Appointment of Thomas Lane as Director of the Center for Virus Research (CVR)
The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce that Professor Thomas Lane has been appointed as the Director of the Center for Virus […]
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The Weather Channel Interview with Matthew Bracken
UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Matthew Brackebn, PhD, was interviewed by The Weather Channel on the potential impacts the Huntington Beach Oil Spill
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The Weather Channel Interview with Joleah Lamb
UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor, Joleah Lamb, PhD, was interviewed by The Weather Channel on the potential impacts the Huntington Beach Oil
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Staff Spotlight: Owen Schimizu
UCI alumnus Owen Shimizu has been appointed the new Academic Graduate Coordinator for the School of Biological Sciences. As the new coordinator, he will
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Butterfl-eyes: The Evolution and Function of Insect Vision – Big Biology Podcast Featuring Adriana Briscoe
What does the world look like through insect eyes? What biological mechanisms make their vision different from our own? And how might those differences
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UCI Study Finds Targeting Mitochondria Shows Promise in Treating Obesity
Molecule that changes the shape of mitochondria corrects obesity A team of University of California, Irvine, scientists have discovered a novel pharmacological approach to
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Dean’s Early Career Research Excellence Awardees
Eric Hanse, Ph.D., Sarah Kark, Ph.D., and Giedre Milinkeviciute, Ph.D., are the recipients of this spring’s Dean’s Early Career Research Excellence Award. These awards
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Dean Frank LaFerla Featured In Podcast: New Mouse Model is Used to Study Late-Onset Alzheimer’s
The UCI team decided to take a new approach by developing a mouse model better positioned to analyze the causes of late-onset AD. Also called “sporadic AD,” this new model encompasses the remaining 95 percent of cases.
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Professor Christopher C.W. Hughes: Chancellor’s Professor
The School of Biological Sciences would like to announce that Christopher C.W. Hughes, professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the title
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Dunlop School Researchers Highlighted by NIH Director Francis Collins
In recognition of Independence Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., shared an amazing video of the brain