Developmental and Cell Biology Professor Thomas Schilling and Developmental and Cell Biology & Mathematics Professor Qing Nie have been awarded a new grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate the mechanisms that drive…
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Professor Ilhem Messaoudi is among the UCI researchers awarded the 2020 Campus-Community Research Incubator (CCRI) grant. The CCRI grants are supported by the UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Science and…
Alzheimer’s is a disease that impacts the brain and represents between 60 to 80% of dementia cases. Although aging is Alzheimer’s greatest significant risk factor, research shows the disease disproportionately affects women. With support from…
Mosquitoes are the vector for the parasitic disease malaria. In recent years, scientists like Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Donald Bren Professor Anthony James have been exploring new genetic-based approaches to control the spread of mosquito-borne…
Developmental and Cell Biology Professor Arthur Lander received the prestigious Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award for 2020-21. This high Academic Senate honor recognizes Senate members who are respected scholars and who have made outstanding contributions of service to the University of California and/or public…
UCI has been awarded a record $529 million in research funding for fiscal year 2019-2020. In recent years, across campus, schools have made remarkable progress towards the centralization of their Research Development and Pre-Awards operations. BioSci began the process around three years ago and has significantly increased the number of research applications and funding since that transition. Of the submitted applications…
An interdisciplinary team of UCI faculty and staff led by School of Biological Sciences Associate Teaching Professor Jessica Pratt was recently awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support STEM teacher preparation through UCI’s CalTeach program, where students can obtain their STEM B.S. as well as a…
Please join the School of Biological Sciences in sending our best wishes to Professors John Avise, Michael Cumsky, David Gardiner and Donald Senear on their retirement from UCI. Each one of them has dedicated countless…
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Professor David Fruman is the recipient of a new Impact Award from the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP). The PRCRP Impact Award supports research projects addressing critical scientific and clinical cancer issues. Professor Fruman’s project will investigate the mechanisms by which statins, drugs typically given…
Neurobiology and Behavior Chair Marcelo Wood will serve as director on a new institutional training grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse: a division of National Institutes of Health (NIH). Joining Professor Wood is School of Medicine Professor Daniele Piomelli, who…