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
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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.
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Why Does Our Memory Decline with Age
On February 25, Neurobiology and Behavior Professor Craig Stark discussed his research using sophisticated brain imaging and behavioral techniques to study the effects of
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Veggie-loving Fish Could be the New White Meat
A secret to survival amid rising global temperatures could be dwelling in the tidepools of the U.S. West Coast. Findings by University of California, Irvine biologists studying the genome of an unusual fish residing in those waters offer new possibilities for humans to obtain dietary protein as climate change imperils traditional sources. Their paper appears in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Professor Leslie M. Thompson Awarded Title of Donald Bren Professor
Professor Leslie M. Thompson, Neurobiology & Behavior and Psychiatry & Human Behavior, has been awarded the title of Donald Bren Professor.
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Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton
neural network-driven Earth system model has led University of California, Irvine oceanographers to a surprising conclusion: Phytoplankton populations in low-latitude waters will expand by the end of the 21st century.
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Putting the ‘Lazy Eye” to Work
When University of California, Irvine neurobiologist Carey Y.L. Huh, Ph.D., set her sights on discovering more about amblyopia, she brought personal insight to her
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UCI Biologists Spearhead Creation of Microbiome Centers Consortium
From probing the ocean depths to deciphering human health mysteries, researchers across scientific disciplines are increasingly including microbiomes in their work. The Microbiome Centers Consortium has been launched by two University of California, Irvine School of Bioscience faculty members to advance growth in this life science field, increasingly recognized as relevant to many other disciplines and industrial applications.
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Streaming the Tide of Alzheimer’s
Philanthropist on a mission to help others turns $150,000 into $20 million effort to fight disease at UCI MIND.
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Dunlop School Professor Among 9 UCI Researchers Named AAAS Fellows
Congratulations to Marcelo Wood, Chair and Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior for being named AAAS Fellow. This honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields.