In a fascinating new study, the bonnethead shark has been identified as the first known omnivorous shark, i.e., one that obtains nutrients from eating both plants and meat.
Royal Entomological Society Fellow
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Adriana Briscoe has been named a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. With this new appointment, Professor Briscoe joins a distinguished group of Society Fellows that includes Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and...
Dolph O. Adams Awardee
Congratulations to Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Professor Melissa Lodoen, who has been named the 2018 Dolph O. Adams awardee by the Society for Leukocyte Biology. Her research, which focuses on the role of monocytes and macrophages in host defense during...
Fueling the Future
In a new publication in the journal, Nature Catalysis, Professor Hu and her team research new ways to optimize future designs for biofuel production, improve efficiency and reduce cost.
Life as Biology Major at UC Irvine – Emily Bryant’s Journey
Emily Bryant. Emily is currently pursuing a major in biological sciences at UC Irvine.
Become a Dunlop School Ambassador Today!
The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce the launch of Dunlop School Ambassadors.
New Study Identifies Anti-Cancer Effect of Statins
Professor Fruman and colleagues identify an alternative anti-cancer benefit of statins- drugs normally prescribed for treating high cholesterol.
Training Tomorrow’s Biologists
Congratulations to Professor Lee Bardwell, Developmental and Cell Biology, for being selected as a recipient of a 2017-2018 Dean’s Honoree Award. The award was given as part of this year’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching honors. Nominated by Dean LaFerla,...
Reappointment of Dean Frank LaFerla
Frank LaFerla has been appointed to a second five-year term as dean of the School of Biological Sciences. This reappointment decision follows a five-year administrative review, which included materials submitted by Dean LaFerla …
Macro Push to Understand Micro Life Forms
Microorganism communities like bacteria and fungi are complex and diverse and inhabit earth’s many environments, from the human body to oceans and soils. Our bodies contain thousands of bacterial species.