Anthony James, Donald Bren Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, has been elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Read more here.
UCI poised to advance depression research following $55-million gift to establish center
"A gift of this magnitude is transformative, to say the least. It can really catapult our research in a positive direction. ” — Professor Michael Yassa Professor Michael Yassa is featured in LA Times as discusses Audrey Burnand's gift of $57.75 million to UCI to...
W.M. Keck Foundation Awards $1 Million to UCI Team to Study Cartilage Formation
Cross-disciplinary researchers will explore applications in regenerative medicine Irvine, Calif., Feb. 3, 2022 – The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded $1 million to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine to study the formation...
Pandemic Stress Impairs The Brain’s Interlocking Tree Branches. You Can Restore Them
Professor Mike Yassa is featured on KCRW and explains how pandemic stress can cause brain fog and other neurological issues - and ways to prevent them. “With what we call brain fog … the connections brain cells make with each other are like trees and tree branches....
Butterfly Blueprints
Adriana Briscoe, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is featured on NOVA and PBS as she discusses how the scientific secrets of butterflies are inspiring technological innovations. Listen here.