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SUMMARY:Dean’s Distinguished Lecture - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:Mysteries of Muscle and Movement: From Molecular Motors to Lifelong Mobility\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, October 20Talk and Q&A: 4–5 p.m.Reception: 5–6 p.m.Location: Crystal Cove Auditorium\, UCI Student Center\, 311 West Peltason Drive\, Irvine \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine invites you to attend the Fall 2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture\, featuring Monica Daley\, Ph.D.\, director of the Center for Integrative Movement Sciences and professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology on October 20\, 2026\, in the Crystal Cove Auditorium at the UC Irvine Student Center. \n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend. Food will be provided at the reception. If you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\n\n\nMonica Daley\, PhDProfessor\, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyDirector\, Center for Integrative Movement Sciences \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Professor Daley’s Research:Most of us take for granted the ability to recover from a stumble or navigate uneven ground. Daley studies the biology that makes this possible: how muscles\, tendons\, skeletal mechanics and neural circuits work together to enable movement that is agile\, stable and economical. \n\n\n\nShow more\n\n\n\nAbout Professor Daley’s Research:Most of us take for granted the ability to recover from a stumble or navigate uneven ground. Daley studies the biology that makes this possible: how muscles\, tendons\, skeletal mechanics and neural circuits work together to enable movement that is agile\, stable and economical. Research on movement control has long centered on the brain\, but neural control acts through the physics of the body and environment. Daley’s laboratory measures what muscles do inside freely moving animals as the terrain changes underfoot. Muscle is unlike any material engineers have built\, and the models still used to describe it date to the 1920s and 1930s. Closing the gap in understanding of muscle takes a team larger than any single laboratory. Daley directs a nationwide team working across scales from molecular machinery of muscle contraction to people moving through complex environments\, with the aim to translate foundational biology into clinical and technological innovations that support lifelong mobility and health. \n\n\n\nShow less\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Professor Daley:Monica A. Daley is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California\, Irvine\, with joint appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. \n\n\n\nShow more\n\n\n\nAbout Professor Daley:Monica A. Daley is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California\, Irvine\, with joint appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Daley earned her B.S. in Biology at the University of Utah\, where she was inspired to become a physiologist through undergraduate research on human running and breathing. She spent a year as a research technician investigating motor control of singing in zebra finches\, which initiated a lifelong passion for understanding the interplay between muscle mechanics and neural control. She earned her Ph.D. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellow\, then trained in neuromechanics and human rehabilitation as an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan. From 2008 to 2019 she was on the faculty of the Structure and Motion Laboratory at the Royal Veterinary College in London\, leading research on movement in diverse animal species. She joined UCI in 2019.Daley directs the Center for Integrative Movement Sciences\, an interdisciplinary research and training program connecting UCI scientists and students to a nationwide network of movement researchers. Her own research spans muscle physiology\, biomechanics\, sensorimotor control and bio-inspired robotics\, and she collaborates with clinicians\, engineers and roboticists. She is passionate about mentoring researchers at every career stage\, from undergraduates through faculty colleagues. Daley received the Human Frontier Science Program Young Investigator Award\, serves as a Monitoring Editor of the Journal of Experimental Biology\, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics. \n\n\n\nShow less\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to attend the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/deans-distinguished-lecture-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Crystal Cove Auditorium\, UCI Student Center\, A\, 311 W Peltason Dr\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dean's Distinguished Lecture,Dean's Office,Events
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SUMMARY:Donuts with the Dean: Fall 2026
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URL:https://undergraduate.bio.uci.edu/event/donuts-with-the-dean-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Natural Sciences II\, 5th Floor Lobby\, 5120 Natural Sciences II\, Irvine\, California\, 92697
CATEGORIES:Dean's Office,Events
