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Congratulations to Professors Samuel Díaz-Muñoz and Chang-il Hwang

by Lisa Boggeri
May 19, 2025

Effective July 1, 2025, Samuel Díaz-Muñoz and Chang-il Hwang are promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at the University of California, Davis.

Fluorescent microscopy image showing a green-colored Entamoeba histolytica parasite in contact with several magenta-colored circular human T-cells, illustrating the parasite’s attack on immune cells.

Wily Parasite Kills Human Cells and Wears Their Remains as Disguise

by Douglas Fox
May 12, 2025

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes it triggers severe, even fatal disease by chewing ulcers in the colon, liquefying parts of the liver and invading the brain and lungs.

A composite image featuring three men. Left: a man with glasses and graying hair, smiling outdoors in front of green leaves, wearing a light blue pullover over a collared shirt. Center: a man with short blond hair and glasses, smiling in a laboratory while wearing a white lab coat and gloves. Right: a man with short black hair and glasses, smiling with arms crossed outdoors in front of tall green trees, wearing a dark blue pullover over a collared shirt.

Inaugural “Under the Microscope” Spotlights UC Davis Cancer Researchers

by Kate Washington
April 11, 2025

Researchers in the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) are driving breakthroughs in one of the thorniest problems in science: understanding and combating cancer.

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