Entries by Aj Cheline

UC Davis licenses novel compound that helps stem cells regenerate bone to treat bone diseases

Hybrid molecule LLP2A-Alendronate could have implications for osteonecrosis, fractures, osteoporosis and inflammatory arthritis. The University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with Regenerative Arthritis and Bone Medicine, Inc. (RABOME) for a class of drugs developed at UC Davis that hold potential for treating diseases associated with bone loss and inflammatory arthritis. […]

University of Sydney and UC Davis sign partnership agreement

New collaboration unites animal and agricultural sciences leaders A new partnership agreement between the University of Sydney and the University of California, Davis will see academics benefit from new access to research collaborations and shared funding.   Dr. Carter and Dr. Spence both highlighted the fact that UC Davis has research expertise which greatly complements […]

KeckCAVES Virtual Reality Software Now for Gaming Headsets

Virtual reality software used by scientists at the University of California, Davis, to study everything from earthquakes to molecular biology in a 3-D “cave” can now run on some off-the-shelf gaming VR headsets. Instructions and downloads are available online.   Latest News & Events

$2.2 Million in State Funds to Enhance Entrepreneurship and Innovation

By Lisa Howard UC Davis announced today its receipt of $2.2 million in one-time funding from Assembly Bill 2664, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expansion bill authored by Assembly member Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, and signed last fall by Governor Jerry Brown. AB 2664 is designed to propel new innovation and entrepreneurship efforts across the University […]

High-Severity Wildfires Complicate Natural Regeneration for California Conifers

By Kat Kerlin A study spanning 10 national forests and 14 burned areas in California found that conifer seedlings were found in less than 60 percent of the study areas five to seven years after fire. Of the nearly 1,500 plots surveyed, 43 percent showed no natural conifer regeneration at all. The study was co-led […]

Cow Gene Study Shows Why Most Clones Fail

Gene Expression Pinpoints Multiple Anomalies Likely to Lead to Pregnancy Failure for Clones It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but cloning mammals remains a challenge. A new study by researchers from the U.S. and France of gene expression in developing clones now shows why most cloned embryos […]

UC Davis and BASF Announce Collaboration on Development of New Microencapsulation Technology

FLORHAM PARK, NJ and DAVIS, CA, November 2, 2016 – BASF and University of California, Davis (UC Davis) entered into a collaborative research agreement to investigate a patent- pending microencapsulation technology. Developed in the lab of University Associate Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Tina Jeoh, the technology protects and improves the performance and delivery […]

UC Davis Receives $760 Million in Sponsored Research Funding

The University of California, Davis, received $760 million in external research funding for fiscal year 2015-16, down slightly from last year’s all-time high of $786 million. UC Davis was fourth overall among University of California campuses, which received a combined total of just above $6 billion from all external sponsors during fiscal year 2015-16. “This […]