
State OKs $25M to double UCR medical students
Budget allocates ongoing funding to the medical school

Understanding a gene’s role in inflammatory bowel disease
UC Riverside mouse study will identify mechanisms the gene PTPN2 uses to affect gut cells

How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell
UC Riverside-led study shows inhibiting two host cell proteases can accomplish the task

Scientists to study how lungs respond to worm infections
Research supported by five-year NIH grant may have relevance for COVID-19 patients

Addiction Medicine Fellowship program receives initial accreditation
The first class of fellows begins training in the Coachella Valley’s Betty Ford Center and Eisenhower Medical Center on July 1

Study reports high level of hazardous drinking among Pacific Islander young adults in US
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally tailored approaches to encourage this neglected population to seek behavioral health treatment

How does soap kill the coronavirus?
UC Riverside biomedical scientist Marcus Kaul explains

UCR Health moves to telehealth in COVID-19 crisis
Telehealth visits can be conducted on a cell phone, tablet, or pad device, allowing even individuals without a computer or internet to be seen by a UCR Health physician

Epidemiologist answers questions on COVID-19 ranging from grocery store visits to wearing masks and gloves
Brandon Brown is an associate professor in the Center for Healthy Communities in the School of Medicine

School of Medicine celebrates Match Day online
Nearly 70 graduates were accepted into residency programs of their choice in 2020

Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives new funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella Valley

Epidemiologist answers common questions about coronavirus
Brandon Brown is an associate professor in the School of Medicine at UC Riverside

Doubling down on cancer-causing genes
NIH grant of $2.2 million could help researchers target two oncogenes, potentially leading to therapies for melanoma, lung cancer, and other tumors