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Adapting to the Heat:Biologist Craig Montell uncovers the molecular mechanism that regulates an animal’s ability to sense the rate of temperature change

October 18, 2016

In classic experiments on frogs, scientists found that the amphibians’ urge to escape from dangerously hot water decreased significantly when the water temperature rose very gradually. 

In fact, sensitivity of many animals to temperature — including humans — is similarly affected by the rate of increase. Exactly why, however, has not been understood.

The UC Santa Barbara Current

For Distinguished Contributions to Medicine': UCSB professor Samir Mitragotri is elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2016

UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor Samir Mitragotri has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Mitragotri joins 79 new members chosen by the organization in recognition of their professional achievement and commitment to service. The announcement was made today at the academy’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.

The UC Santa Barbara Current

New Directions: The National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award opens up avenues of novel research for chemist Irene Chen

October 06, 2016

For microscopic organisms, bacteria are pretty smart. After all, some have outwitted just about every antibiotic ever developed. So the solution to their resistance likely won’t come in the form of new drugs. Hope may lie instead in a completely new direction: bacteriophages.

According to UC Santa Barbara chemist Irene Chen, these viruses, which infect and replicate within bacteria, may hold the key to new and more effective treatments of bacterial infections.

The UC Santa Barbara Current

Basic Research Fuels Advanced Discovery: UCSB neuroscientist Kenneth Kosik discusses the importance of basic cell biology research in advancing the understanding of disease

August 31, 2016

Clinical trials and translational medicine have certainly given people hope and rapid pathways to cures for some of mankind’s most troublesome diseases, but now is not the time to overlook the power of basic research, says UC Santa Barbara neuroscientist Kenneth S. Kosik.

The UC Santa Barbara Current

Connie Frank Fellowship Awarded to Claire Tran

July 21, 2016

Congratulations to Claire Tran from the Irene Chen lab on receiving the Connie Frank Fellowship Award.  This one-time award, which has been made possible by a generous donation, consists of $10,000 in fellowship support for Summer 2016.  

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