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The broad, long-term objective of the UC Irvine Skin Biology Resource Center is to promote discoveries in skin biology and disease through cross-fertilization between multiple disciplines that are integrated in a systems biology approach.

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Moles can become melanomas through nongenetic changes, UC Irvine study shows

June 26, 2025  - UC Irvine researchers, led by Dr. Anand Ganesan and first author Hui Xaio, a CIRM Scholar, discovered moles can become melanomas without genetic changes. Their study identifies cells  initiating melanoma tumors, offering new avenues for early detection and potential therapies to prevent or reverse tumor formation.

UC Irvine-led discovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential

January 9, 2025  – Maksim Plikus, a UC Irvine professor, along with Raul Ramos, a postdoctoral researcher in the Plikus laboratory and the study’s lead author, says, “Lipochondrocytes are not fat cells, nor are they conventional cartilage cells. They represent cells of a distinct skeletal tissue type that uses lipids in a way we’ve never seen before.”

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