Zoom - Registration Link
Read More CNCM is awarded $1.4 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s disease research training
Funds will support projects with significant clinical translational potential Faculty members from the schools of medicine, biological sciences, pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences, information & computer sciences and engineering will mentor and support pre- and postdoctoral fellows in the training program. ...
Read More Congratulations to Travis Wiles!
Please join us in congratulating Travis Wiles, who was awarded a Hellman Fellowship last week. This fellowship is presented to promising Assistant Professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research across the ten UC campuses.
Read More UC Irvine-led research team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
New tools can detect microstructural changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease brain neurons The UCI School of Medicine team members who helped develop new viral vectors that will advance neural circuit mapping include, from left, front row: Michele Wu, Alexis ...
Read More Congratulations to Nir Drayman!
Please join us in congratulating Nir Drayman on his newly published paper "mSphere of Influence:Virology in the noise—how cell-to-cell variability impacts viral infection outcomes". Please click Read More for the link to the paper. Link to published paper.
Read More The Center for Virus Research (CVR) aims to foster scholarship, training, and collaborative research at UCI across many disciplines, based on studies founded in molecular virology.
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