Biological Sciences

UCI mouse study points to new treatments to limit effects of neurological disorder

Four University of California, Irvine undergraduates participating in the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences Minority Science Programs received awards for their research presentations at the poster competition of the 2016 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in Washington D.C. The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society. […]

UCI mouse study finds dramatic increase in brain plaques when key cells are lacking

Professor Tim Bradley to aid efforts to save state’s largest lake

Simon Levin, a Visiting Distinguished Professor in ecology & evolutionary biology, will receive the National Medal of Science – the nation’s highest scientific honor – at a White House ceremony during the spring. Levin, the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University, studies complex patterns in nature and how they came to be. At […]

A change in leadership and a golden anniversary mark the start of a new era – and vision – for the university

In the spirit of UCI’s forward-thinking founders, campus researchers see beyond the present to create a brilliant future

Results suggest novel approaches to maintaining cognition as we age

New insect model may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually

Honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields