For nearly 20 years, Professor Anthony A. James has focused on engineering anti-disease mosquitoes. His anti-dengue fever models have been tested in cage trials in Mexico. In 2012, he helped show that antibodies that impair the parasite’s biology adapted from the...
Biological Sciences School Professor Steven Frank Awarded Distinguished Professor Title
Nov 30, 2015
Steven A. Frank, Ph.D. is a professor in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Professor Frank’s research utilizes mathematical, computational, and conceptual models to study natural selection and the evolution of organismal design. Professor Frank was...
Staff Spotlight: Rahasson Ager
Nov 30, 2015
Rahasson Ager has been at UCI for over 12 years. Rahasson first arrived at the Biological Sciences School as a graduate student in the department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. It was during that time he began to form relationships with the faculty and staff...
GPS-BIOMED Host Networking Event
Nov 30, 2015
On a warm evening in October, graduate students and postdoctoral scientists gathered at the University Club to learn about careers in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and network with alumni and professionals from local companies including: Allergan,...
School of Biological Sciences Faculty Member Writes New Textbook to Better Instruct His Students
Nov 30, 2015
Seven years ago, Dr. Georg Striedter, a professor in the department of Neurobiology and Behavior, began working on a new textbook to help teach the difficult concepts of functional neuroanatomy to his students. What began as a simple reworking of his course curriculum...
Biological Sciences School Faculty Offers Model to Predict how Microbiomes may Respond to Change
Nov 30, 2015
In a review of the recent literature on the microbiome and it’s role in human health, Dr. Jennifer Martiny, a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, presents a far-reaching assessment of microbiomes that could affect efforts to improve human health and the...
Community Spotlight – Nikki Iravani, O.D. (1982, 1986)
Nov 30, 2015
Dr. Nikki Iravani completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at UC Irvine before pursuing a career as an optometrist. “It was important for me to gain some professional experience while attending my classes at the Biological Sciences School. The time I...
Nobel Laureate Mario Molina Returns for UCI 50th Anniversary Academic Symposia
Nov 25, 2015
In 1995 UCI professor F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina were awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry for their discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion. Dr. Molina was a postdoctoral researcher with professor Rowland during the 70’s when they...
Neurobiology & Behavior Graduate Student Wins ARCS Award
Oct 23, 2015
Allison Najafi is one of this year’s recipients of the Achievement Rewards For College Scientists (ARCS) for graduate students. The ARCS scholar award is intended to provide additional financial support for exceptional graduate students from qualifying institutions. ...
Biological Sciences School Professors Arthur Lander and Anne Calof Awarded $2.1 Million Grant from the National Institute of Health
Oct 23, 2015
Professor Arthur Lander, M.D., Ph.D. is a Donald Bren Professor in the department of Developmental and Cell Biology, and the director of the Center for Complex Biological Systems. Professor Anne Calof, Ph.D. is a professor in the departments of Anatomy and...