Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research team assessed the effect of just 10 minutes of mild exercise on hippocampal memory function.
Fueling the Future
In a new publication in the journal, Nature Catalysis, Professor Hu and her team research new ways to optimize future designs for biofuel production, improve efficiency and reduce cost.
New Study Identifies Anti-Cancer Effect of Statins
Professor Fruman and colleagues identify an alternative anti-cancer benefit of statins- drugs normally prescribed for treating high cholesterol.
Training Tomorrow’s Biologists
Congratulations to Professor Lee Bardwell, Developmental and Cell Biology, for being selected as a recipient of a 2017-2018 Dean’s Honoree Award. The award was given as part of this year’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching honors. Nominated by Dean LaFerla,...
Smaller, Faster, Stronger
In new research published in the journal, Science, Professor Manny Azizi and his colleagues, Sarah Bergbreiter (University of Maryland) and S.N. Patek (Duke University), describe a new mathematical …
Biological Sciences School Visiting Professor Awarded the National Medal of Science
Simon A. Levin, Ph.D., Distinguished Visiting professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was recently awarded the National Medal of Science. The announcement was made in December 2015 and Professor Levin and other award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at...
Researchers Identify Potential Link between Streptococcus Infection and Neuroinflammation
The bacterium Streptococcus pyognes, or Group A Streptococus (GAS), is a common human pathogen and the primary cause of strep throat. While GAS infection of the throat is easily treatable, there are several chronic pathological conditions with varying degrees of...
UCI Reaches out to Community Partners to Help Save the Salton Sea
Under the direction of Professor Timothy Bradley, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Salton Sea Initiative seeks to harness UCI’s research, teaching, and service resources to address challenges facing the Salton Sea region. In January, Professor Bradley and Dean...
Has Gene-Editing the Human Germline Found Common Ground?
On December 1-3, the International Summit on Human Gene Editing kicked off its first meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. The meeting was the first step in establishing its goals for the next year. Over the next year, the committee will...
Playing 3D video games can boost memory formation
In a recent study by Professor Craig Stark from the department of Neurobiology and Behavior, it was discovered that individuals who played three dimensional video games saw a boost in the formation of memories. The playing of certain video games has been known to...