With the School of Biological Sciences undergraduates population increasing, it is essential that the university continue to support and recognize innovative approaches to teaching biology. At the 2017 “Celebration of Teaching” awards, Bio Sci Professor Brad Hughes...
The People Who Never Forget
James L. McGaugh, Ph.D., has laid the ground work for the study of individuals with a special type of memory known as Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM). McGaugh’s work on HSAM, including the first person ever to be diagnosed with HSAM, Jill Price, is the...
New Faculty – Dr. Celia Faiola and Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi
Dr. Celia Faiola, Ph.D., has joined the Biological Sciences School faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Dr. Faiola’s research focuses on the biological production, release, and ultimate fate of gaseous organic...
School of Biological Sciences Professor Advocates for Federal Funding of Environmental Research
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Steven D. Allison traveled to Washington D.C. on March 8 to advocate for federal funding of environmental research. Joined by colleagues from the Irvine Ranch Conservatory and Chapman University, Professor Allison made the...
Lessons From the Oldest-Old: The 90+ Study
On February 23rd, the School of Biological Sciences was honored to have Professor Claudia H. Kawas (Neurobiology and Behavior and Neurology) give an insightful lecture on her groundbreaking work studying the fastest growing segment of our population, people over 90...
What We Can Learn from the Sleeping Brain
As part of our community outreach efforts, the School of Biological Sciences welcomed the new chair of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor Ruth Benca, to present her research on the sleeping brain at the 23rd UCI Distinguished...
Ecological Society of America Recognizes School of Biological Sciences Professors
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professors Cascade J. B. Sorte, Jennifer B. H. Martiny and Travis E. Huxman have been named fellows of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the world’s largest community of professional ecologists. ESA fellows are selected based...
Better Teaching Through Collaboration
Biological Sciences School Teaching Professors Brian Sato (Molecular biology and Biochemistry) and Justin Shaffer (Developmental and Cell Biology) recently organized the first ever regional meeting of the prestigious Society for the Advancement of Biology Education...
Professor Awarded New NIH Grant
Professor Ali Mortazavi (Developmental and Cell Biology) is the co-recipient of a National Institutes of Health grant given through its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project. An expert in human gene regulatory networks, Professor Mortazavi will use the grant to help...
Say Goodbye to Scars
In a study published in the prestigious journal, Science, Professor Maksim Plikus, (Developmental and Cell Biology), and his colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania, discovered a natural regeneration process that stimulates scar-free skin repair, involving fat...