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October 7, 2022 | How Nanoscience Innovation is Helping to Tackle Pancreatic Cancer
In this interview, AZoNano speaks with Professor Andre Nel about his involvement in innovative research describing the development of a 'glass bubble' nanocarrier that could help drug formulations access pancreatic cancer cells. Targeting cells within the pancreas is...
High-Performance Computing/Linux Systems Administrator – CNSI at UCLA
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA produces life-changing scientific, economic and social impact in California and across the world. The CNSI environment fosters interdisciplinary teams that collaborate on high-impact research, leveraging the...
October 4, 2022 | How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
Heather Maynard, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry who holds UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Chair in Polymer Science, invented a polymer based on the sugar. Her polymer, called poly(trehalose methacrylate), or pTrMA, actually seems to improve upon nature in its...
September 29, 2022 | A new Zika vaccine shows promise in animal models: Why you should care
The Zika outbreak in 2015 and 2016 that began in Brazil and spread into the Americas garnered worldwide attention. Images of babies born with microcephaly—a neurological condition characterized by unusually small head size—dominated our screens and served as a...
September 14, 2022 | In visit to UCLA, National Science Foundation director emphasizes accessibility and inclusiveness
Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation, met with UCLA students, faculty members and administrative leaders this week, offering words of inspiration on how researchers can best influence and guide the next generation of scientists and...
September 13, 2022 | ‘Glass bubble’ nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer
Over the past 30 years, progress in early detection and treatment of cancer has helped reduce the overall death rate by more than 30%. Pancreatic cancer, however, has remained difficult to treat. Only 1 in 9 people survive five years after diagnosis, in part because...
September 9, 2022 | Researchers from UCLA, Morehouse College Receive NSF Grant for Quantum Research
A physicist at Morehouse College in Atlanta and an engineer at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have received a three-year, $798,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research in quantum electrodynamics, coupled with a leadership and trainee plan...
August 30, 2022 | Q&A with 4th Year PhD Student Mostafa Abuseada
Q&A with Mostafa Abuseada - 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, majoring in Thermal Science and Engineering Q&A with Mostafa Abuseada, 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering Mostafa Abuseada is a 4th year PhD...
August 29, 2022 | Chemical-free Re-staining of Tissue using Deep Learning
In a recent work published in ACS Photonics, a journal of the American Chemical Society, UCLA researchers developed a computational approach powered by artificial intelligence to virtually transfer (re-stain) images of tissue already stained with H&E into different...
August 24, 2022 | Remote heart rate sensors can be biased against darker skin. A UCLA team offers a solution
As telemedicine has grown more popular, so have devices that allow people to measure their vital signs from home and transmit the results by computer to their doctors. Yet in many cases, obtaining accurate remote readings for people of color has proved a persistent...
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