Biological Sciences

Behind a good mutation: How a gene variant protects against Alzheimer’s

UCI study provides first evidence about how this protective mutation may reduce disease risk

Taking on Depression

Monumental $55 million estate gift to UCI will create one of the largest research centers in the country tackling the pervasive mental health issue

Pramod Khargonekar, vice chancellor for research, left, with Dr. Michael Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine, center, and Frank LaFerla, dean of the School of Biological Sciences.

Audrey Steele Burnand estate gifts $57.75 million to UCI

Majority will establish world-class, campuswide depression research center

W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1 million to UCI team to study cartilage formation

Cross-disciplinary researchers will explore applications in regenerative medicine

7 UCI researchers are elected AAAS fellows, giving campus total of 192

Scholars are honored for their efforts to advance science or its applications

Vanessa Scarfone (left), flow & mass cytometry core manager at the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, and research associate Pauline Nguyen analyze data from the first Helios experiment.

Novel instrument could transform research at UCI

Mass cytometer expands cell profiling capabilities of scientists across campus

Frank LaFerla
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Coping with memory impairment during the holidays

School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank La Ferla offers advice for family members

UCI interdisciplinary team receives $2 million grant to study ancestral differences in skin

A UCI interdisciplinary research team associated with the Skin Biology Resource Center has received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to generate a comprehensive skin cell atlas that will help explain ancestral differences in skin biology and disease. The project is part of a worldwide effort to create the Human Cell […]

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California’s climate crisis examined on UCI special report website

Cross-disciplinary expertise shared through stories, videos, podcasts and more

artistic colorful hands, for Building Solidarity With Communities

Building Solidarity With Communities

UCI researchers across campus take an inclusive, collaborative approach to working in local areas