ResearchNews releases
April 2012
UC Davis cellular and molecular biologist to receive distinguished teaching award
April 23, 2012 — Richard Tucker, professor of cellular biology and human anatomy at the UC Davis School of Medicine, will receive the 2011-12 Distinguished Scholarly Teaching Award from the UC Davis Academic Senate at a reception on May 2. The award is bestowed annually to a handful of faculty campus-wide who demonstrate excellence in a broad range of teaching activities, including mentoring.
October 2011
UC Davis researchers discover complexities of DNA repair
October 23, 2011 — An international team of scientists led by UC Davis researchers has discovered that DNA repair in cancer cells is not a one-way street as previously believed. Their findings show instead that recombination, an important DNA repair process, has a self-correcting mechanism that allows DNA to make a virtual u-turn and start over.
August 2011
Center for Biophotonics wins grant to develop "Ecosystem for Biophotonics Innovation"
August 8, 2011 — The Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) has received a $1 million, two-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), to develop an “Ecosystem for Biophotonics Innovation” and to accelerate commercialization of biomedical technologies developed by CBST researchers. The grant will be matched with third-party investments from CBST partners.
July 2011
Blacks less likely to survive advanced breast cancer regardless of radiation therapy
July 22, 2011 — UC Davis researchers have found that blacks are more likely than patients from other racial and ethnic groups to die from advanced breast cancer and that the disparity cannot be explained by the fact that blacks are less likely to receive radiation therapy, a standard treatment for advanced disease. [en español]
Sperm coat protein may be key to male infertility
July 20, 2011 — The loss of a protein that coats sperm may explain a significant proportion of infertility in men worldwide, according to a study by an international team of researchers led by UC Davis.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation Awards $100,000 to UC Davis Stem Cell Researcher
July 20, 2011 — Paul Knoepfler, an associate professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine, has received a $100,000 grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to investigate the molecular causes of brain tumors in children.
Component of common cough medicine may help treat multiple sclerosis
July 7, 2011 — A drug widely used in over-the-counter cough medicines appears to protect against symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a finding that could offer a new and inexpensive therapy for a condition with few effective treatment options, a study by UC Davis researchers has found.
