MODEL-AD: Unlocking the Secrets of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s
UCI is at the forefront of the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, and the recent $47 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) […]
Dean's Report, Faculty, News, Research
Announcements, Faculty, News
Reappointment of School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank LaFerla
Frank LaFerla has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, beginning July 1.
Faculty, In the Media, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, News, Research
New Research Sheds Light on a Protein that Shapes the T Cell Response to Viral Infections
A recent study published in the Journal of Virology by a team from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry that includes Assistant Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty, News, Press Release, Research
UC Irvine biologists discover bees to be brew masters of the insect world
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have made a remarkable discovery about cellophane bees – their microbiomes are some of the most fermentative known from the insect world.
Faculty, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, News, Press Release, Research
Study shows how to prevent a high-fat diet from throwing metabolism out of whack
Eating lots of fats increases the risk of metabolic disorders, but the mechanisms behind the problem have not been well understood. Now, University of California, Irvine biologists have made a key finding about how to ward off harmful effects caused by a high-fat diet. Their study appears in Nature Communications.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty, News, Research
A New Tool to Forecast the Impact of Climate Change
As the Earth’s climate continues to change, natural resource managers are faced with the challenge of forecasting how populations will respond to these changes.
Faculty, Neurobiology and Behavior, News, Research
New Mouse Model Helps Scientists Unravel the Mysteries of Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists at the UCI MODEL-AD group have developed a new mouse model that could help us understand Alzheimer’s disease better. The mouse model is
Awards & Honors, Faculty, Neurobiology and Behavior, News
Assistant Professor Eitan Schechtman-Drayman Recognized as APS Rising Star
Assistant Professor Eitan Schechtman-Drayman from the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, and Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory fellow, has been recognized
Faculty, In the Media, News
Frankly with Dean LaFerla Featuring Professor Joshua Grill
Dean Frank LaFerla is joined by Professor Joshua Grill, director of the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND), who
