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Professor Jennifer Martiny Receives a Hypothesis Fund grant
Professor Jennifer Martiny received a Hypothesis Fund grant to explore how eco-evolutionary theory can shape the human gut microbiome.
Assistant Professor Dequina Nicholas Receives Major Funding to Study Type 2 Diabetes and Mentor Underrepresented Students
Assistant Professor Dequina Nicholas has received significant funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for her research on Type 2 diabetes. Her project, "Immune Landscape of Human Pancreatic Islets in Type 2 Diabetes," aims to understand...
Grace Lee Secures Grant for Research on Diet and Genetic Health
Assistant Professor Grace Yuh Chwen Lee from the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has recently been awarded over $1.3 million in grant funding over four years from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. This funding...
Evgeny Kvon Awarded $2 Million NIH Grant to Study Genetic Causes of Congenital Limb Disorders
Assistant Professor Evgeny Kvon of the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has recently received a substantial grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, totaling nearly $2 million over five years. This funding will...
Christopher Halbrook Receives MERIT Award to Support Pancreatic Cancer Research
Christopher Halbrook, Assistant Professor at the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, has achieved a significant milestone in his research career by receiving the Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This...
10 UC Irvine faculty members named Hellman Fellows for 2024-25
Ten assistant professors at the University of California, Irvine will receive Hellman Fellowships, which are bestowed annually to support research by junior faculty. They join an elite group of 85 UCI Society of Hellman Fellows since 2013, when the Hellman Fellows Fund was established here.
Gabriela Pacheco Sanchez Secures LIFT-UP Award for Diabetes Research
In a significant advancement for diabetes research and diversity in science, Gabriela Pacheco Sanchez, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Assistant Professor Dequina Nicholas, has received a 2024-25 LIFT-UP pilot study award. This funding is part of the UCLA LIFT-UP...
Valeria Lallai Awarded TRDRP Grant for Research on Vaping During Pregnancy
Congratulations to Valeria Lallai, PhD, Project Scientist in the lab of Professor Christie Fowler, for securing a grant from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) as the Principal Investigator. This notable achievement highlights her role at the...
Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
We are pleased to announce that Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. She is one of 144 scientists from around the world being recognized this year for their exceptional achievements in original research.