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Congratulations to Katrine Whiteson on her recently published papers

November 20, 2022
UCI Biological Sciences Press Release The Tip of the Phage Biology IcebergAvelar-Barragan J, DeDecker L, Lu ZN, Coppedge B, Karnes WE, Whiteson KL. Distinct colon mucosa microbiomes associated with tubular adenomas and...

Suellen Hopfer, University of California Irvine – Social Media Strategies to Educate Young Adults on Vaccines – The Academic Minute

November 8, 2022
How do we best educate young adults about vaccines? Suellen Hopfer, assistant professor of health, society, and behavior at the University of California, Irvine program in public health, discusses social media’s role....

UC researchers win grant to develop pandemic prediction technology – The Daily Bruin

November 7, 2022
A team of researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine won a grant in September to design a system to detect signs of future pandemics using artificial intelligence. The 18-month grant,...

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Center Administration

Tom Lane

Thomas E. Lane, Ph.D.
Center Director
tlane@uci.edu

Marsden 2021 Headshot Photo

Matthew D. Marsden, Ph.D.
Center Associate Director
m.marsden@uci.edu

Rebecca Taylor

Rebecca Taylor
Center Administrator
taylorrr@uci.edu

Executive Committee

Bert Semler

Bert Semler, Ph.D.

Matthew Marsden

Matthew Marsden, Ph.D.

Lisa Wagar

Lisa Wagar, Ph.D.

Roberto Tinoco

Roberto Tinoco, Ph.D.