Posts Tagged: EicOsis

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 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: UC Davis Distinguished Professor Extraordinaire

Don't let that photo fool you. Yes, that's UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock "resting" in a hammock on the UC Davis campus. But as his family, friends, students and colleagues can testify, the indefatigable professor, inventor,...

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock "rests" in a hammock on the UC Davis campus. The occasion: the Hammock lab scientists were walking across campus (before the coronoavirus pandemic precautions). (Photo by Cindy McReynolds)

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock "rests" in a hammock on the UC Davis campus. The occasion: the Hammock lab scientists were walking across campus (before the coronoavirus pandemic precautions). (Photo by Cindy McReynolds)

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

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

The Legendary Bruce Hammock: Why Science Is Fun

"Bruce D. Hammock is widely known for his groundbreaking research in insect physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, and experimental therapeutics. Early contributions were in fundamental regulatory biology, development of both small molecules and...

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

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

Bruce Hammock in a Hammock on the UC Davis Quad. Note: He doesn't spend much time in a hammock; he just posed for this photo. (Photo by Cindy McReynolds)

Bruce Hammock in a Hammock on the UC Davis Quad. Note: He doesn't spend much time in a hammock; he just posed for this photo. (Photo by Cindy McReynolds)

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