UCI School of Biological Sciences

Today we’re featuring UCI BioSci alumna Marlene Godoy as part of our #IamUCIBioSci campaign! Learn how #UCIBioSci helped shape her life. Read more here: https://www.bio.uci.edu/marlene-godoy/

Thank you to all our Mentors and Mentees who signed up for the UCI BioSci Mentor Program this year! Although we can’t meet in person, we’re excited to host our first ever VIRTUAL kick-off tonight for the program. We look forward to seeing you all there! Learn more about the Mentor Program here: undergraduate.bio.uci.edu/mentor-program (Photo taken in 2019) #UCIBioSciMentorProgram #VirtualEvent #UCIBioSci

Today we’re featuring UCI BioSci alumna Maggie Chang as part of our #IamUCIBioSci stories! Learn why #UCIBioSci is important to Maggie and how she stays engaged with the school. Read more here: https://www.bio.uci.edu/maggie-chang/

Today we’re featuring UCI BioSci student Quynh Theresa Do as part of our #IamUCIBioSci campaign! Learn why Quynh Theresa chose #UCIBioSci, her favorite things about the school and more! Read the full story here: https://www.bio.uci.edu/quynh-theresa-do/

Join us for our VIRTUAL Dean’s Distinguished Lecture featuring Chancellor’s Professor Thomas E. Lane on 11/12 at 4:00 PM! In response to reports of loss of smell, stroke, seizures and brain inflammation reported in COVID-19 patients, Professor Lane's research goal is to evaluate changes that occur within the central nervous system in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection that may lead to neurologic complications. RSVP today! https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/ddl-lane/ #UCIBioSci #VirtualLecture #COVID19

We’re excited to announce the launch of #IamUCIBioSci, a campaign to recognize and celebrate our BioSci community! Take a look at the stories of alumni, faculty and staff for a glimpse into the school and its supporters. https://www.bio.uci.edu/i-am-uci-biosci/ #UCIBioSci

A new discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists, headed by Donald Bren Professor of Development & Cell Biology Arthur Lander, shatters traditional beliefs about how melanomas develop, providing new insights into fighting the disease. Learn more about this groundbreaking research in eLife! https://news.uci.edu//uci-study-points-to-how-skin-cells-/ #UCIBioSci #FacultyOfBiology

Attention Graduate Students! Want to learn how to communicate your research to public audiences? Attend these Zoom workshops facilitated by Professor Steven Allison and the UCI Humanities Center. The first one begins tomorrow, 10/14 at 9:00 AM! Learn more and RSVP: https://www.bio.uci.edu/event/zoom-workshops/ UCI Humanities Center

Happy Monday, Anteaters! Remember to #WorkYourMask and social distance! Show us how you're staying safe - take a selfie in your mask and use #UCIBioSci!

Thank you to all the #UCIBioSci undergrads who attended yesterday's VIRTUAL Donuts with the Dean! We had over 60 students join us, with some great questions about medical school, skills needed to succeed, and more. We learned so much from renowned plastic surgeon Jay Calvert, MD about the importance of having a strong work ethic and passion for biology. Thank you, Dr. Calvert, for taking the time to join us! Don’t miss the next Donuts with the Dean in winter quarter! Keep... an eye out for our save the date. #VirtualEvent #DonutsWithTheDean

Big Ideas is the leading early-stage social innovation competition for University of California. Now in its 15th year, the contest provides funding (up to $20K!), support and validation to interdisciplinary teams of graduate and undergraduate students who have transformative solutions to real-world problems. This year’s contest will feature new tracks, including Pandemic Response & Recovery and Data & AI. Not sure if your idea/project/team is a good fit for Big Ideas? Attend... the last info session on 10/15 or sign up for an online or in-person advising session on at https://bigideascontest.org/ to discuss your big idea and to learn more about the contest criteria. For updates on the competition from your UCI Innovation Ambassador Kyra Trinh, fill out the interest form at bit.ly/UCIBigIdeas. For general questions, email her at [email protected]. For more info, view Kyra's Big Ideas Pitch here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05yqzDGOPmA&feature=youtu.be

UCI BioSci Associate Professor of Teaching Jessica Pratt, along with UCI Professors Philip Collins and Rossella Santagata, and CalTeach members Kris Houston, Chelsea Barilli, and Doron Zinger, have been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support STEM teacher preparation through UCI’s CalTeach program, the Transfer-to-Teaching Program. This new program aims to promote STEM community college students' transfer into the CalTeach Science & Mathematics Program at UCI. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement! https://calteach.uci.edu/noyce-t-2-t-program/ #UCIBioSci #FacultyOfBiology #Congratulations

#Congratulations to Assistant Professor Chang Liu, 1 of 9 recipients of the Director’s Transformative Research Awards from NIH! Read more here: https://www.bio.uci.edu/assistant-professor-chang-liu-rece/ #NIHHighRisk The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine UCI School of Physical Sciences... UC Irvine Department of Chemistry National Institutes of Health (NIH) See more