UC Irvine Team Maps Viral Spread in the Gut Microbiome at Single-Particle Resolution
Postdoctoral scholar Liz Ortiz and Assistant Professor Travis Wiles track the movement of phages by tagging them with fluorescent markers. Photo credit: Ritwik Kumar. Irvine, Calif., April 18, 2025 — In a world where gut health is increasingly linked to everything...
Professor Kathleen Treseder Named a 2025 Woman Making a Difference
Irvine City Council member and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Kathleen Treseder was named a "2025 Woman Making a Difference" by Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley at the fourth annual Women Making A Difference Awards. Orange County Supervisor Katrina...
Diego Pizzagalli Receives International Recognition for Advancing Neuroscience Clinical Research
The Dunlop School is proud to announce that Diego Pizzagalli, PhD, founding director of the Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries at UC Irvine, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 CINP AsCNP Brain Health Clinical Research...
Dunlop School Graduate Students Shine at UCI’s 11th Annual Grad Slam
At the 11th annual Grad Slam competition, held at UC Irvine’s Verano 8 Community Center on March 13, graduate students from the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences earned both first and second place — an impressive showing that underscores the strength and promise of the school’s graduate research community.
Naveen Yalamanchi, Partner at RTW Investments, Joins UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences proudly welcomes Naveen Yalamanchi, MD, Partner and portfolio manager at RTW Investments, to its Dean’s Leadership Council. The Dean’s Leadership Council is selectively comprised of major industry leaders dedicated to empowering initiatives in biological sciences, healthcare, and education.
Matters Microbial #73: Seeing the Microbiome
Dr. Travis Wiles, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work he and his research group have done to visualize the changing dynamics of the gut microbiome—including bacteriophages residing there.
The Hidden Architects of Evolution How “Jumping Genes” Shape Genetic Diversity
Lee Lab team. From left: Zita Gao (second author), Kayla Ly (third author), Grace Lee, Yuheng Huang (first author). Irvine, Calif., March 24, 2025 — Why do genetic recombination rates — the process that reshuffles DNA during reproduction — vary so widely between...
Adam Martiny Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
The Dunlop School is thrilled to announce that Professor Adam Martiny has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in its 2025 class. This prestigious honor is awarded to scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of...
Brandon Gaut Honored with Inaugural GSA Mentorship Award
The Dunlop School is delighted to announce that Distinguished Professor Brandon Gaut has been honored with the inaugural Genetics Society of America (GSA) Mentorship Award, recognizing his deep commitment to guiding and uplifting the next generation of scientists. His...