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

September 15, 2020
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...

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

August 18, 2020
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...

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

August 12, 2020
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...

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Tom Lane

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

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

Rebecca Taylor

Rebecca Taylor
Center Administrator
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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.