Staff Spotlight: Owen Schimizu
UCI alumnus Owen Shimizu has been appointed the new Academic Graduate Coordinator for the School of Biological Sciences. As the new coordinator, he will […]
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Butterfl-eyes: The Evolution and Function of Insect Vision – Big Biology Podcast Featuring Adriana Briscoe
What does the world look like through insect eyes? What biological mechanisms make their vision different from our own? And how might those differences
Dean's Report
Penetrating Long Covid’s Brain Fog
While most people with COVID-19 get better within two to three weeks, it has become
clear that a number experience lingering symptoms. The condition is known as
“post-acute COVID-19 syndrome” or “long COVID,” referring to issues that manifest more than
four weeks after patients have recovered from their initial diagnosis.
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Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Students Environmental Fight
While COVID-19 has dominated public awareness over the past year and a half,
climate change, pollution, invasive species, fire and more continue to threaten
the world’s future. Fortunately, a group of graduate students could carry out
critical environmental investigations despite pandemic protocols limiting much
scientific activity at UCI in 2020.
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Dunlop School Junior Researcher Selected for “Small World in Motion” Prize
Stephanie Hachey, Ph.D., was recently selected as the second-place winner of the 11th Annual Nikon Small World in Motion Competition. A postdoctoral scholar with
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What You Need to Know About the Delta Variant
For more than 40 years, UCI infectious disease researcher Michael Buchmeier has studied coronaviruses, and he’s one of the leading experts on SARS-CoV-2, the version of the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. As a more lethal mutation of the virus, called the delta variant, sparks another wave of cases, he offers his expertise about this threat.
Developmental and Cell Biology, News
UCI Study Finds Targeting Mitochondria Shows Promise in Treating Obesity
Molecule that changes the shape of mitochondria corrects obesity A team of University of California, Irvine, scientists have discovered a novel pharmacological approach to
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UCI Receives Grant to Support 30 HBCU Students in Summer Institute in Neuroscience
he UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory has been awarded a UC-HBCU Initiative Summer Research and Graduate Admissions Pathways Grant from the UC Office of the President to sponsor a partnership with Delaware State University, one of 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
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Dean’s Early Career Research Excellence Awardees
Eric Hanse, Ph.D., Sarah Kark, Ph.D., and Giedre Milinkeviciute, Ph.D., are the recipients of this spring’s Dean’s Early Career Research Excellence Award. These awards