MCDB provides stimulating educational and research opportunities at the forefront of mechanistic life sciences.

Santa Barbara, CA
Joined April 2016
MCDB at the University of California, Santa Barbara mcdb.ucsb.edu
A new look at an old protein may yield therapy for contagious respiratory disease mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2026/…
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Mosquito taste receptor could lead to new insect repellents mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2026/…
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Hormone cycles shape the structure and function of key memory regions in the brain mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2025/…
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Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2025/…
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‘Brave and bold’ new strategies for cancer immunotherapy mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2025/…
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Prof. Meghan Morrissey honored by the American Cancer Society for her work on cancer immunotherapy mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Researchers' reconstruction of fruit fly’s anterior visual pathway will lead to insights into animal navigation mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Professor Denise Montell wins second NIH Pioneer Award, receiving $5.5 million for immune therapy research mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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An appetizer can stimulate immune cells’ appetite, a boon for cancer treatments mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Neurobiologist Sung Soo Kim receives 2024 Scholar Award from McKnight Foundation mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Understanding aging on a cellular level mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Untangling a sticky mystery: Researchers make precious headway into a genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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When bad cells go good: harnessing cellular cannibalism for cancer treatment mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2024/…
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Discovery from MCDB’s Rothman Lab on how our bodies regulate age-related decline was included in the 2023 List of "12 Ingenious Discoveries" from the University of California mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2023/…
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Clinical trial shows that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease mcdb.ucsb.edu/.../clinical-t…...
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Zen and the art of mitochondrial maintenance: The machinery of death makes a healthier life mcdb.ucsb.edu/news/all/2023/…
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UC Santa Barbara joins new LA-area regenerative medicine consortium news.ucsb.edu/in-focus/uc-sa…
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