Bhavesh Patel is a third-year student majoring in biological sciences with a minor in medical anthropology. He is a University of California Regent's Scholar, who plans to pursue a career in medicine following the completion of his bachelor’s degree. Bhavesh has...
Faculty Spotlight: Markus W. Ribbe
Chancellor’s Professor Markus W. Ribbe (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) has spent his career at UCI uncovering the mysteries of the enzyme nitrogenase. His research seeks to understand the basis of nitrogenase enzymatic activity, with the additional goal of using...
Professor Awarded UCI’s Highest Campus Distinction
The Biological Sciences School is proud to announce that Thomas L. Poulos Ph.D., (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) has been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor. The Distinguished Professor title is the highest distinction awarded at the campus level, and...
UCI Alumni Association to Bestow its Highest Honors
The UCI Alumni Association will honor Dr. Marlene Godoy ’76 along with Professor Anthony A. James ’73, Ph.D. ’79, the Donald Bren Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, at the 2017 Lauds & Laurels Award Ceremony...
Fighting the Disease of Addiction
The UC Irvine Center for Addiction Neuroscience (ICAN) was founded to tackle high impact questions in drug abuse and addiction. The center is comprised of UCI faculty from 4 different schools and 11 different departments with expertise in basic and clinical research...
Honoring Our Future Innovators
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has been critical to our nation’s role as a global leader of innovation. The ARCS Foundation seeks to further advance science and technology by providing assistance to exceptional students studying to...
New Insights into Brain Repair Enzyme
Professor Dana W. Aswad (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) and colleagues, have successfully expressed/purified several variant forms of the Protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase (PIMT) enzyme to study their biochemical properties. The PIMT enzyme functions to...
Staff Spotlight: Owen Shimizu
UCI alumnus Owen Shimizu is a Staff Research Associate for the School of Biological Sciences. Owen began working with the School as a Lab Assistant in 1995, after graduating with a B.S. in 1994. While working as a Lab Assistant, Owen continued his studies at UCI and...
When it comes to the Brain, Sex Matters
Professor Larry Cahill (Neurobiology and Behavior) is a distinguished neuroscientist whose research centers on understanding sex influences on nervous system function. Professor Cahill was selected to serve as guest editor on a first-of-its-kind themed publication...
Teaching the Principles of Neurobiology
Assistant Teaching Professor Andrea C. Nicholas (Neurobiology and Behavior) is the author of a new series of online learning tutorials published by Garland. Professor Nicholas’ tutorials will accompany a new textbook titled “Principles of Neurobiology,” by Stanford...