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SUMMARY:Graduate Research Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences will be holding our first Graduate Student and Post-Doc symposium on June 30th at Applied Innovation. This symposium is an opportunity for Postdocs and Graduate students to share their research across departments. There is no registration fee for Biological Science Graduate Students\, and Post-Docs are encouraged to register. \n\n\n\nEvent Details:Date: Tuesday\, June 30\, 2026Time: 8 a.m.Location: UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation \n\n\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to present their research through poster and oral presentations. Presenters will also have the chance to be considered for awards for best poster and speaker. \n\n\n\nAwards:$600 for best Grad Student Presentation$400 for best Grad Student Poster$600 for best PostDoc Presentation$400 for best PostDoc Poster \n\n\n\nPlease complete this form by June 16th @ 11:59 pm to ensure your inclusion in the program as part of the poster presentations. \n\n\n\nKeynote Speakers:Aileen Anderson\, Ph.D.\, Vice Chancellor for Research at UC IrvineAn accomplished researcher and campus leader\, Anderson’s work focuses on advancing translational neuroscience strategies for spinal cord injury and central nervous system disease. Her research has helped move promising discoveries toward clinical trials\, reflecting the power of interdisciplinary science to create new possibilities for human health. As Vice Chancellor for Research\, she helps guide and support UCI’s broad research enterprise\, making her perspective especially meaningful for graduate students preparing to shape the future of discovery. \n\n\n\nRob Steele\, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Chemistry in the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Rob’s research uses Hydra as a model system to explore fundamental questions in developmental and evolutionary biology\, with a focus on regeneration\, patterning\, genomics and the molecular foundations of this remarkable organism’s biology. A UC Irvine faculty member since 1986\, Rob was corresponding author on the landmark Hydra genome paper published in Nature in 2010 and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \n\n\n\nWorkshops:Non-Academic Industry Job Search StrategiesDescription: Most graduate students are trained for academic opportunities\, but industry employers often evaluate candidates through a very different lens. In this workshop\, participants will learn practical strategies for navigating the non-academic job market\, including how to identify transferable skills\, build professional networks\, tailor application materials\, and approach the job search with a targeted\, industry-focused strategy.Speaker: Jill Wells \n\n\n\nAfter PostDoc: The Next StepsDescription: This Panel is aimed at PostDocs and Grad Students planning the next step of their career in academia and will consist of recently hired faculty members sharing their experience throughout the hiring process. This will be followed by a Q&A session.Speakers: Dr. Ken Cho\, Dr. Katherine Xue\, Dr. SeungSoo Kim\, Dr. Huixin Xu \n\n\n\nPoster Details: \n\n\n\nRecommended Size: 36”x 48”Poster Sessions will last 1 hour each \n\n\n\nThose who wish to participate in the poster session are welcome to bring a poster they have previously presented at another conference or research event. \n\n\n\nOral Presentations: \n\n\n\n15 Minute presentation (10 minutes for talk\, 5 minutes for Q&A) \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\nView GSR Talk Programming \n\n\n\nView GSR Poster Programming \n\n\n\n\n8:00 a.m.Guests Arrival8:30 a.m.Welcome Introduction8:45 a.m.Keynote SpeakerAileen Anderson9:30 a.m.TalksVincius Duarte — Developmental & Cell BiologyTalk title: Give it your best Shot: How Spectraplakins Drive Dendrite Arbor Repair Casey Vanderlip — Neurobiology & BehaviorTalk title: Digital Cognitive Phenotyping Identifies Imminent Risk in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Marie-Désirée Schlemper-Scheidt — Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyTalk title: Harnessing Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolites as Novel Drug Scaffolds Marina Suarez Pizarro — Developmental & Cell BiologyTalk title: UHRF1 as an epigenetic driver of tumorigenicity and immune evasion in triple negative breast cancer Lien Reolizo — Molecular Biology & BiochemistryTalk title: A Tiny Chip Takes On Brain Cancer’s Biggest Challenge10:45 a.m.Break11:00 a.m.Poster Session12:00 p.m.Lunch break1:00 p.m.TalksMadison Nguyen — Molecular Biology & BiochemistryTalk title: A Deletion of Drak2 Induces Regulatory T Cell Differentiation via Metabolic Reprogramming of Fatty Acid β-Oxidation Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi — Neurobiology & BehaviorTalk title: Leveraging stem cell and chimeric modeling platforms to understand protective human microglia responses in the context of Alzheimer’s disease Kathleen Leon Parada — Developmental & Cell BiologyTalk title: Environmental Pollutant Benzo[a]pyrene Disrupts the Meiotic Spindle in Mouse Eggs Mirjam Zuend — Molecular Biology & BiochemistryTalk title: Keeping the Peace: How Bacterial Capsules Stabilize Temperate Phage–Host Symbioses Rachel Sousa — Systems BiologyTalk title: Mathematical and Mouse Models Identify T Regulatory Cell Influx as A Key Determinant of Acquired Resistance to PD-1 Immunotherapy2:15 p.m.Workshop 13:15 p.m.Workshop 24:20 p.m.Keynote CloseRobert Steele4:45 p.m.Awards & Closing remarks5:00 p.m.Reception\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for the 2026 Graduate Research Symposium\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/graduate-research-symposium-2026/
LOCATION:UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation\, 5270 California Avenue\, Irvine\, CA\, 92617\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Staff Service Awards 2026
DESCRIPTION:Register below to attend the 2026 BioSci Staff Service Awards. \n\n\n\nEvent Details:Date: Tuesday\, June 16Time: 11:00 a.m.Location: Natural Science I Room 1114 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to attend the BioSci Staff Service Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/staff-service-award-2026/
