Join Dean Frank LaFerla and faculty from the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences for an afternoon of birdwatching and brief ornithology talks at the San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary. This casual walk will highlight one of the region’s most remarkable...

BioSci’s 60th Celebration Lecture + Dinner Invite
Sep 10, 2025
Join us on Monday, Nov. 3, for an exclusive dinner program celebrating the Dunlop School’s 60th year and charting what comes next. We’ll gather at the UC Irvine Student Center for an evening that pairs conversation, community and a forward-looking vision for BioSci....

BioSci’s 60th Celebration
Sep 10, 2025
Register below to join us on Monday, Nov. 3, as we mark the 60th anniversary of the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. We’ll gather at the UC Irvine Student Center to honor our legacy and look ahead to BioSci’s next era. Join us for a program that looks...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Celina Juliano
Sep 8, 2025
Dr. Celina Juliano Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California, Davis “Mechanisms of development and regeneration in Hydra” Abstract: Hydra vulgaris is a small and simple aquatic animal capable of whole-body regeneration. The...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Edward Chuong
Sep 8, 2025
Dr. Edward Chuong Associate Professor, Biofrontiers InstituteUniversity of Colorado Boulder “Transposon-mediated evolution of immune gene regulatory networks” Abstract: Mammalian genomes harbor millions of transposon insertions, but most are expected to be inert or...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Xing Dai
Sep 8, 2025
Dr. Xing Dai Professor, SOM - Biological ChemistryUniversity of California, Irvine “Beauty is Skin Deep: Epithelial Stem Cell Plasticity, Immune Crosstalk, and Metabolism” Abstract: Skin is a dynamic organ that relies on the proper regulation of adhesive...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Jeff Farrell
Sep 8, 2025
Dr. Jeff Farrell Stadtman Investigator/Assistant ProfessorNIH “Developmental regulation of best4+ intestinal epithelial cells” Abstract: My lab investigates the transcriptional basis of cell fate decisions and cellular function during zebrafish development. We use and...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Elphege Nora
Sep 8, 2025
Dr. Elphege Nora Assistant ProfessorUniversity of California, Irvine “Molecular Mechanisms of Chromosome Folding and Enhancer Wiring” Abstract: I will discuss how cohesin proteins tune chromosomes folding patterns inside cells and how this enables long-range...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Kyoko Yokomori
Sep 8, 2025
Dr. Kyoko Yokomori Professor, SOM - Biological ChemistryUniversity of California, Irvine “CRISPR-Engineered mutations and MERFISH single cell spatial transcriptomics reveal key processes of FSHD pathogenesis” Abstract: Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is a...

Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Research in Progress Talk
Sep 8, 2025
Research in Progress Talk Mia Brantley Thompson-Peer Lab “Modeling Real-World Neuronal Injury: How Surrounding Tissue Damage Affects Dendrite Regeneration in Drosophila” David Bojorquez Lara Gonzalez Lab “Cyclin B3 Orchestrates Early Cell Fate Specification in C....
