Anthony James, Donald Bren Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, has been elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Read more here.
UCI poised to advance depression research following $55-million gift to establish center
"A gift of this magnitude is transformative, to say the least. It can really catapult our research in a positive direction. ” — Professor Michael Yassa Professor Michael Yassa is featured in LA Times as discusses Audrey Burnand's gift of $57.75 million to UCI to...
Audrey Steele Burnand estate gifts $57.75 million to UCI
“This gift provides a unique opportunity for UCI to establish a world-class research center focused on the area of depression, which is extremely important from a societal point of view,” says Pramod Khargonekar, vice chancellor for research, left, with Dr. Michael...
W.M. Keck Foundation Awards $1 Million to UCI Team to Study Cartilage Formation
Cross-disciplinary researchers will explore applications in regenerative medicine Irvine, Calif., Feb. 3, 2022 – The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded $1 million to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine to study the formation...
Michael Yassa Featured on Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN Podcast, Chasing Life
Professor Michael Yassa is featured on an episode of Dr. Sanjay Gupta's CNN Podcast, Chasing Life, for his expertise on memory research. In this episode, Professor Yassa discusses how memories are stored in the brain, why we forget, and what we’ve gotten wrong about...
Congratulations to New AAAS Fellow Steven Allison
Steven Allison, professor of Ecology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the Newkirk Center for Science and Society, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Each new inductee to AAAS...
Rising Tide: Changemakers Podcast featuring Aimee Edinger
Aimee Edinger, Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, is featured in the latest Rising Tide: Change Makers podcast from the UCI Beall Applied Innovation. In this episode, Professor Edinger goes into detail about her research that starves cancer cells to death,...
Pandemic Stress Impairs The Brain’s Interlocking Tree Branches. You Can Restore Them
Professor Mike Yassa is featured on KCRW and explains how pandemic stress can cause brain fog and other neurological issues - and ways to prevent them. “With what we call brain fog … the connections brain cells make with each other are like trees and tree branches....
Butterfly Blueprints
Adriana Briscoe, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is featured on NOVA and PBS as she discusses how the scientific secrets of butterflies are inspiring technological innovations. Listen here.
Professor Michael A. Yassa: James L. McGaugh Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor Michael A. Yassa, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, has been appointed as the James L. McGaugh Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Professor Mike Yassa continues to have a positive...