New Center Seeks to Drive Innovative Brain Research

New Center Seeks to Drive Innovative Brain Research

The UCI Facility for Imaging & Brain Research (FIBRE) is a new neuroimaging center that seeks to support scientists in their mission to better understand the workings of the human brain. Professor Craig Stark from the department of Neurobiology and Behavior will...

Leadership Council Celebrates Achievements and Vision

On November 30, we convened our annual holiday gathering for the Dean's Leadership Council. The venue was the beautiful Ketel One headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California. Highlighting the event was an update from Dean Frank M. LaFerla on his vision for the School and...

Dean’s Excellence Fund Gains $45,000 Unrestricted Gift

Our dear friend and distinguished advisor, Paul Balalis, has made a $45,000 gift to the Dunlop School Dean's Excellence Fund. The fund provides the Dean with a critical means of financial support to quickly make strategic investments into high-impact areas for the...

Tewari Gift Brings Two New Graduate Scholarships

The School is proud to announce the creation of a new student award. The Krishna and Sujata Tewari Scholar Award for students who demonstrate proclivity and aspirations for science and medicine honors Professor Emeritus Krishna K. Tewari and his wife, Associate...

Major NIA Grant Supports Alzheimer’s Research

In October, the School of Biological Sciences was awarded a very significant grant of $11.35 million from the National Institute on Aging. This grant further supports the university's groundbreaking work in humanizing mouse genes for research into Alzheimer's disease....

In Pursuit of Inclusive Excellence

In Pursuit of Inclusive Excellence

The Biological Sciences School would like to congratulate Brian Sato, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, on receiving an Inclusive Excellence Spirit Award from the UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence. The...

Three Dunlop School Researchers Named AAAS Fellows

Professors Adriana D. Briscoe (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Craig E.L. Stark (Neurobiology and Behavior), and Kathleen K. Treseder (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) of the School of Biological Sciences have been named Fellows of the American Association for the...

Uncovering the Mystery of the Domestication of Grapes

Uncovering the Mystery of the Domestication of Grapes

Professor Brandon Gaut, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and faculty member in Ecology and Environmental Biology, and UC Davis Professor Dario Cantu, lead a study shedding light on grapes, one of mankind’s most economically important crops. The study...

New Grant to Help Identify Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers

New Grant to Help Identify Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers

A team of UCI scientists led by Michael Yassa, Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior Professor and Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to identify early indicators of...

Faculty Spotlight: David M. Gardiner, Ph.D.

Faculty Spotlight: David M. Gardiner, Ph.D.

Professor David M. Gardiner is a regeneration biologist in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the Biological Sciences School. Professor Gardiner has spent his career at UCI working to identify the molecular signals necessary for limb regeneration.