Irvine is leading the way for innovators
When biologist Maksim Plikus took the leap into the multibillion-dollar market for hair-loss treatments, he had lots of local support.
Developmental and Cell Biology, In the Media
In the Media, Neurobiology and Behavior
Different inflammatory processes tied to the same Alzheimer’s disease-related brain shrinkage and memory loss
Alzheimer’s disease may look similar from one person to another even when different biological processes are driving the damage, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
In the Media, Systems Biology
Math and medicine join forces to solve a cancer mystery
Immunotherapy has transformed outcomes for many cancer patients. Unlike conventional treatments, these therapies do not attack tumors directly. Instead, they enable the body’s own immune system to identify and kill cancer cells that had previously escaped elimination.
Neurobiology and Behavior, News
UC Irvine Researchers Awarded Nearly $10 Million to Advance Understanding of Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease
UC Irvine researchers Vivek Swarup, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Head, Ph.D., have received a major new award from the National Institutes of Health to investigate
In the Media, News, Systems Biology
Seeking the Whole Truth
UC Irvine’s Department of Systems Biology explores how life’s interconnected systems lead to healthier people, stronger science and new discoveries.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, News, Press Release
As Snowpack Shrinks, Sierra Nevada Mountain Ponds Undergo Dramatic Change
Christine Bonadonna sampling invertebrates at a pond near Yosemite National Park. Photo credit: Celia Symons Irvine, Calif., July 14, 2026 — On a summer
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, News, Press Release
Stingray Defenses Reveal the Hidden Engineering of Survival
A diversity of stingray defensive spines surrounds a bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), illustrating variation in spine shape and serration morphology among species. Photo
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, News, Press Release
As Oceans Warm, UCI Researchers Find Clues to Which Species Shifts Could Matter Most
First author Ryan Beshai, left, and Professor Cascade Sorte, right, led a new study that offers a framework for predicting how climate-driven species shifts
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, News
Students Bring Evolution to Life Through Creativity, Exploration and Curiosity
Student artwork from BIO SCI 8 includes an ammonite drawing by Diana G. Hernandez Rodriguez, left, and a Tiktaalik line-and-ink drawing by Kimberly Ng,