Entries by Aj Cheline

Proof-of-Concept Grants Awarded to Advance Innovations to Commercial Opportunities

The University of California, Davis, is awarding $450,000 to help scientists advance compelling research and innovations toward commercial applications through two proof-of-concept grant programs. To date, these programs have delivered $2.9 million to help campus innovators overcome the primary hurdle of access to funding during one of the most challenging phases in new technology development. […]

UC Davis Professors Receive CIRM Award to Develop a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder  

By Neelanjana Gautam Over 43,000 people in California have an intellectual disability. CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a form of neurodevelopmental disability, occurring in 1 of 40,000 live births in California, which amounts to 10 patients born every year. Kyle Fink, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and  Jill L Silverman, a professor […]

Team Research Forum: Reproductive Rights and Health

Reproductive Rights and Health: The Broader Impacts of Roe vs. Wade Join the Office of Research Friday, July 15th at 10am for a discussion of the broader impacts of the recent Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade. This discussion will highlight research activity in this area across our campus, including, but not limited […]

Team Research Forum: The 17-Year Research Gap Problem

The Problem of the 17-year Research Gap – Multidisciplinary Perspectives Despite acceleration in the pace of new discoveries and therapies, the delay between scientific evidence and clinical practice – a frequently-stated “17-year gap” – is of growing concern.  Shortening this 17-year gap between research and practice requires an increased understanding of what it takes to […]

2022 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards Honor Contributions to Society

By Neelanjana Gautam The University of California, Davis, announced the recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards at an in-person event on June 16. The awards recognize faculty, community partners and industry leaders developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of others and address important needs in our global society. “Innovation is at the heart […]

UC Davis Interdisciplinary Research Teams Join Forces to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

Highlights From the Team Research Forum: Catalyzing Innovation for Emerging Threats By Neelanjana Gautam Since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, scientists, engineers and clinicians have been producing and sharing insight at a rapid rate to respond to the challenges posed by the pandemic. So far, research […]