Entries by Aj Cheline

$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 […]