Bruce McNaughton, distinguished professor of Neurobiology and Behavior (NB&B), and his team of researchers have shed light on how the brain functions to determine how fast, and in which direction body location is changing.
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
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
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
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
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...
UCI Scientists Identify Regulators of Hair Growth
School of Biological Sciences Professor Maksim Plikus (Developmental and Cell Biology) and Mathematics Professor Qing Nie have discovered that a critical cell signaling mechanism involved in developing body tissues also serves a role in regulating how hair grows in...
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...
New insight into Huntington’s Disease Effect on the Brain
Professor Leslie M. Thompson (Neurobiology and Behavior and Psychiatry and Human Behavior) and her collaborators, have identified new defects in the blood vessels that form the blood-brain barrier in Huntington’s disease (HD) patients. Utilizing technology that...