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CVR News

The COVID vaccine came out super quickly. Here’s why it’s safe.

May 20, 2021
Read the article here.

Commentary: Rapid search for COVID-19 vaccine faces undue skepticism despite life-saving potential

November 10, 2020
“I’m very, very frustrated about the disdain in general for science,” said Dr. Don Forthal, a professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UC Irvine...

As COVID spreads in Missouri, Parson and Galloway differ starkly on state’s response

October 21, 2020
Michael Buchmeier, a University of California, Irvine professor of medicine and biological sciences and associate director of its Center for Virus Research is quoted in the article. Read it here....

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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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.