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Congratulations to Nishad Maggirwar!

August 22, 2025
Please join us in congratulating Nishad Maggirwar who was just awarded a 3-year NIH F31 fellowship!

Reginald McNulty’s Lab Explores Promising New Pathway for Treating Inflammatory Diseases

May 20, 2025
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Congratulations to Liz Ortiz and Travis Wiles!

April 22, 2025
Scientists at the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine report that they have developed a powerful new tool, called Phollow, that lets scientists watch viral activity in...

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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.