Training Program Leads to Successes in Regenerative Medicine

Training Program Leads to Successes in Regenerative Medicine

Former UCI postdoctoral fellow Dr. Kristine Freude recently visited the university to present her latest work. Now an Associate Professor in the Group of Stem Cells and Embryology in the Institute of Clinical Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Dr. Freude was one of the first recipients of a California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) training grant, awarded to train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.

New Associate Dean to Help with Growing Research Budget

New Associate Dean to Help with Growing Research Budget

Recognizing the critical role that innovation also plays, the Biological Sciences School was the first school to create the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation position, which has been filled by Professor Brandon S. Gaut.

New Award to Further the Development of 3-D Tissue Models for Drug Screening

New Award to Further the Development of 3-D Tissue Models for Drug Screening

Christopher Hughes (School of Biological Sciences Chair and Professor in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to forward his research into three-dimensional (3-D) vascularized micro-organs. These systems model the complex blood vessel structure found in all organs, without the need for large and expensive equipment.

Staff Spotlight – Shannon Ingram

Staff Spotlight – Shannon Ingram

UCI alumna Shannon Ingram is Director of Marketing and Communications for the School of Biological Sciences. At the age of 12, she joined her parents to watch President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicate the future UCI campus, and decided then and there to attend the...

Inspiring the Next Generation of Neuroscientists

Inspiring the Next Generation of Neuroscientists

The School of Biological Sciences’ Nu Rho Psi neuroscience club has made science education and increasing the public awareness of neuroscience part of its core mission. Club members, Nur Mirza (outreach coordinator), Andy Ramirez (club president), and Armand...

Neurobiologist Receives Teaching Honor

Neurobiologist Receives Teaching Honor

Professor Georg F. Striedter (Neurobiology and Behavior) has received the 2017 Biological Sciences School Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. The annual award honors an educator who has high standards of professionalism and leadership, and demonstrates...

Chancellor’s Professor Title Awarded

Chancellor’s Professor Title Awarded

Professor Charles G. Glabe (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) has been awarded the title of UCI Chancellor’s Professor. The Chancellor’s title is designated for faculty at the Professor level who have demonstrated unusual academic merit and show continued promise...

How Fungi Affect Climate Change

Professor Kathleen K. Treseder (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) studies the contribution of soil organisms to climate change. Her work on soil fungi was recently featured in the Orange County Register. Fungi can recycle organic molecules from dead organisms within...

Eye Foundation Supports Brain Research

Children are at risk of developing poor vision in one eye due to amblyopia (a visual disorder due to abnormal vision during critical periods of brain development), which affects approximately 2 to 5 out of every 100 children. Dunlop School postdoctoral researcher...