January 13, 2014: Caffeine is the energy boost of choice for millions who consume it to wake up or stay up. Now, UC Irvine neurobiologist Michael Yassa has found another use for the stimulant: memory enhancer. Michael Yassa, assistant professor of neurobiology &...
UC Irvine’s Sheryl Tsai partners with UC San Diego to capture Biosynthesis in motion
Chemists have caught molecules in the act of biosynthesis revealing an animated view of how a fundamental piece of cellular machinery operates. The system they observed, a critical metabolic pathway, generates fatty acids, essential components of fats and structures...
Announcement from the Chancellor about the new Dean
December 23, 2013: An announcement from Chancellor Michael Drake regarding the new School of Biological Sciences Dean of the School of Biological Sciences Dear Colleagues: I am delighted to announce the appointment of Frank M. LaFerla as the School of Biological...
Grant supports creation of patient-derived stem cell lines for Alzheimer’s research
UCI MIND effort is part of institute’s larger iPS Cell Bank Initiative Irvine, Calif., Dec. 9, 2013 — Researchers at UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders have received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging...
Leslie Thompson named 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow
UC Irvine neurobiologist Leslie Thompson is one of two UC Irvine researchers named a 2013 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Thompson, a professor...
UCI, Northwestern researchers create compounds that boost antibiotics’ effectiveness
Inhibitors could form basis of new treatments for such diseases as MRSA, anthrax Irvine, Calif., Nov. 25, 2013 — Inhibitor compounds developed by UC Irvine structural biologists and Northwestern University chemists have been shown to bolster the ability of antibiotics...
Postdoctoral fellow Kasia M. Bieszczad receives Next Generation Award from the Society of Neuroscience
Last week, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), announced the winners of the science education and outreach awards at Neuroscience 2013, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. Kasia M. Bieszczad, PhD, a...
UCI study shows grafted limb cells acquire molecular ‘fingerprint’ of their new location
Findings further creation of regenerative therapies for humans Contact: Andrea Burgess 949-824-6282 andrea.burgess@uci.edu Irvine, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 — Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular...
Lester Ng ‘93 contributes to the Dunlop School International Students Program (ISP) to help foreign students thrive in the U.S.
Making a Foreign Country Feel Like Home Lester Ng ‘93 contributes to the Dunlop School International Students Program (ISP) to help foreign students thrive in the U.S. Lester Ng (‘93) clearly remembers the challenges of studying abroad. While in law school, he found...
Welcome new Bio Sci faculty members!
The School of Biological Sciences is excited to welcome four new assistant professors and one lecturer with potential security of employment to our Fall 2013 faculty roster. With research interests ranging from ecology of plant traits and evolution of genomes to tumor...