Biological Sciences

Researchers in field.

UC Irvine leads regional project to reduce climate change risks in California

$5.5 million effort will prioritize community engagement, environmental justice

UCI researchers (from left) Alejandro Camacho, Isabella Velicogna and Steven Allison.

3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects

UC awards total of more than $80 million for progress toward California’s climate goals

Tobin Hammer, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, leans over a colony of bumblebees inside a climate-controlled room at UCI. On the shelf by his right arm is a modified hand-held vacuum used to capture escapees.

The secret life of bumblebees

UCI scientist uncovers surprising facts about the fuzzy insects

Butterfly on a branch.

UC Irvine biologists find what colors a butterfly’s world

Study identifies first known gene change in sex-differentiated vision

UC Irvine researchers (left to right) Michael Leon, Cynthia Woo and Michael Yassa.

Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost

UC Irvine research into aromas while sleeping sparks 226% cognitive increase

Tom Lane, left, and Kim Green.

UCI biologists to study COVID-19 link to Alzheimer’s

Two-year Alzheimer’s Association grant to support the novel research

Maksim Plikus

UC Irvine-led researchers reveal new molecular mechanism for stimulating hair growth

Findings may offer road map for next generation of therapies for androgenetic alopecia

Grapevines in the campus vineyards at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at UC Davis.

Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease resistance

UC researchers pave way for climate-adaptive agriculture

Photo of Anai Campos Contreras

Anai Campos Contreras named 2023 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences

The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Anai Campos Contreras, incoming UC Irvine postdoctoral fellow in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, a 2023 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences. Campos received a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences in 2022 from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Later this summer, she will join the laboratory of Thomas Martinez, […]

Photograph of UCI Assistant Professor Quinton Smith

Quinton Smith named 2023 Pew Scholar in the Biological Sciences

Quinton Smith, UC Irvine assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named a 2023 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. The Pew Charitable Trusts supports outstanding biomedical researchers at the start of their careers. Pew has honored this year’s group of 22 early-career scientists by furnishing four years of funding for the pursuit of […]