Newsletter

Bessy Varela joined the Biological Sciences School 12 years ago. In her role as Department Administrator for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, she manages the administrative

On February 2nd, Dean Frank M. LaFerla held a breakfast for the student athletes of the Biological Sciences School in the dean’s conference room

Professor Kim Green, Neurobiology and Behavior, has discovered a new use for the anti-cancer compound, pexidartinib.  Professor Green and his colleagues found that treatment

Kathleen K. Treseder, Ph.D., professor and vice chair in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was selected as the U.S. scientist for the

At the 2016 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington D.C., four UCI undergraduates participating in the

On February 25th, ReMIND (Research and Education of Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders) hosted their annual Emerging Scientists Symposium on the 4th floor of

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of age-related dementia and is thought to be driven by the accumulation of a protein called beta-amyloid

Anthony A. James, Ph.D., distinguished professor in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, has been awarded The Founders’ Memorial Award by the Entomological Society of America

Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) are characterized by persistent cloud cover. Unfortunately, the cloud layer is rising due to global warming, leading to drier

The herbicide “Roundup” was first sold in 1974 and is now the most widely used weed-killer in the world. The active ingredient in Roundup