UC Irvine-led research team leverages power of ribosomes to develop chemical libraries
"Library synthesis and screening are the first steps in the discovery of new medicines." (Brian Paegel)
ADA protections include people with opioid use disorder, notes UCI pharmacist
"Given that most older people are covered under Medicare, it’s crucial to ensure that treatment coverage includes medications and harm reduction approaches." (Jonathan Watanabe)
More Insurers to Expected to Cover PrEP Drugs After Task Force Recommendations
"Currently, PrEP is covered by most health insurance plans without out-of-pocket costs to patients. I am hopeful that the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis will improve insurance coverage." (Lee Nguyen)
Associate Professor Claudia Benavente featured on Chilean TV show
"The show touches on our experiences from training to the work we currently do, which, in my case, is searching for cures for childhood cancer." (Claudia Benavente)
What Is Opill? FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control
"Some people cannot take estrogen because of a past history of blood clots, because they have a higher risk of blood clots, or because they must take medications that interact with estrogen." (Sarah McBane)
Cost could limit demand for over-the-counter birth control pills
"I'm frankly hoping ... that it's going to be somewhere around the $20 price point because I think that's going to probably be the sweet spot of being appealing to people who are interested." (Sarah McBane)
UCI launches Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy
"Leveraging large-scale, population-level, real-world data, the center will empower the integration of underserved populations routinely absent from many traditional trials." (Jonathan Watanabe)
FDA Approves New Drug Combo For Prostate Cancer
"I think that’s good news for patients, in the sense that there are additional therapies that we can use at first line and [they] have demonstrated that if you have the proper mutations, you get much better progression free and also overall survival." (Alexandre Chan)
Anai Campos Contreras named 2023 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences
"My postdoctoral training at UCI will enhance my career and will allow me to learn cutting edge techniques in cancer genomics and proteomics." (Anai Campos Contreras)
Exploring the world of microproteins
"We already know something genetically about them, what they’re regulating. Now it’s just a matter of reassessing it through the lens of protein as opposed to RNA. That’s not always easy, though." (Thomas Martínez)
