Transgenic Hydra expressing the green fluorescent protein.

UCI a historical hotbed of hydra research

UCI biologists’ groundbreaking work with the freshwater polyp hydra helped put a young campus on the map.

2010 Medal

UCI’s most prestigious honor, the Medal, which annually confers lifelong recognition on those who have made exceptional contributions to the university’s mission of teaching, research and public service will be given to three individuals and one couple this fall.

Distinguished Professor to receive entomology award

Anthony James, Distinguished Professor of microbiology & molecular genetics and molecular biology & biochemistry, will receive the Nan-Yao Su Award…

Peter Donovan

Stem cell grant to boost training program

The state today tentatively approved $3.3 million over three years to enhance UC Irvine’s stem cell training program, which teaches tomorrow’s experts the techniques, ethics and clinical knowledge critical to this fast-growing field.

Cracking cancer’s code

Recent additions to UCI’s team attacking deadly disease on multiple fronts

Anne Calof, UCI professor of anatomy and neurobiology; Stephenson Chea, UCI developmental and cell biology graduate student researcher; and Dr. Arthur Lander, UCI Donald Bren Professor and Distinguished Professor of developmental and cell biology.

UC Irvine-led study unlocks the secrets of birth defect origins

Findings offer new targets for early detection and prevention strategies

UCI achieves rare trifecta: Three scientists receive New Innovator Awards

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 — UC Irvine scientists Aaron Esser-Kahn, Sunil Gandhi and Ali Mortazavi have been named recipients of the prestigious 2013 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Awards. The highly selective award program supports projects by early-career researchers that show potential to transform scientific fields and accelerate the translation of research into […]

Maksim Plikus

UC Irvine-led researchers reveal new molecular mechanism for stimulating hair growth

Findings may offer road map for next generation of therapies for androgenetic alopecia

UC Irvine to lead multi-institutional study of single-cell vulnerabilities to Alzheimer’s disease

Campus awarded $10 million NIH grant to analyze early-stage impact of tau protein deposits

For Phase 1 of the EPA’s Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students, UCI team members created maps pinpointing soil lead contamination hot spots in Santa Ana; the red areas above show where the dirt contains unhealthy levels of the metal. Following Phase 2 of the competition, UCI students and community activists are partnering in a project to use plants and fungus to remove lead from affected locations.

Meeting the environmental justice challenge

UCI graduate students honored by EPA for bioremediation project video