By Lisa Howard Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief was one of the most prolific bulls in the history of Holstein cattle breeding — but he also introduced a lethal gene into the population, responsible for an estimated half million spontaneous abortions worldwide. Now researchers have identified the mutation responsible, enabling ranchers to test for and avoid […]
AJ Cheline Cameron Carter — a professor in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and the director of two UC Davis research centers — has been named the interim vice chancellor for the Office of Research. Carter has held the Endowed Professorship in Schizophrenia Research and served as director of the Schizophrenia Research and Education Program since 2006. He has led the Center for Neuroscience in […]
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2016
By Lisa Howard The University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 14 commercial startups during the past fiscal year— matching the largest number of new ventures launched in a single year, based on UC Davis technologies. MUSE Microscopy, one of the startups, is planning to revolutionize the way pathologists identify disease. The company’s technology, […]
The McClellan Nuclear Research Center (MNRC), owned and operated by UC Davis, has received approval from campus leadership to proceed with the implementation of a recently developed strategic plan that sets the direction for the facility over the next 5+ years. As part of the continued commitment, Wesley Frey, Ph.D., formerly the center’s radiation safety […]
By Lisa Howard The UC Davis Office of Research has named Benjamin Houlton as the new director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment, known as JMIE. Houlton takes over from Mark Schwartz, who has directed the program since 2009. Houlton, a professor in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, was named […]
The Research Core Facilities Program (RCFP), launched in 2015 by the Office of Research, is pleased to announce the recipients of $2.1 million in new funding to help strengthen the research infrastructure at UC Davis. In its first year of operation, the RCFP developed the Campus Research Core Facilities Enhancement Funding Program to make strategic […]
August 4, 2016: Venture Catalyst, a unit within the Technology Management and Corporate Relations division of the UC Davis Office of Research, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Science Translation and Innovative Research, or STAIR, grants. Now in its third year, the competitive STAIR grant program provides awards of up to $50,000 to […]
August 4, 2016: Venture Catalyst, a unit within the Technology Management and Corporate Relations division of the UC Davis Office of Research, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Science Translation and Innovative Research, or STAIR, grants. Now in its third year, the competitive STAIR grant program provides awards of up to $50,000 to […]
By Lisa Howard Climate change means many different things to many different people, but one thing is clear: the issue touches virtually every aspect of the planet’s natural capital and affects society’s ability to solve pressing issues related to human health, the economy, and ecosystem sustainability. Research at UC Davis has provided tremendous leadership on […]
