Entries by Aj Cheline

Experts Answer Parents’ Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Ages 5-11

November 3, 2021 UC Davis Health physician, epidemiologist offer insights following FDA and CDC expanded vaccine authorization (SACRAMENTO) Now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have authorized the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, parents may have questions about vaccinating their children. COVID-19 has taken the greatest toll […]

UC Davis Researchers Top the List of Research Award Funding for Angelman Syndrome

  October 26, 2021 By Neelanjana Gautam UC Davis Professors David Segal, Kyle Fink and Jill Silverman have recently been awarded a top-ranked Discovery Stage 2 (DISC 2) grant in the state to help develop a molecular therapy for Angelman syndrome (AS), a rare neurogenetic condition that affects children. The DISC2 grant comes from the governing Board […]

$50K IIFH Innovator Fellowship

Apply today and take part in an experiential learning opportunity with a venture capital group! Winter 2022 to Summer 2022 $50K Innovator Fellowship Includes 6 months salary, tuition, travel, research and conference expenses (up to $50K support by the Innovation Institute for Food & Health). Unique experiential learning opportunities are available winter 2022 in Chicago […]

UC Davis-Enabled Startup Delix Therapeutics Secures $70 Million in Series A Funding

By Neelanjana Gautam October 8, 2021 UC Davis-enabled neuroscience startup Delix Therapeutics recently closed a $70 million Series A funding round. Co-founded by David E. Olson, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, the preclinical startup is focused on developing safe, non-hallucinogenic, take-home medications for patients suffering […]

UC Davis School of Medicine tests potential COVID-19 treatments and vaccines

September 29, 2021 by Nadine Yehya With more than 41.5 million cases and a year and a half after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the U.S, the search for a safe and effective cure to coronavirus continues. As the pandemic spread around the globe, researchers at  the School of Medicine partnered with drug developers […]