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Research priorities of the CNSI at UCLA build upon the work of our Members, over 150 leading faculty representing nearly 35 Departments. CNSI provides a unique collaborative atmosphere that leverages pooled talent and resources to address the most serious and perplexing questions of our time. The Institute facilitates powerful collaborations among world-class scientists in fields ranging from applied mathematics and engineering to the natural and biomedical sciences. By leveraging the Institute’s central location in the heart of UCLA’s Court of Sciences and proximity to UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, CNSI supports problem-based, team science initiatives in targeted areas.
Research priorities of the CNSI at UCLA build upon the work of our Members, over 150 leading faculty representing nearly 35 Departments. CNSI provides a unique collaborative atmosphere that leverages pooled talent and resources to address the most serious and perplexing questions of our time. The Institute facilitates powerful collaborations among world-class scientists in fields ranging from applied mathematics and engineering to the natural and biomedical sciences. By leveraging the Institute’s central location in the heart of UCLA’s Court of Sciences and proximity to UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, CNSI supports problem-based, team science initiatives in targeted areas:
Research Facilitation
The CNSI Grants Facilitation Team works to catalyze interactions between new and existing teams of researchers to develop collaborative proposals that cross disciplines and support the key research mission of the Institute. Our team offers organizational assistance including meeting scheduling, budget construction, editing, and writing assistance to meet submission deadlines with polished proposals in compliance with government, university, and sponsor regulations and requirements.
Research News
October 9, 2020 | UCLA scientists develop innovative COVID-19 testing method
UCLA scientists develop innovative COVID-19 testing method Technology created by Professor Sri Kosuri’s UCLA-founded startup company Octant leads to the development of a faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing technique. This article was originally published by UCLA...
August 24, 2020 | Upgraded cleanroom facilities will give UCLA advanced nanofabrication capabilities
UCLA’s high-tech capabilities for creating atomically tiny devices and materials are undergoing a multimillion-dollar upgrade.August 24, 2020 | Upgraded cleanroom facilities will give UCLA advanced nanofabrication capabilities Engineering school and California...
August 20, 2020 | How UCLA scientists are using stem cells to take on COVID-19
UCLA engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system. The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.August 20,...
August 12, 2020 | Study provides insights into how Zika virus suppresses the host immune system
A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside and UCLA senior author Hong Zhou, has outlined how the Zika virus, which constituted an epidemic threat in 2016, suppresses the immune system of its host.Study provides insights into how Zika...
August 3, 2020 | Chemist Paula Diaconescu to lead new NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis
The National Science Foundation announced a five year, $1.8 million award to establish the NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis (CIC), effective Sept. 1. The center is led by Paula Diaconescu, a UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry.August 3, 2020 | Chemist...
August 1, 2020 | Neuromorphic Chips Take Shape
The concept of a brain-like computing architecture, conceived in the late 1980s by California Institute of Technology professor Carver Mead, is suddenly taking shape. August 1, 2020 |Neuromorphic Chips Take Shape By Samuel Greengard Intel combines 64 of its Loihi...
July 29, 2020 | UCLA, UCSB share $23.7 million grant to study biologically based polymers
Researchers from UCLA and UC Santa Barbara are working to develop new high-performance alternatives to petroleum-based polymers that can be produced sustainably from biological sources. July 29, 2020 | UCLA, UCSB share $23.7 million grant to study biologically based...
July 3, 2020 | How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks
New UCLA research conducted in mice could explain why some people suffer more extensive scarring than others after a heart attack. The study, published in the journal Cell, reveals that a protein known as type 5 collagen plays a critical role in regulating the size of...
June 1, 2020 | Coronavirus vaccine development underway by Vault Pharma
An emerging company developing biotechnology invented at UCLA is adapting their approach to address the novel coronavirus, with the goal of adding to the anti-COVID-19 arsenal that follows an initial vaccine. The company, Vault Pharma, is working with UCLA and other...
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