On June 1st, the Biological Sciences School welcomed Marcelo Soares, our new Marketing and Design Associate, to the Dean’s Office. While new to the School of Biological Sciences, Marcelo joins the Biological Sciences School from the UCI Institute for Memory...
Student Spotlight – Jennifer Au
Jun 12, 2015
Jennifer Au, a fourth year Biology major at the UCI Biological Sciences School was awarded the opportunity in fall 2015 to study at Beijing Normal University for four months to learn Madarin. She chose this intensive Chinese language program to help her better...
Dean LaFerla addresses needed funding for Alzheimer’s research on Capitol Hill
Jun 4, 2015
UCI is leading the way in Alzheimer’s disease research, with one of only 27 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRC) in the US. As the director of the UCI ADRC, and a distinguished researcher in the area of Alzheimer's disease, Dean Frank M. LaFerla visited...
Ecologists argue for ecological restoration to accompany drought ‘emergency measures’
May 26, 2015
A letter just published in the prestigious international journal Nature questions the raft of ‘emergency measures’ introduced by the Jerry Brown California state governor during the state’s worst ever drought. The letter, written by ecologist Dr. Alexander Lees, a...
UCI neurobiologists restore youthful vigor to adult brains
May 19, 2015
Reactivated plasticity points to new treatments for developmental disorders Irvine, Calif., May 18, 2015 — They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The same can be said of the adult brain. Its connections are hard to change, while in children, novel experiences...
Heading off concussions
May 6, 2015
Professor James Hicks, director of UCI’s Exercise Medicine & Sport Sciences Initiative, leads novel probe of impact injuries in water polo As a result of ongoing probes into the short- and long-term effects of concussions in football, other sports are looking into...
Biological Sciences School Graduate Student Wins First UCOP Competition for Graduate Students
May 5, 2015
Biological Sciences School graduate student Ashley Fong, in Professor and Chair Christopher Hughes’ lab, won first place in the first-ever University of California Grad Slam. In just three minutes, she succinctly explained her complex stem cell research in her...
Inaugural Donuts with the Dean
May 4, 2015
The Biological Sciences School hosted the inaugural Donuts with the Dean event in April for undergraduate students. "This was a great opportunity for the School to recognize our students in an intimate environment and learn about their future plans," said Dean Frank...
Professor Carl W. Cotman Receives 2015 Clinical Translational Scientist Career Achievement Award
May 1, 2015
Carl W. Cotman, professor in the department of Neurology and Neurobiology and Behavior (NB&B) was recently awarded the 2015 Clinical Translational Scientist Career Achievement Award by the UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) and honored at...
Brain development suffers from lack of fish oil fatty acids, UCI study finds
May 1, 2015
Researchers point to dietary link for proper pre- and postnatal neural growth Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2015 — While recent reports question whether fish oil supplements support heart health, UC Irvine scientists have found that the fatty acids they contain are...