Primo Nery Lara, Jr. has been named director of the National Cancer Institute-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, leading a team of more than 300 scientists with an estimated $90 million in annual research funding and a clinical enterprise that serves more than 10,000 adult and pediatric patients throughout the region every year. “Dr. Lara […]
By Lisa Howard Chirp Microsystems, a startup enabled with technology developed at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, announced it has been acquired by Japanese electronics giant TDK Corporation. Based in Berkeley, Chirp Microsystems makes tiny, ultra-low power sensors that function like sonar or echolocation, sending out ultrasonic sound waves and then measuring how long it […]
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2018
By Lisa Howard Dr. Amy Barnhorst, a psychiatrist and the vice chair of Community Psychiatry in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, became involved in gun violence prevention after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 20 children and six adults dead. In the aftermath of […]
By Lisa Howard According to Stacey Combes, it’s not hard to train a bee to fly upwind in a wind tunnel. “They like certain colors and certain scents. And they like to feed.” Combes is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at UC Davis. She recently moved into a new […]
By Sarah Rebolloso McCullough Kalindi Vora, director of the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute and associate professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, has been awarded the 2018 Rachel Carson Prize for her book, Life Support: Biocapital and the New History of Outsourced Labor. The Rachel Carson Prize, named after the acclaimed writer, scientist and […]
By Lisa Howard A biotechnology startup enabled by UC Davis, Molecular Matrix Inc., has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a carbohydrate-based polymer that can help injured bones heal and regrow. Osteo-P™, a synthetic bone graft substitute, supports and guides the growth of new bone — such as when there is a loss of […]
By Lisa Howard January 18, 2018 High school and college students in the greater Sacramento region have a unique opportunity to learn about nuclear science at the UC Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center. A new educational outreach program, the Nautilus Program, named after the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear submarine, is giving students hands-on experience with […]
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2017
