Biological Sciences

UCI research helps shed new light on circadian clocks

Body parts respond to day and night independently from brain, studies show

New study tracks perils of water polo head injuries

Certain players endure far more trauma, UCI researchers say

Underwater sleuth

UCI researcher investigates threats to coral and other ocean life

UCI to establish skin biology, diseases resource center with $4 million NIH award

Grant will accelerate, enhance the effectiveness of basic, translational and clinical research

Alum Jordan Edmunds named a Hertz Fellow

Jordan Edmunds, who earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and biological sciences at UCI in 2018 before becoming a doctoral student in electrical engineering & computer sciences at UC Berkeley, has been named a 2019 fellow by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing groundbreaking applied science with real-world benefits […]

Redefining the world of cancer

New grants and studies give UCI researchers the chance to make a profound difference

Researchers discover neural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD

Findings by UCI scientists may unlock new treatment approaches

UCI ecologist co-authors UN Environment report on impact of plastics on coral reefs

The global fight against ocean plastic pollution will come into sharp focus at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly this month in Nairobi, Kenya, with Joleah Lamb, assistant professor of ecology & evolutionary biology at UCI, making a key contribution. Lamb, who studies how diseases affect coral reefs, is co-author of a […]

Black History Month

Deadly diseases, mathematical riddles and a grandma’s piano. Below, these and other elements play a role in the stories of four Anteaters of color. Meet UCI administrator Douglas M. Haynes, who grew up glued to British costume dramas as the youngest of nine children; UCI alumnus Jermaine Griggs, an online music entrepreneur and world traveler; […]

Leslie Thompson gets $6 million CIRM grant to advance Huntington’s disease treatments

Leslie Thompson of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCI MIND has been awarded $6 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to continue her CIRM-supported efforts to create stem cell treatments for Huntington’s disease. The funding will allow the Thompson lab to conduct the late-stage testing needed to apply […]