Professor Kathleen K. Treseder, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is an expert in the biology of fungi and studies how the species affects the broader ecosystem. Professor Treseder has recently commented on a new study published…
Justin F. Shaffer, Ph.D., is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Developmental and Cell Biology and the recent awardee of the 2016 Golden Apple Award for outstanding teaching.
“Everything that I do as a teacher comes down…
Professor Michael A. Yassa, Neurobiology and Behavior, is interested in uncovering the brain mechanisms that control learning and memory storage and how memories are altered during aging and disease. Recent work from his lab has…
Professor Charles G. Glabe, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, conducts research on the structure and aggregation of amyloids in degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. In a recent study, spearheaded by his colleague Dr. Roland Riek, Professor Glabe…
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer with high metastatic potential. Its survival rate is high if removed before metastasis, however, the survival rate drops sharply once signs of metastasis are found. Using new and…
Heather Lane, Assistant Manager of Building Management, has been with UCI for over 29 years. Heather’s first job at UCI was with fleet services. She worked there for 3 years before taking a position as…
The groundbreaking work of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professors Laurence D. Mueller and Michael R. Rose was recently featured in an online BBC article. Professors Mueller and Rose have spent over two decades studying the…
Professor Kailen A. Mooney, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is an expert plant and environmental biologist who holds a joint appointment at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado. Recent work from Professor Mooney’s laboratory, led…
Several Biological Sciences School faculty members joined Dean Frank M. LaFerla and their distinguished colleagues at Tel-Aviv University for the 24th Tel-Aviv University Alzheimer’s Disease Conference in Israel. The conference represents a growing partnership between…
In 2014, the Biological Sciences School began a new major focused on the science of exercise, created in tandem with the Exercise Medicine and Sport Sciences Initiative. This year marked the first time students from…