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Mar 17, 2021
A Digital Prosthetic Eye for the 21st Century
Dr. Jeremiah P. Tao, chief of oculofacial plastic and orbital surgery at the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, is working with UC Irvine computer scientist Ian G. Harris, PhD, to help design a new type of ocular prosthetic for patients who have lost an eye.
Mar 16, 2021
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD is awarded the title of Donald Bren Professor
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD awarded the title of Donald Bren Professor, a recognition for faculty who have demonstrated exceptional academic merit.
Susie Suh, MD, PhD student wins first place price at upcoming 2nd Annual Southern California Rare Disorders Symposium
Susie Suh, MD, PhD student with Center for Translational Vision Research wins first place price for her abstract "Treatment of leber congenital amaursis by in vivo genome editing" for the upcoming 2nd Annual Southern California Rare Disorders Symposium.
Feb 04, 2021 | The Orange County Register
UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute researcher working to create a 'universal' vaccine for many coronaviruses
Lbachir BenMohamed, Professor of Immunology, is working to create a 'universal' vaccine for many coronaviruses.
Jan 22, 2021 | Fox 11 Los Angeles
UCI looking into developing COVID-19 patch as alternative to needle form of vaccine
Dr. Lbashir BenMohammed and others at UCI School of Medicine are looking at using a patch, like a nicotine patch, instead of a syringe and needle as a way to vaccinate and protect people from COVID-19.
Jan 22, 2021 | CBS 8
UC Irvine scientists working on universal vaccine to attack all strains of coronavirus
UC Irvine scientists are working on developing a vaccine that would attack all strains of COVID-19.
Jan 21, 2021 | NBC Los Angeles
UCI Scientists developing a more effective COVID vaccine
UCI scientists continue to work on a new vaccine and are hopeful it provides better protection against new strains of the virus.
Jan 15, 2021 | ABC 7
UCI researchers developing vaccine designed to prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
Scientists at UC Irvine are developing a vaccine designed to prevent future coronavirus outbreaks.
Jan 13, 2021 | Daily Pilot
UC Irvine developing vaccine that targets all coronaviruses
UC Irvine researchers are developing a vaccine that could prevent other coronavirus outbreaks in the future.
Nov 20, 2020
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk named the 2021 recipient for The Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk is named the 2021 recipient for The Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research