UC Irvine scientists get ‘initial hit’ in developing drug to treat COVID-19
UC Irvine scientists get ‘initial hit’ in developing drug to treat COVID-19
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, almost everyone at the University of California, Irvine — and colleges across the nation — had to abandon campus. But James Nowick, professor of chemistry, was not a part of that exodus. That’s because his lab, which designs and constructs chemical molecules, had the right equipment to help in the global push to find treatments for COVID-19.