Dr. Jessica Pratt, Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, held the first-ever Global Sustainability Poster Session in Founder’s Court last month. The event attracted more than 50 attendees including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral...
Genetic chain reaction sets off scientific debate
Apr 29, 2015
Distinguished Professor Anthony A. James, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, was recently featured in a KPBS news article. Professor James weighed in on how a newfound research will be able to relieve mosquito-borne malaria....
Excellence in Teaching Awards
Apr 29, 2015
Faculty Receive Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Education Congratulations to our Biological Sciences School faculty who have been chosen to receive awards for this year’s Celebration of Teaching Award Recipients. Professor Rahul Warrior, Developmental and Cell...
Dean’s Message – May 2015
Apr 29, 2015
Graduation is around the corner and this year, we are proud to announce that Greg Louganis will give the keynote address at our 2015 School of Biological Sciences Commencement on June 14, 2015. Greg Louganis is a UCI alumnus and one of the greatest divers in history....
Community Spotlight – Joanna Gerry, class of 1995
Apr 29, 2015
Biological Sciences School Alumna Joanna Gerry is currently involved in assuring that pharmaceutical and device employers are complying with global standards, regulations, clinical trials, and drug development. She is responsible for performing audits all over the...
Biological Sciences School Alumni is a Current White House Intern
Apr 29, 2015
Christina Phan is a recent alumnae of the Biological Sciences School and her career is already off to a tremendous start. A 2014 graduate with her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in under three years and a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction,...
UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences announces Olympic Gold Medalist and activist Greg Louganis as 2015 commencement speaker
Apr 17, 2015
April 17, 2015 Irvine, CA – Greg Louganis will give the keynote address at the 2015 UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences Commencement on June 14, 2015. “We are thrilled to have Greg Louganis, a UCI alumnus and one of the greatest divers in history,...
UCI MIND re-designated as Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Apr 15, 2015
Prestigious $11 million competitive renewal grant continues highly impactful programs Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2015 — UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) received a five year, $11 million grant from the National...
UCI team gets $5 million to create stem cell treatment for Huntington’s disease
Apr 9, 2015
CIRM funding will support effort to advance therapy into clinical trials Irvine, Calif., March 26, 2015 — Leslie Thompson of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC Irvine has been awarded $5 million by the California Institute for Regenerative...
National Science Foundation Awards 17 Biological Sciences School Graduate Students
Apr 1, 2015
Seven Biological Sciences School graduate students received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) Awards and ten graduate students received honorable mentions. NSF GRFP is a program that recognizes and supports graduate students who are...