In December, the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) held its annual "A December to Remember Gala,” which celebrated Frank LaFerla, dean of the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and a Chancellor's...
Deborah Lutterschmidt Receives Grace Evelyn Pickford Medal in Comparative Endocrinology
In September, Associate Professor Deborah Lutterschmidt from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was awarded the prestigious Grace Evelyn Pickford Medal in Comparative Endocrinology by the International Federation of Comparative Endocrinological...
Donuts with the Dean
The UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences hosts Donuts with the Dean events each quarter at which undergraduate students can meet and mingle with Dean Frank LaFerla, Dunlop School faculty, classmates and special guest speakers, while enjoying...
UC Irvine-led study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington’s disease
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has linked the mutation that causes Huntington’s disease to developmental deficits in the brain’s oligodendrocyte cells that are caused by changes in metabolism. They found that high doses of thiamine and biotin can restore normal processes.
Distinguished Professor Andrea Tenner Awarded by Society for Leukocyte Biology
Andrea Tenner, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Neurobiology & Behavior, has been recognized as the recipient of the 2023 Society for Leukocyte Biology Legacy Keynote Lecture...
Kindness Means a Lot
I would like to recognize the super sharp and very kind Justin Sarkis, research development coordinator. Justin always seems genuinely interested in talking with colleagues who meet him in the 5th floor lobby, kitchen or any public area in Dunlop School. He is nice as...
A Great Leader
I am nominating Shannon Ingram. She is a great leader who is invested in her team and excels at rallying everyone toward achieving strategic objectives.
Seven Minority Science Programs Students Awarded at ABRCMS 2022
In November, members of the UC Irvine community convened in Anaheim — and virtually — to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), one of the largest, professional conferences for minoritized students in biomedical sciences,...
Lab-Grown Meat Gets One Step Closer to the Grocery Store After FDA Gives OK
We may soon be eating meat that’s grown from animal cells in a laboratory. In an announcement Trusted Source published Wednesday, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that UPSIDE Foods, a food manufacturer that creates animal meat from cells, met all of the agency’s safety requirements.
Lethal cancer cells buddy up to survive
Tumor cells in the most common pancreatic cancer share nutrients to live and grow. A new discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists and collaborators during a four-year investigation could help lead to better treatments for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which accounts for over 90 percent of pancreatic cancer cases.