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Ph.D. candidate Sneha Ghimire presents her research at the the national Society for Epidemiologic Research's annual meeting.
Ph.D. Student Sneha Ghimire Presents at Society for Epidemiologic Research
Public Health Ph.D. student Sneha Ghimire in Prof. Sandie Ha’s lab presented her research on the links between ambient air pollution and risk of fetal death in California’s San...
Spring 2024 grad students
Congrats Spring 2024 Grads!
The Public Health Department congratulates its newest graduates on receiving their degrees! Ph.D. students Kimberly Sanchez, Gilda Zarate-Gonzalez, Carlisha Hall, Rudiel Sanchez, and Kimberly Valle,...
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New Bioengineering Study Aims to Understand the Mechanisms of Inflammation

October 13, 2022
When it functions correctly, inflammation protects the body from infection and injury. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation is linked to health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Bioengineering...

Undergrad Stem Cell Training Positions Students For Careers After Graduation

September 29, 2022
Rising juniors this fall will have an unprecedented opportunity for stem cell research training that could lead directly to careers in stem cell science after graduation. School of Engineering Professor Kara McCloskey and School of Natural Sciences Professor Jennifer Manilay are leading a...

Nobile Named Pew Innovation Fund Investigator

September 27, 2022
UC Merced Professor Clarissa J. Nobile has been named a 2022 Innovation Fund investigator by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Nobile and University of Missouri Professor David G. Mendoza-Cózatl have formed one of six interdisciplinary teams chosen for the prestigious award. The duo is combining expertise...

Incoming Student Excited to Participate in Public Health Research

July 22, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Jordynn Lewis is excited to start her journey as a UC Merced Bobcat when the fall semester begins in August. The first-year student recently graduated from Holy Names...

Congratulations Jamie Yan!

July 8, 2022
Join us in congratulating Jamie Yan, a UC Merced junior majoring in Public Health, who was recently selected for the Nutrition and Physical Activity Traineeship offered by the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists in conjunction with CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and...

‘Molecular LEGO’ Study Analyzes Building Blocks of Partially Disordered Protein

June 6, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Victor Muñoz and his lab have created a new way to solve some of the mysteries among an increasingly important class of proteins that don’t appear to have any specific structures but serve very important functions, including the complex genetic processes that separate...

Mucus Molecules can Thwart Fungal Infection, Researchers Discover

June 6, 2022
An international team of researchers, including Professor Clarissa Nobile from UC Merced, has discovered which component in mucus prevents a fungus most humans carry from turning destructive. This research lays the foundation for a new class of antifungal medicines. Candida albicans (C. albicans...

Bioengineers Work on New Technology to Look Deep Inside Living Tissue and Tumors

May 31, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Changqing Li is building a high-resolution CT imaging scanner that will allow scientists to study and understand how oxygen plays a role in cancer therapy and stem cells growing in deep tissue such as bone marrow, and possibly develop new advances to culture stem cells...

Baby Formula Shortages and COVID-19 Led to Risky Feeding Practices, Study Suggests

May 23, 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of parents struggling to find baby formula have resorted to dangerous feeding practices for their infants, which could negatively impact the health of their young children, according to a new study conducted by the UC Merced Lactation Attachment...

Lab Aims to Understand Transporter Protein that Protects Cells from Damage

May 19, 2022
Professor Maria-Elena Zoghbi and her lab are taking a closer look at a human transporter protein that acts as a cellular protector by relocating a molecule that has important antioxidant properties in the cells, preventing oxidative damage in several tissues, including the heart. The National...

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