News Article Awards & Recognition 2024 Excellence in Life Sciences Awards Congratulations Drs. Fregoso, Li, and Lazazzera! May 15, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs Advance in Immune Cell Screening Uncovers Receptors that Target Prostate Cancer Dr. Witte's lab, along with a team of researchers at UCLA, discovered three previously unidentified T-cell receptors that naturally target prostate cancer. April 15, 2024 1 min read Community Cooking up community: Fourth-year MIMG UCLA student behind Poom Thai Cuisine Dine in or take out? May 20, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. April Pyle's involvement in Stem Cell Research paves the way towards Regeneration Skeletal Muscle UCLA researchers have made headway using muscle stem cells to regrow damaged muscle in mice. November 02, 2023 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. Elaine Hsiao To Head Newly-Established Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin have made a $20 million gift to establish the UCLA Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center. February 15, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Hong Zhou among 65 Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Zhou! February 22, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. Jing Wen and UCLA Researchers develop a new treatment to help the Immune System fight and kill Solid Tumors Tiny capsule increases the number and activity of immune cells that attack solid tumors. October 11, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lena Pernas awarded a GCRLE Pilot Grant Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Pernas! July 12, 2023 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. Lena Pernas gives TEDx Talk Dr. Pernas poses a new framework to view metabolism during infection. November 04, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lena Pernas receives the 2024 Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award Congratulations, Dr. Pernas! May 20, 2024 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lena Pernas wins the FEBS Anniversary 2023 Prize Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Pernas! April 25, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lili Yang & Dr. Elaine Hsiao Featured on BIOS 2023 Top Academic Entrepreneurs List In honor of International Women’s Day 2023, BIOS has released their “Top 23 Academic Entrepreneurs Shaping Translational Research” list. March 08, 2023 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. Lili Yang and UCLA Researchers Develop Novel Technology that positions ‘off-the-shelf’ Cancer Immunotherapy for the Clinic We’re extremely excited that this technology has a potential broad application to target a range of blood cancers, solid tumors and other conditions. May 14, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. Lili Yang’s Cell Therapy Work to Improve Bone Marrow Transplantation The findings identify a potential strategy to make bone marrow transplants safer without disrupting their ability to fight cancer. October 28, 2022 1 min read Research & Labs Dr. Marcus Horwitz and UCLA Researches Test New Vaccine Against a Highly Fatal Topical Disease New vaccine against a highly fatal tropical disease – and potential bioterror weapon – demonstrates efficacy in animal studies. March 21, 2024 1 min read
