Pierre Le Pabic, postdoctoral fellow in Developmental and Cell Biology in the laboratory of Professor Thomas Schilling, recently identified three proteins, Fat3, Dachsous2 and REREa, which could be targets for resolving birth defects. Le Pabic’s…
Members of the UC Irvine Chief Executive Roundtable were hosted by Dean Frank M. LaFerla for a Research Excursion and Reception on the afternoon of October 6, 2014 at the Crystal Cove State Park Historic…
UC Irvine will receive $8 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish one of six national centers dedicated to creating a database of human cellular responses that will accelerate efforts to develop new…
Dr. David Fruman, Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Director of the Cellular and Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. program, was recently awarded a $1.71 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help graduate…
Alyssa Sanchez has served as Director of Special Events in the Biological Sciences School for eight years. In that role, Alyssa manages all events for the school, ranging from the public lecture series to conferences,…
On October 6, 2014, Chancellor Howard Gillman announced the formation of a Search Committee for the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at UC Irvine. He also named Dean Frank M. LaFerla chair of the committee….
Vice Chancellor for Research John Hemminger announced on September 4, 2014 that Dr. Andrea Tenner has been named the new Director of UCI MIND. The following is the message from Dr. Hemminger informing the campus…
Dr. Michael Leon, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Biological Sciences School, was the recipient of the 2014 W.G. Marquis Award from the American Psychological Association. He was…
Dr. Samantha Wright, an entering Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Dr. Donovan German, was invited to serve as a guest scientist in an episode of “SciGirls.” This new PBS show for kids ages 8-12…
September 5, 2014
UC President Janet Napolitano has appointed School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank M. LaFerla to a seat on the inaugural California Advisory Board of Cal-BRAIN.
Selected for his expertise and standing in the area…