Bio Sci Overview & Factsheet

The School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine is a premier center for biological education and research.

Leadership

Dean Albert F. Bennett
Associate Deans Michael Leon, Undergraduate Education
  R. Michael Mulligan, Graduate Studies
  Andrea J. Tenner, Research
Assistant Deans Candice K. Garretson, Planning & Administration
  Nancy Weintraub, External Relations & Communications

School Statistics

  Students  
    Undergraduate Majors (~70% increase in 5 years)
4,321
    Graduate Students (~40% increase in 5 years)
441
  Faculty
110
  Other Academics
186
  Degrees Awarded (2006-2007)
    Bachelor's
908
    Master's
13
    Doctorates
41

School Rankings & Distinctions

  • Ranked 32nd nationally in biology (US News & World Report)
  • Nationally ranked graduate programs
    • 5th in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • 16th in Neurobiology and Behavior
    • 21st in Cell Biology/Developmental Biology
  • 8 faculty in the National Academy of Sciences
  • 9 faculty in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
  • 3 faculty winners of the National Medal & Presidential Awards

Academic Departments

  • Developmental & Cell Biology
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
  • Neurobiology & Behavior

Undergraduate Majors

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Developmental & Cell Biology
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology & Immunology
  • Neurobiology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Plant Biology

Graduate Degree Programs

  • Biotechnology
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • Mathematical, Computational & Systems Biology
  • Molecular Biology, Genetics, & Biochemistry
  • Neurobiology & Behavior
  • Neuroscience

The Future

  • Estimated 25 – 30 new faculty positions
  • New research and teaching building (Spring 2008)
  • New research buildings for Stem Cell Biology and Brain Aging and Dementia (planning stages)
  • Significant strategic investments in
    • Complex Biological Systems
    • Global Biological Change
    • K-12 Science Education Training
    • Neurobiology
    • Regenerative Medicine

 

For more information on the School of Biological Sciences,
please contact:
Office of the Dean
5120 Natural Sciences II
Irvine, CA 92697-1450
949-824-5315
949-824-3035 (fax)
 
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