Biological Sciences

Francisco Ayala

Sharing the fruits of his labor

Renowned UCI geneticist and vineyard owner Francisco Ayala donates $10 million to campus.

Progress and promise

During the first week of October, the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center will sponsor events highlighting UCI’s progress in this promising area.

Birth control pill blister packs

Birth control pills alter memory

Women using hormonal contraceptives recall emotional events differently, study finds.

Frank LaFerla

Making memories last

UCI MIND hosts one of the field’s most influential annual Alzheimer’s disease research conferences featuring speakers and presentations showcasing the latest breakthroughs. Center director Frank LaFerla discusses the 2011 conference and exciting research and treatment efforts for the disease.

Jessica and Riley Pratt climb a tree

Putting down roots in the tropics

Generous alumni gift guarantees UCI access to tropical studies program.

Catherine Loudon

Going with the flow

Innovative biology course makes the unseen – and its movement – visible.

Christopher Klotz '06 is surrounded by Nigerian youths he coached

UCI grads make good

Alumni have found niches in nonprofit work, pro sports, Hollywood, law, TV and business

2011 Lauds & Laurels recipients

Awards presented by UCI Alumni Association at May 12 ceremony.

Breanna Downey

From cradle to commencement, graduate comes full circle

When Breanna Downey dons a cap and gown and walks across the stage to collect her diploma at UCI’s commencement, she will have come full circle. Downey has made the trip before – when she was a towheaded toddler and her mother graduated with the class of 1991.

MS patient Shirley Cero jokes with nurse Monica Shim and her caregiver Elsa Palomino

Continuing UCI’s legacy of MS research, care

The new Multiple Sclerosis Research Center aims to continue UCI’s legacy of outstanding MS research and care andhas gathered more than two dozen UCI experts to advance novel methods of fighting the chronic neurologic disease.