Entries by Aj Cheline

Team Research Forum: Indoor Air Quality

Join the UC Davis Office of Research and the UC Davis College of Engineering in a discussion about indoor air quality research at UC Davis.  Dr. Chris Cappa and his team will present research they are currently working on in this field following an overview of funding opportunities and resources for research teams working on […]

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

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 of the California Institute for […]

$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 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 from neuropsychiatric illnesses. […]

Team Research Forum: Epigenetics

The UC Davis Office of Research and the UC Davis School of Medicine invite you to join this session with Dr. Hong Ji and Dr. Janine LaSalle for a discussion about the application of epigenetics to study the effects of environmental exposures (e.g. wildfire smoke) and material/perinatal health. View Recording     Long-term epigenetic impact […]

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

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 and funding agencies […]