In searching for the genetic mechanism behind this difference, the UCI biologists selected as their subject Heliconius charithonia, in which visual capacity is sexually dimorphic. When they finished assembling the first complete genome for this species, they learned that its W – or female – chromosome contained the opsin gene.
Associate Professor Katrine Whiteson and her research team, from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, have received a grant of $70,000 per year for two years from the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute's New Horizons program. The grant will support...
When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists reaped a 226% increase in cognitive capacity compared to the control group. The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive technique for strengthening memory and potentially deterring dementia.
UCI biologists Kim Green and Tom Lane have been awarded $250,000 from the Alzheimer’s Association to assess how COVID-19 affects the onset and severity of Alzheimer’s disease.
The School of Biological Sciences proudly congratulates Assistant Professor Dequina Nicholas on the remarkable achievement of being selected to give a presentation, titled “Lipid Antigen Presentation on CD1a Redefines Type 2 Diabetes as an Autoimmune Response to...
Evgeny Kvon is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, USA. His lab studies non-coding regulatory DNA and its mechanistic role in the control of gene expression to understand more about development, disease and evolution.
Three exceptional researchers have been honored with the Dean's Early Career Research Excellence Awards. These awards recognize outstanding contributions and accomplishments by early-career scholars in their respective fields. The recipients of this year's awards are...
A team of scientists – including UC Irvine’s Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Brandon Gaut and UC Davis’ Professors of Viticulture & Enology Dario Cantù and Andy Walker – has made a significant breakthrough in the battle against a devastating disease affecting grapevines. Their study, recently published in Communications Biology, reveals the discovery of candidate genes for disease resistance in wild grape plants, offering hope for the future of the agriculture industry.
University of California, Irvine neuroscientists probing the gene changes behind Alzheimer’s disease have developed a process of making a “meta-cell” that overcomes the challenges of studying a single cell. Their technique has already revealed important new information and can be used to study other diseases throughout the body.
California is home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, and some of them — including endangered sea otters — are at a risk of becoming infected with and dying from the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This dangerous single-celled organism can infect nearly all...