Brittany Keiser is a fourth year undergraduate in the Biological Sciences School double majoring in Genetics and Psychology and Social Behavior. She is currently in the process of starting a genetic counseling organization on campus, working alongside UCLA’s genetic...
Staff Spotlight: Andrew DiNuzzo Senior Director of Development
Mar 20, 2015
Andrew DiNuzzo has served the Biological Sciences School for four years. In his role as Senior Director of Development, his primary responsibilities include engaging our external constituents – alumni, volunteers, and benefactors– and promoting the research and...
Six MSP Students Awarded at the 2015 AAAS National Meeting
Mar 20, 2015
Six undergraduate students participating in the School of Biological Sciences Minority Science Programs received awards for their research presentations at the poster competition of the 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) annual meeting....
Salton Sea Initiative Team Visits Borrego Spring Students
Mar 20, 2015
Professor Timothy J. Bradley, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, worked alongside Gregory Yanega, Academic Coordinator for the Salton Sea Initiative, three other scientists and three graduate students traveled to the Borrego Springs Schools to meet with approximately...
Study Sheds Light on Tissue and Organ Size
Mar 20, 2015
How tissue and organ sizes are specified is one of the great unsolved mysteries in biology. Recently, Donald Bren Professor Arthur D. Lander, Developmental and Cell Biology, conducted research that sheds some light on how tissue and organ size are controlled. Working...
Same Chromosome Interactions May be More Involved with Shaping Gene Clusters During Evolution
Mar 20, 2015
Despite a century of research with chromosomes (bearers of genes), the organization of genes at the chromosomal level continues to puzzle researchers. One of the organizational aspects of chromosomes that remains poorly understood, is the formation of functionally...
Regeneration and Pattern of Stem Cells Featured at Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Mar 20, 2015
A sold out crowd of nearly 400 attended the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on March 5, on Regeneration – Patter – Stem Cells” featuring Professor Susan V. Bryant, Developmental and Cell Biology and former Dean of the Biological Sciences School. Professor Bryant’s...
Community Spotlight: Jasmine Jefferson, class of 1998
Mar 20, 2015
Biological Sciences School alumnae Jasmine Jefferson will never forget her undergraduate animal physiology research. “Have you ever thought about how hard it is to train a Savannah monitor lizard to run on a treadmill?” she joked. “It actually isn’t too hard, but they...
The Missing Link: Pollination Biology in a Remote Island Ecosystem
Mar 20, 2015
The Hawaiian Islands have long been known as a hot spot for evolution and more recently, as one of the extinction capitals of the world. Professors Ann Sakai and Stephen Weller, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, have used Schiedea, a Hawaiian plant group...
Expert Weighs in on Chemical Links to Health Problems
Mar 20, 2015
Recent studies on how hormone-disrupting chemicals are being linked to serious health problems, have gained the attention of several national publications. National Geographic highlighted a series of recent studies which found that exposure to hormone-disrupting...