Involvement
What Our Program Faculty and Students Do
Involvement With On Campus Centers:
- Center for Disease-Vector Research
- Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology
- Stem Cell Biology Center
Applied and Translational Programs:
- Collaborative studies between Dr. Lo (UCR Div. Biomed. Sci), Dr.Weirauch (UCR Entomology Dept), and Kaiser Permanente: allergic responses of patients in Southern California to salivary antigens of Triatoma species
Innovative Grant Awards:
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges in Global Health: “Development of a Targeted Mucosal Vaccine Delivery Technology”
- Dana Foundation Program in Neuroimmunology
Involvement with Scientific Societies
Check out these society websites for photos of our program faculty and students!
Recent Student awards:
- UNCF-Merck Predoctoral Fellowship (2010-2012); Deirdre S. Davis (mentor: Dr. Carson)
- Cancer Federation Award (2009) Kuan-Hui Ethan Chen (mentor: Dr. Walker)
- Frances Marlatt Baugh Award (2009) Heddie Richards (mentor: Dr. DeFea)
