Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Kathleen K. Treseder has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Minority Science Programs (MSP) Students Recognized for Outstanding Research
Congratulations to 16 of our MSP students who recently received best poster awards for their research at the 2018 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for MinorityStudents (ABRCMS).
In Rewarding Career, “My Best is Yet to Come” for Inaugural Dunlop School Ph.D.
When the opportunity arose in 1965 for David Edwards to join the Ph.D. program in the School of Biological Sciences at UCI, then the University of California’s newest campus, he seized it without a second thought. Five decades after receiving his degree, he says his...
Beyond Your Genes: Biology of Addiction
In the first Dean’s Distinguished Lecture of the 2018-2019 School year, Neurobiology and Behavior Chair Marcelo Wood told a packed audience a compelling story on the biology of addiction.
California Academy of Sciences Fellows
Congratulations to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professors John C. Avise and Adriana Briscoe on being named Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences.
Light Exercise Can Enhance Memory Function
Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research team assessed the effect of just 10 minutes of mild exercise on hippocampal memory function.
Short Acronym Brings Big Clout to Alzheimer’s Fight
A few letters could spell out a major strategy for combating Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. They are iPSCs.
Of Mice and Men: Developing New Strategies to Defeat Alzheimer’s
The UCI research team is developing the next generation of models that will be used to investigate Alzheimer’s disease drugs, which are urgently needed, as more than 74 million people worldwide could be affected by 2030.
Dunlop School Researchers Identify Omnivorous Shark
In a fascinating new study, the bonnethead shark has been identified as the first known omnivorous shark, i.e., one that obtains nutrients from eating both plants and meat.
Royal Entomological Society Fellow
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Adriana Briscoe has been named a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. With this new appointment, Professor Briscoe joins a distinguished group of Society Fellows that includes Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and...