2020 ICTS Pilot Studies Award Recipients

2020 ICTS Pilot Studies Award Recipients

Congratulations to Developmental and Cell Biology Professor Lee Bardwell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Associate Professor Olga Razorenova on receiving 2020 Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) Pilot Study awards. The awards are designed to...

New Leadership in Dunlop School

New Leadership in Dunlop School

On behalf of the Dunlop School family, we would like to send warmest congratulations to our new faculty leadership. Neurobiology and Behavior Professor Karina Cramer has been appointed the new associate dean for academic personnel; Professor Kavita Arora will now...

Earth Day 2020

This year’s Earth Day on April 22 marked the 50th anniversary of the historic event that saw millions of people across the world come together to launch the modern environmental movement. To honor that tremendous accomplishment and to support continuing efforts to...

Rhoda Peng, Director of Finance

Rhoda Peng, Director of Finance

In her new role as Director of Finance at Dunlop School, Rhoda Peng has broad financial and administrative responsibilities for the development and recommendation of school-wide policies and procedures, coordinates the budget planning and allocation process, and...

In Memoriam: Dr. James T. Goodrich

In Memoriam: Dr. James T. Goodrich

With great sadness, we mourn the loss of one of our most distinguished UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences alumni, Dr. James T. Goodrich, who passed away yesterday in New York, from COVID-19. Dr. Goodrich was an internationally renowned neurosurgeon...

Turning Colon Cancer Cells Around

Turning Colon Cancer Cells Around

Using a modified natural substance along with current approaches could improve colon cancer treatment, according to findings by University of California, Irvine biologists. The discovery comes from their research into the role of an amino acid in tumor development and...

Important Message from Dean LaFerla – Covid19 Update 3/20/2020

Important Message from Dean LaFerla – Covid19 Update 3/20/2020

As we confront a pandemic unprecedented in modern times, first please allow me to say thank you. Thank you to our students, faculty and staff for rising to the challenges of this disruption to continue our world-class learning experience. Thank you to family members...

Starve a Tumor, Feed a Cell: How Cancers Can Resist Drugs

Starve a Tumor, Feed a Cell: How Cancers Can Resist Drugs

With drug resistance a major challenge in the fight against cancer, a discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists could offer new approaches to overcoming the obstacle. Their research reveals that a mechanism enabling the diseased cells to scavenge dead cell debris for nourishment holds a pivotal role.