January 19, 2021 Glenn Yiu, an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, has been awarded a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health... Read More
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Innovative serotonin sensor to improve neurological drug development
January 11, 2021 (SACRAMENTO) — A research team led by UC Davis scientists used machine learning to engineer iSeroSnFR, a highly sensitive and selective sensor for serotonin, a neuromodulator that... Read More
Zika Virus Affects Eye Development Before But Not After Birth
By Lisa Howard December 18, 2020 While the SARS-CoV-2 virus has dominated the news this past year, researchers continue to study the health effects of the Zika virus, which has... Read More
New Project Documents How California’s K-12 Schools are Tackling the Pandemic
By Lisa Howard December 16, 2020 Over the past 10 months, K-12 school districts in California have faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help reduce the spread... Read More
‘Click Chemistry’ Cancer Treatment Developed by UC Davis Startup Now in Clinical Trials
By Lisa Howard December 14, 2020 Shasqi, a startup enabled with technology developed at the University of California, Davis, and the State University of New York at Albany, has launched... Read More
West African Cuisine at the Heart of New Fortification Clinical Trial Led by UC Davis
By Lisa Howard November 30, 2020 Bouillon is a staple ingredient in West African cuisine. The cubes are used to flavor soups, stews, gravies and rice. Popular dishes include Red-Red,... Read More
Grants Available for Research Impacted by COVID-19
In mid-March, researchers at UC Davis were asked to adjust or reduce their work when possible in order to limit social contact and minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus.... Read More
Gene Therapy Center Developing Cutting-Edge Treatments
October 6, 2020 By Lisa Howard Precision medicine, an approach that uses information about an individual’s unique variations to treat or prevent disease, is changing the future of medicine. Rather... Read More
NEH Bestows $250,000 in Grants to The History Project at UC Davis
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded two grants to the University of California, Davis — one to advance kindergarten-through-12th-grade instruction on the Chinese experience in California history and... Read More
Susan Ustin Appointed Interim Director of John Muir Institute of the Environment
By Lisa Howard August 3, 2020 Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra announced the appointment of Susan Ustin as interim director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment effective... Read More