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No sign of second wave before election, but U.S. COVID-19 cases could get worse

Andrew Noymer, CVR member and associate professor of public health at the University of California, Irvine said the U.S. is dealing with “sub-epidemics” in an interview with Newsweek. … Noymer said he expects a second wave to hit after the summer ends, pointing out that the fall wave of the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic happened as…

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UCI Researchers Publish New Guide For Viral Tracers In Neural Circuit Mapping

Researchers from the newly-established Center for Neural Circuit Mapping at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine evaluate the properties of anterograde and retrograde viral tracers, comparing their strengths and limitations for use in neural circuit mapping. Dr. Xiangmin Xu, along with other UCI School of Medicine investigators involved in the primer, including CVR…

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UC Irvine scientists launch coronavirus tracking site that compares Orange County to others

A team of UC Irvine scientists on Monday launched a coronavirus tracking website that distills important pandemic metrics and compares Orange County’s case, hospitalization and death averages against other large counties around California. The team that created the website, called the UC Irvine COVID Awareness Group, is made up of scientists and professors from the university’s Department…

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