Grace Yuh Chwen Lee, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is the recipient of an Early Career Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health. The MIRAs are awarded annually to help “provide investigators with...
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Funds Multi-UC Bacteriophage Research Project
Katrine Whiteson, UC Irvine associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, and David Pride, associate professor of pathology at UC San Diego, have been awarded a research grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The two-year grant will help support their...
The Weather Channel Interview with Matthew Bracken
UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Matthew Brackebn, PhD, was interviewed by The Weather Channel on the potential impacts the Huntington Beach Oil Spill may have on marine wildlife. Watch the video below to listen to the interview:
The Weather Channel Interview with Joleah Lamb
UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor, Joleah Lamb, PhD, was interviewed by The Weather Channel on the potential impacts the Huntington Beach Oil Spill may have on the environment. Watch the video below to listen to the interview:
“Growing Bolder” Podcast Featuring James Hicks
Podcast Description: James Hicks, Ph.D., is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California in Irvine. He's developed a new class called Exercise as Medicine that examines how and why physical activity can actually work better for us...
Steven D. Allison Appointed Director of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society
The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Steven Allison as the new Director of the Newkirk Center for Science and Society, effective October 1, 2021. The Newkirk Center has had a large impact on the campus and our...
UCI Scientists Identify Underlying Contributor to Rare Neurodegenerative Disease
In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, University of California, Irvine researchers describe a new mechanism for the onset of a rare microgliopathy. Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) is a rare autosomal...
Staff Spotlight: Owen Schimizu
UCI alumnus Owen Shimizu has been appointed the new Academic Graduate Coordinator for the School of Biological Sciences. As the new coordinator, he will manage the logistics of the teaching labs. He will also work alongside professors and teaching assistants to...
Butterfl-eyes: The Evolution and Function of Insect Vision – Big Biology Podcast Featuring Adriana Briscoe
What does the world look like through insect eyes? What biological mechanisms make their vision different from our own? And how might those differences influence their evolution? UC Irvine evolutionary biologist Adriana Briscoe (@AdrianaBriscoe) talks to the Big...
Penetrating Long Covid’s Brain Fog
While most people with COVID-19 get better within two to three weeks, it has become
clear that a number experience lingering symptoms. The condition is known as
“post-acute COVID-19 syndrome” or “long COVID,” referring to issues that manifest more than
four weeks after patients have recovered from their initial diagnosis.