Biological Sciences

UCI scholarship recipient aids others on her journey to becoming a doctor

UCI research into the mechanisms behind the physical and cognitive benefits of activity could enable healthcare providers to personalize interventions

UCI-led study reveals crucial mechanisms contributing to the disease

New study provides groundbreaking insights into the evolution of lizards

UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission

Outreach program for second- to eighth-graders promotes scientific thinking, interest in STEM careers

NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders

Five assistant professors at the University of California, Irvine will receive $50,000 Hellman Fellowships, which are bestowed annually to support research by junior faculty. They join an elite group of 53 UCI Hellman Fellows since 2013, when the Hellman Fellows Fund established the program here. The 2019-20 awardees, representing a cross-section of disciplines, are: “Each […]

Today a group of more than 80 scientists and engineers from 30 universities and a dozen companies released a road map to guide and encourage government agencies to invest effectively in engineering and synthetic biology research endeavors. Chang Liu, UCI assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is lead author of the document’s biomolecular engineering section. The […]

Claudia Benavente, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and developmental & cell biology at UCI, has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a novel therapeutic treatment for osteosarcoma. Her research aims to explain the role of the chromatin remodeling protein UHRF1 as a potential target in the treatment of […]