Congratulations to Marcelo Wood, Chair and Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior for being named AAAS Fellow. This honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields.
UCI Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Antibiotic Evasion
A team of researchers from UCI and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark has published a new study that describes a unique survival mechanism for the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Published in the Journal of Bacteriology, the team discovered that P. aeruginosa send out a warning signal when exposed to a bacterial virus or antibiotic.
Minority Science Programs (MSP) Students Recognized for Outstanding Research
Congratulations to the 18 MSP undergraduate students who recently received best poster awards for their research at the 2019 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim. Presentations were given by over 5,000 participants from more...
Joshua Torosyan – Dunlop School Student Spotlight
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Dunlop School Professor Elected 2019 California Academy Fellow
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Chair and Professor James Hicks has been named a 2019 Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. The Academy is based in San Francisco and consists of an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum.
Graduate Students Receive Impactful STEM Award
Dunlop School graduate students Amanda McQuade and Barbara Waring have been selected to receive Achievement Rewards For College Scientists (ARCS) Scholar Awards for 2019. The ARCS scholar award is intended to provide additional financial support for exceptional...
UCI Scientist Identifies Cone Snail’s Strike as One of the Quickest in the Animal Kingdom
With the use of ultra-high-speed videography, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Associate Professor Emanuel Azizi and colleagues from Occidental College Los Angeles have shed light on the hunting mechanism of the cone snail Conus catus. Published online in Current...
A New Theory of Immune System Control
Complex lifeforms have developed immune systems to protectthemselves from infection. An immune response has to start quickly to controlan attack. However, a fast response means that sometimes mistakes are made,triggering an immune response when there is no real...
UCI Biologist Part of Team to Sequence the Komodo Dragon Genome
New study provides groundbreaking insights into the evolution of lizards.
Prestigious Award Supports Career Development
Developmental and Cell Biology Assistant Professor Scott Atwood was recently awarded a 2019 Hellman Fellowship Award for his research investigating the immune system’s suppression of tumor growth.