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Roberto Tinoco
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-roberto-tinoco/
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Shu-Hsien Sheu
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-shu-hsien-sheu/
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Sara Brownell
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-sara-brownell/
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Jessica Whited
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-jessica-whited/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Emma Farley
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-emma-farley/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T110000
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Irfan Lodhi
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-irfan-lodhi/
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Elizabeth Head
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-elizabeth-head/
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SUMMARY:Donuts with the Dean: Spring 2026
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URL:https://undergraduate.bio.uci.edu/event/donuts-with-the-dean-spring-2026/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Dean's Office,Events
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Robert E. Steele
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-robert-e-steele/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Dean's Distinguished Lecture - Spring 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Individual Differences in Navigation Ability: Building a Cognitive Profile From Brain and Behavior\n\n\n\nJoin us for a talk with Associate Professor Elizabeth Chrastil \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine invites you to attend the Spring 2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture\, featuring Associate Professor Elizabeth Chrastil on April 15\, 2026\, in the Crystal Cove Auditorium at the UC Irvine Student Center. \n\n\n\nNavigation is a central part of daily life. For some\, getting around is easy\, while others struggle. Some clinical populations\, such as those with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)\, display wandering behaviors and extensive disorientation. Working at the interface between immersive virtual reality and neuroimaging techniques\, my research uses these complementary approaches to inform questions about how we acquire and use spatial knowledge. In this talk\, I will discuss some of my recent work and current experiments that centers on how individuals differ in their spatial abilities\, which includes their exploration behavior and aspects of brain structure and function\, as well as sex and age. More broadly\, I will discuss how navigation lends insight into processes of human learning and memory. Further\, I will demonstrate how these techniques can be used to understand age-related changes in brain circuits and to identify those at greatest risk for AD. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details:\n\n\n\nTalk and Q&A: 4 to 5 p.m. \n\n\n\nReception: 5 to 6 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Chrastil\, PhDElizabeth Chrastil is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the University of California\, Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. She studies how the human brain supports navigation\, spatial memory and learning — research that helps explain how people orient themselves and move through complex environments. \n\n\n\nShow more\n\n\n\nElizabeth Chrastil\, PhDElizabeth Chrastil is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the University of California\, Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. She studies how the human brain supports navigation\, spatial memory and learning — research that helps explain how people orient themselves and move through complex environments. Chrastil leads the Spatial Neuroscience Lab\, where her team combines immersive virtual reality environments with neuroimaging techniques such as functional MRI to investigate how the brain processes self-motion and environmental cues during navigation. Her work explores how different sources of information — such as landmarks\, body motion signals and decision-making processes — contribute to building mental maps of the world and learning new spaces. She earned her PhD in cognitive science from Brown University in 2012 and joined UC Irvine after faculty and research positions at institutions including the University of California\, Santa Barbara and Boston University. Chrastil’s research broadly examines how brain systems like the hippocampus and related networks support navigation and memory\, as well as why individuals differ in their navigational abilities. \n\n\n\nShow less\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend. If you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/deans-distinguished-lecture-spring-2026/
LOCATION:Crystal Cove Auditorium – UCI Student Center\, 4113 Pereira Dr.\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dean's Distinguished Lecture,Dean's Office,Events
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SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Research in Progress Talk - Marina Suarez Pizarro and Alfredo Lebron
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URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-research-in-progress-talk-marina-suarez-pizarro-and-alfredo-lebron/
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SUMMARY:BioSci Career Conversations Series: Kaiser Permanente
