Mar 18, 2020 | LA Times Daily Pilot

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UC Irvine chemistry professors develop method for early cancer detection

The Irvine start-up PhageTech Inc. — founded in 2014 by Weiss and Reginald Penner, also a professor of chemistry at UCI — applies bacteriophage engineered to recognize cancer-associated proteins.

Mar 12, 2020 | UCI Health

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Setting her sights on a future without rectal cancer

After months of pain that was dismissed as hemorrhoids, Claudia Sanchez went to the hospital. “By the time I made it to the ER, I couldn’t even sit,” she explains. The doctor ordered a CT scan. The results brought devastating news: Sanchez had a large rectal tumor.

Mar 08, 2020 | UCI News

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The Speed King

Professor Greg Weiss and collaborators have developed a method of detecting cancer molecules within minutes, a breakthrough that could save lives

Mar 05, 2020 | UCI Health

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AI colonoscopy detects precancerous polyps

UCI gastroenterologist William Karnes (right) has developed an AI colonoscopy program that catches smaller precancerous growths sooner, as happened during patient John Gifford’s procedure.

Mar 03, 2020 | UCI News

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Starve a tumor, feed a cell: How cancers can resist drugs

UCI biologists discover new approach for overcoming drug resistance.

Feb 25, 2020 | UCI Health

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Pancreatic cancer discovered during pregnancy

“I don’t know what I would have done without UCI,” says Karalayne Maglinte, sporting hair in solidarity with PurpleStride (which raises pancreatic cancer awareness), with her husband, Dennis, and their children.

Jan 29, 2020 | UCI News

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Battling Brain Cancer on All Fronts

Neuro-oncologist Daniela Bota’s pioneering work is improving outcomes for patients with the most aggressive form of the disease.