On April 18th, the School of Biological Sciences was honored to host Professor Ian Parker (Neurobiology and Behavior) for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Professor Parker’s lecture was held in collaboration with UCI Illuminations and…
Professor Aimee L. Edinger (Developmental and Cell Biology) is the recent recipient of a 2017 pilot award from the UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science. An expert cell biologist, Professor Edinger has discovered a…
Living with type 1 diabetes has fueled fourth-year Developmental and Cell Biology major Tori Tucker’s goal: Defeating the disease that affects her sister as well as herself and is on the rise. After serving as…
What do mountain birds and mushrooms have in common? According to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D., candidate Caitlin Looby, they both can tell us a lot about climate change. In an article featured in The…
An expert physical organic chemist, Professor Celia W. Goulding (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences) seeks to understand how bacteria function, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis; which causes tuberculosis, or TB. She has gained new insight…
Distinguished Professor John C. Avise (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) is an expert biologist who has written over 350 articles and books on evolution. In 2014, Professor Avise published the book “Conceptual breakthroughs in evolutionary genetics:…
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Steven D. Allison traveled to Washington D.C. on March 8 to advocate for federal funding of environmental research. Joined by his colleagues Jutta Burger (Irvine Ranch Conservatory), and Professors Amy…
The American Academy of Microbiology has elected Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Jennifer B.H. Martiny, Ph.D., as a 2017 fellow. Professor Martiny studies microbial diversity in terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and is interested in whether…
With the School of Biological Sciences undergraduates population increasing, it is essential that the university continue to support and recognize innovative approaches to teaching biology. At the 2017 “Celebration of Teaching” awards, Bio Sci Professor…
James L. McGaugh, Ph.D., has laid the ground work for the study of individuals with a special type of memory known as Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM). McGaugh’s work on HSAM, including the first person…