Posts Tagged: Cindy McReynolds

Good News About Chronic Pain Relief That Began with Caterpillar Research

Good news! EicOsis Human Health LLC, the Davis-based pharmaceutical company developing a non-narcotic drug to relieve chronic pain and inflammation, today announced the next step in its ongoing human clinical trials: the initiation of Phase 1b to test...

Approximately 50 million Americans (20 percent of the population) suffer from chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Approximately 50 million Americans (20 percent of the population) suffer from chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Good News All Around

Congratulations to UC Davis doctoral alumna and researcher Cindy McReynolds and UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology Bruce Hammock. You may have heard of Professor Hammock's earlier research on insect developmental biology and...

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, chief scientific officer and chairman of the board of EicOsis Human Health LLC. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, chief scientific officer and chairman of the board of EicOsis Human Health LLC. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This was the scene at the Sacramento Region Innovation Awards program when EicOsis was named winner of the medical and health/biopharmaceutical category. Pictured is William Schmidt, Ph.D., of EicOsis. (Photo courtesy of Robb Wright)

This was the scene at the Sacramento Region Innovation Awards program when EicOsis was named winner of the medical and health/biopharmaceutical category. Pictured is William Schmidt, Ph.D., of EicOsis. (Photo courtesy of Robb Wright)

Why a UC Davis Entomology Lab Is Pursuing Human Health Issues

While in the U.S. Army, UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock worked as medical officer in a burn clinic.  His mother served 15 years as a nurse in a children's hospital burn center. Hammock, who now holds a joint appointment with the...

Every year, some 10,000 burn victims in the United States undergo an acute inflammatory reaction and die of burn-related infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This image is of a UC Davis Fire Department control burn of an abandoned home-turned lab. It was last used as an avian lab research facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Every year, some 10,000 burn victims in the United States undergo an acute inflammatory reaction and die of burn-related infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This image is of a UC Davis Fire Department control burn of an abandoned home-turned lab. It was last used as an avian lab research facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Why Do Some COVID-19 Patients Recover and Some Don't?

The statistics are staggering, shattering and incredibly sad. Of the more than 30 million cases of COVID-19 in the United States, 547,000 people have died. They are not numbers: they represent family, friends, co-workers, colleagues, neighbors and...

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock in his office in Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock in his office in Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bruce Hammock, EicOsis and Innovator of Year Award

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, who holds a joint appointment with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Society, is known for his expertise in chemistry, toxicology, biochemistry and...

This was the scene at the Sacramento Region Innovation Awards program when EicOsis was named winner of the medical and healthy/biophrmaceutical category. Pictured is William Schmidt, Ph.D, in charge of clinical development for EicOsis. (Photo courtes of Robb Wright)

This was the scene at the Sacramento Region Innovation Awards program when EicOsis was named winner of the medical and healthy/biophrmaceutical category. Pictured is William Schmidt, Ph.D, in charge of clinical development for EicOsis. (Photo courtes of Robb Wright)

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