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January 30, 2025

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What's for dinner? Professor Meghan Morrissey researches immune cells that kill pathogens, infected cells or damaged cells by eating them.

January 27, 2025

Credit to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

By all means necessary! Professor Meghan Morrissey is awarded the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award for her extraordinary cancer research

November 22, 2024

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Ten-Hut! Professor Meghan Morrissey has been training new cadets for the body's fight against the deadly enemy, Cancer. For her phenomenal work, she has been honored by the American Cancer Society.

November 4, 2024

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Can you hear the wedding bells? Some mosquitoes certainly can't. Professor Craig Montell looks into the impact of hearing on mosquitoes' mating habits.

October 8, 2024

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For her work in immune therapy, Professor Denise Montell was awarded the prestigious Pioneer Award.

October 1, 2024

The 1st annual T32 Research Symposium will be held on Friday, Oct 11th from 9-1pm in BIOE 1001, feature Prof. Paul Janmey (U Penn) as the keynote.

 

August 22, 2024

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Research into the visual spectrum of mosquitoes may help us in warding off the pesky pest.

August 12, 2024

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An understanding of immune cells' appetites will allow us to boost it, increasing the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

May 22, 2024

Credit to: Sonia Fernandez

UCSB Physicist and DDB Faculty Affiliate Cristina Marchetti has developed a theoretical model that provides a path for the engineering of self-powered fluids with tunable flows

April 30, 2024

Credit to: Harrison Tasoff

This is a story about proteins, how they malfunction, and what cells do to prevent that.