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an opportunity to connect with physicians from Kaiser Permanente and learn more about careers in medicine. \n\n\n\nDuring this panel discussion\, Kaiser Permanente physicians will share their professional journeys\, discuss what it’s like to work in health care today\, and offer advice for students interested in pursuing medical careers. \n\n\n\nEvent Details:Date: Monday\, April 6Time: 5:00 p.m.Location: Natural Sciences I\, Room 1114 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is open to undergraduate students in the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. Space is limited — please RSVP below to reserve your spot. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to attend BioSci Career Conversations Series: Kaiser Permanente\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/biosci-career-conversations-series-kaiser-permanente/
LOCATION:Natural Sciences I\, Room 1114\, 1073 Michael Drake Dr\, Irvine\, California\, 92617
CATEGORIES:Dean's Office,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T120000
DTSTAMP:20260331T170356Z
CREATED:20260331T170352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T170356Z
UID:55178-1775127600-1775131200@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Research in Progress Talk – Sarah Espinoza & Johnny Vertiz
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-research-in-progress-talk-sarah-espinoza-johnny-vertiz/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T120000
DTSTAMP:20260115T041515Z
CREATED:20260115T041511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T041515Z
UID:54700-1773313200-1773316800@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Jeff Farrell
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/dcb-seminar-series-dr-jeff-farrell-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T120000
DTSTAMP:20260115T174954Z
CREATED:20260115T174949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T174954Z
UID:54703-1772708400-1772712000@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Bryan Sun
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-bryan-sun/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T215523Z
CREATED:20260102T215519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T215523Z
UID:54518-1772103600-1772107200@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Ashleigh Schaffer
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-ashleigh-schaffer/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T215434Z
CREATED:20260102T215431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T215434Z
UID:54515-1771498800-1771502400@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Vini Duarte
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-vini-duarte/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T215352Z
CREATED:20260102T215349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T215352Z
UID:54513-1770894000-1770897600@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Ryo Sanabria
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-ryo-sanabria/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bio.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dcb-series-2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260209T230706Z
CREATED:20260115T004412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T230706Z
UID:54686-1770652800-1770656400@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Donuts with the Dean: Winter 2026
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://undergraduate.bio.uci.edu/event/donuts-with-the-dean-winter-2026/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Dean's Office,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T215311Z
CREATED:20260102T215308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T215311Z
UID:54510-1770289200-1770292800@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Angelike Stathopoulos
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-angelike-stathopoulos/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bio.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dcb-series-2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T215139Z
CREATED:20260102T215136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T215139Z
UID:54488-1769684400-1769688000@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Ariel Bazzini
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-ariel-bazzini/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T180000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162555Z
CREATED:20251201T230911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T162555Z
UID:54179-1769529600-1769536800@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Dean's Distinguished Lecture - Winter 2026
DESCRIPTION:How Early-Life Experiences Shape Our Adult Behaviors\n\n\n\nJoin us for a talk with Dr. Tallie Z. Baram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are invited to the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences’ Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series\, featuring Tallie Z. Baram MD\, PhD on January 27\, 2026\, in the Crystal Cove Auditorium at the UCI Student Center. \n\n\n\nAlthough we do not remember events that happen to us during our first months and years\, these experiences shape our emotions and actions. Dr. Tallie Z. Baram will focus on how early-life experiences\, including stress\, are perceived by our brains\, and how these transient events can have enduring influence on our mental health.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details:\n\n\n\nTalk and Q&A: 4 to 5 p.m. \n\n\n\nReception: 5 to 6 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\n\n\nTallie Z. Baram MD\, PhDTallie Z. Baram MD\, PhD\, is the D. Shepard & Bren Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics\, Anatomy/Neurobiology and Neurology at UC-Irvine. Baram is best known for her pioneering and cutting-edge work on how adversity during sensitive developmental periods influences life-long cognitive and emotional health. Her group addresses these important questions at molecular\, cellular and circuit levels\, in both experimental animals and humans. Baram’s influential discoveries\, published in top journals\, have been cited ~40\,000 times and recognized by numerous awards. Baram is passionate and committed to mentoring\, and her former trainees\, from a broad range of backgrounds\, are now contributing independently to our understanding of the brain in health and disease.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend. If you have questions about this event\, please email biosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/deans-distinguished-lecture-winter-2026/
