Biological Sciences School Teaching Professors Brian Sato (Molecular biology and Biochemistry) and Justin Shaffer (Developmental and Cell Biology) recently organized the first ever regional meeting of the prestigious Society for the Advancement of Biology Education...
Professor Awarded New NIH Grant
Professor Ali Mortazavi (Developmental and Cell Biology) is the co-recipient of a National Institutes of Health grant given through its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project. An expert in human gene regulatory networks, Professor Mortazavi will use the grant to help...
Say Goodbye to Scars
In a study published in the prestigious journal, Science, Professor Maksim Plikus, (Developmental and Cell Biology), and his colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania, discovered a natural regeneration process that stimulates scar-free skin repair, involving fat...
Innocent Bystander in the Fight Against Cancer
Emerging cancer treatments that target specific pathways in cancer cells have been thought to be the answer to the many side effects and long-term risks associated with older chemotherapy drugs. In a new review by Professor David A. Fruman (Molecular Biology and...
Organs on a Chip
By modeling normal and diseased human organs on a small scale, researchers believe they can greatly improve the discovery of drug compounds that can target specific tissue cells, including cancer cells. Professor Christopher C.W. Hughes (Molecular Biology and...
Staff Spotlight: Matthew ‘Matt’ Martinez
Matthew “Matt” Martinez is a UCI alumnus and the Director of Information Technology for the Biological Sciences School. Matt first arrived at UCI as an undergraduate in 1999. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts in 2003,...
Student Spotlight: Bhavesh Patel
Bhavesh Patel is a third-year student majoring in biological sciences with a minor in medical anthropology. He is a University of California Regent's Scholar, who plans to pursue a career in medicine following the completion of his bachelor’s degree. Bhavesh has...
Faculty Spotlight: Markus W. Ribbe
Chancellor’s Professor Markus W. Ribbe (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) has spent his career at UCI uncovering the mysteries of the enzyme nitrogenase. His research seeks to understand the basis of nitrogenase enzymatic activity, with the additional goal of using...
Professor Awarded UCI’s Highest Campus Distinction
The Biological Sciences School is proud to announce that Thomas L. Poulos Ph.D., (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) has been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor. The Distinguished Professor title is the highest distinction awarded at the campus level, and...
UCI Alumni Association to Bestow its Highest Honors
The UCI Alumni Association will honor Dr. Marlene Godoy ’76 along with Professor Anthony A. James ’73, Ph.D. ’79, the Donald Bren Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, at the 2017 Lauds & Laurels Award Ceremony...