The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce a significant contribution to our school, reflecting the generosity and commitment to excellence that defines our community. Dr. M. Marlene Godoy, a Distinguished Alumna of the School of Biological Sciences,...
In the realm of environmental science, understanding the intricacies of ecosystems is paramount to addressing pressing global challenges. Assistant Professor Celia Symons from the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology is spearheading significant efforts as...
Katrine Whiteson, PhD, is on a quest to understand how microbes living in your body influence health and disease.
Diego A. Pizzagalli, Ph.D. – a leading researcher into the causes, manifestation and treatment of mood disorders, particularly major depression – has been named the founding director of a transdisciplinary depression research institute at the University of California, Irvine, following a nationwide search. The institute is supported by a record $55 million estate gift from philanthropist Audrey Steele Burnand.
Professor Aimee Edinger presented at Dunlop School’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecutre on October 12, 2023. This lecture described how natural compounds found in yeast and humans might be leveraged to set up roadblocks that kill drug-resistant tumor cells, tame the obesity epidemic, and help deliver next-generation DNA and RNA medicines.
In a groundbreaking development for the treatment of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), a rare and life-threatening vascular disorder, nonprofit organization cureHHT has officially launched a Phase II/III clinical trial for the drug pazopanib. This...
In the fight against chronic viral infections and cancer, the immune system faces formidable challenges. These infections often wear out the immune response, leading to a state of T cell exhaustion. Despite being well-documented, the precise mechanisms driving the...
A Minnesota-based chorus offers inspiration for dementia patients and caregivers. For CNN’s Amara Walker and her mother, it’s deeply personal.
Why do some brains remain robust as time marches on, while others wither? What can be done to halt deterioration in its tracks, or even better — reverse it?
That’s the mystery that decades of work at UCI and other federal research centers are dedicated to unraveling. Some of the biggest brains in science are devoted to understanding aging, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Climate change is in large parts responsible for this storm, says Professor Kathleen Treseder, from the University of California, Irvine’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department.