LOCATION:Crystal Cove Auditorium – UCI Student Center\, 4113 Pereira Dr.\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dean's Distinguished Lecture,Dean's Office,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T215052Z
CREATED:20260102T215048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T215052Z
UID:54485-1769079600-1769083200@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Dr. Richard Chang
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-dr-richard-chang/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260102T214804Z
CREATED:20260102T214619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T214804Z
UID:54482-1768474800-1768478400@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:DCB Seminar Series: Jimmy Yilun Zhu
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://devcell.bio.uci.edu/calendar/dcb-seminar-series-jimmy-yilun-zhu/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260826T212028Z
CREATED:20260826T212028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T212028Z
UID:53282-1764846000-1764849600@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Celina Juliano
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Celina Juliano\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor\, Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California\, Davis \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Mechanisms of development and regeneration in Hydra” \n\n\n\nAbstract: Hydra vulgaris is a small and simple aquatic animal capable of whole-body regeneration. The entire animal\, including the nervous system\, is composed of about 25 cell types\, and can regenerate from a fragment of tissue as small as 300 cells. In addition\, all cell types are continually renewed in the uninjured adult as part of normal homeostasis. These remarkable features are enabled by three distinct populations of stem cells that support the three lineages that make up the adult animal. A major goal of our laboratory is to understand the gene regulatory networks that control the specification of all Hydra vulgaris cell types in the uninjured (homeostatic) state and then understand how injury triggers these differentiation pathways at unexpected locations during regeneration. We are particularly interested in the regeneration of the nervous system and the restoration of neural circuit activity and behaviors. Using high throughput genomics approaches\, we have transcriptionally defined every cell type in Hydra vulgaris and identified putative transcriptional regulators for each cell type. We are currently leveraging these data to conduct functional testing of key putative regulators and to identify injury inputs into cell specification events during regeneration. In addition\, we are investigating a closely related species\, Hydra oligactis\, that has regeneration deficiencies\, which provides a powerful comparative approach to further reveal the molecular mechanisms of regeneration. \n\n\n\nHost: Katie Thompson-Peer & Mia Brantley \n\n\n\nSeminar will be held in person only.  \n\n\n\nFor questions about this event\, please contact Mayra Rubio at mrubio3@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/developmental-and-cell-biology-seminar-series-dr-celina-juliano/
LOCATION:Natural Sciences II\, Room 4201
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260826T212029Z
CREATED:20260826T212029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T212029Z
UID:53277-1763636400-1763640000@www.bio.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Developmental and Cell Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Edward Chuong
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Edward Chuong\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor\, Biofrontiers InstituteUniversity of Colorado Boulder \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Transposon-mediated evolution of immune gene regulatory networks” \n\n\n\nAbstract: Mammalian genomes harbor millions of transposon insertions\, but most are expected to be inert or silenced. Despite this\, our research has uncovered numerous transposons that have been co-opted as infection-inducible enhancers and exons for immune genes\, shaping the regulation of host defense responses. These transposons are often species-specific and show context-dependent activity\, providing an evolutionary mechanism for rapid regulatory evolution. The recurrent co-option of transposons as regulatory substrates for immune genes is consistent their role as catalysts for regulatory innovations in the face of pathogen pressure. \n\n\n\nHost: Max Plikus \n\n\n\nSeminar will be held in person only.  \n\n\n\nFor questions about this event\, please contact Mayra Rubio at mrubio3@uci.edu.
URL:https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/developmental-and-cell-biology-seminar-series-dr-edward-chuong/
LOCATION:Natural Sciences II\, Room 4201
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminars
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