Study Shines Light on Photosensation

November 5, 2015 by

Light perception begins with activation of a light sensitive protein, called rhodopsin. One class of photoreceptor cell in humans couples activation of rhodopsin to opening of “transient receptor po...
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UCSB Professor Receives Pioneer Award for Initiative to Decrease Dengue Fever

October 20, 2015 by

UCSB Professor of Neuroscience and Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Craig Montell has been awarded the Pioneer Award, which includes $2.5 million for research allotted over a five-year period...
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UCSB Researchers Find Possible Factor to Delay Onset of Alzheimer’s

October 1, 2015 by

Although a definitive cure for Alzheimer’s is distant at this time, researchers at UCSB have discovered a possible factor important in delaying the onset of the disease. Co-authors Dr. Kenneth Kosik...
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Battle of the Bacteria

September 17, 2015 by

UCSB researchers recently demonstrated how Gram-negative bacteria, such as E. coli, exploit target-cell machinery of nearby bacteria and use protein toxins to kill them. Their work furthers current un...
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