Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Associate Professor Monica Daley, along with Kiisa Nishikawa, her collaborator from Northern Arizona University, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study muscle physiology and mechanical function. The goal of...
2020 ICTS Pilot Studies Award Recipients
Congratulations to Developmental and Cell Biology Professor Lee Bardwell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Associate Professor Olga Razorenova on receiving 2020 Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) Pilot Study awards. The awards are designed to...
New Leadership in Dunlop School
On behalf of the Dunlop School family, we would like to send warmest congratulations to our new faculty leadership. Neurobiology and Behavior Professor Karina Cramer has been appointed the new associate dean for academic personnel; Professor Kavita Arora will now...
UCI Mathematicians Use Machine Intelligence to Map Gene Interactions
The powerful method could help with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases ranging from cancer to COVID-19 through quantifying crosstalks between “good” cells and “bad” cells.
Earth Day 2020
This year’s Earth Day on April 22 marked the 50th anniversary of the historic event that saw millions of people across the world come together to launch the modern environmental movement. To honor that tremendous accomplishment and to support continuing efforts to...
Mind Body World April 2020
Mind Body World April 2020 Newsletter.
In Memoriam: Dr. James T. Goodrich
With great sadness, we mourn the loss of one of our most distinguished UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences alumni, Dr. James T. Goodrich, who passed away yesterday in New York, from COVID-19. Dr. Goodrich was an internationally renowned neurosurgeon...
Turning Colon Cancer Cells Around
Using a modified natural substance along with current approaches could improve colon cancer treatment, according to findings by University of California, Irvine biologists. The discovery comes from their research into the role of an amino acid in tumor development and...
Important Message from Dean LaFerla – Covid19 Update 3/20/2020
As we confront a pandemic unprecedented in modern times, first please allow me to say thank you. Thank you to our students, faculty and staff for rising to the challenges of this disruption to continue our world-class learning experience. Thank you to family members...
Starve a Tumor, Feed a Cell: How Cancers Can Resist Drugs
With drug resistance a major challenge in the fight against cancer, a discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists could offer new approaches to overcoming the obstacle. Their research reveals that a mechanism enabling the diseased cells to scavenge dead cell debris for nourishment holds a pivotal role.