In recent events, Professor Steve Gross, department of Developmental and Cell Biology, received the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) award. HFSP is a program that provides funds for research in the life sciences. The award will be used to study a new form of...
Congratulations to our Graduate Student Awards Winners
Apr 29, 2015
A number of Biological Sciences School graduate students recently received research awards. Rachel Cinco, graduate student in Developmental and Cell Biology, recently received the F31 Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award in Diversity. Additionally,...
Inaugural Global Sustainability Poster Session at UCI
Apr 29, 2015
Dr. Jessica Pratt, Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, held the first-ever Global Sustainability Poster Session in Founder’s Court last month. The event attracted more than 50 attendees including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral...
Genetic chain reaction sets off scientific debate
Apr 29, 2015
Distinguished Professor Anthony A. James, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, was recently featured in a KPBS news article. Professor James weighed in on how a newfound research will be able to relieve mosquito-borne malaria....
Excellence in Teaching Awards
Apr 29, 2015
Faculty Receive Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Education Congratulations to our Biological Sciences School faculty who have been chosen to receive awards for this year’s Celebration of Teaching Award Recipients. Professor Rahul Warrior, Developmental and Cell...
Dean’s Message – May 2015
Apr 29, 2015
Graduation is around the corner and this year, we are proud to announce that Greg Louganis will give the keynote address at our 2015 School of Biological Sciences Commencement on June 14, 2015. Greg Louganis is a UCI alumnus and one of the greatest divers in history....
Community Spotlight – Joanna Gerry, class of 1995
Apr 29, 2015
Biological Sciences School Alumna Joanna Gerry is currently involved in assuring that pharmaceutical and device employers are complying with global standards, regulations, clinical trials, and drug development. She is responsible for performing audits all over the...
Biological Sciences School Alumni is a Current White House Intern
Apr 29, 2015
Christina Phan is a recent alumnae of the Biological Sciences School and her career is already off to a tremendous start. A 2014 graduate with her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in under three years and a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction,...
UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences announces Olympic Gold Medalist and activist Greg Louganis as 2015 commencement speaker
Apr 17, 2015
April 17, 2015 Irvine, CA – Greg Louganis will give the keynote address at the 2015 UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences Commencement on June 14, 2015. “We are thrilled to have Greg Louganis, a UCI alumnus and one of the greatest divers in history,...
UCI MIND re-designated as Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Apr 15, 2015
Prestigious $11 million competitive renewal grant continues highly impactful programs Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2015 — UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) received a five year, $11 million grant from the National...