UC San Diego Is Now a Bee Campus Thanks to a BioSci Professor
Bee expert James Nieh offers insights on a new national designation that supports pollinators and plants.
UC San Diego's School of Biological Sciences Newsletter
Join Us on April 12 for a Deep Look into the AI Revolution in Health and Medicine
Hosted by Kit Pogliano, Dean of UC San Diego’s School of Biological Science. On April 12th at noon, join four leading experts and hear their views on how society is navigating the new frontiers of artificial intelligence and the future of heath care.
Eric Schmelz (1971-2024)
We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Professor Eric Schmelz of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. A leader in plant disease resistance, he was known for groundbreaking studies of the fundamental mechanisms used by crop plants to recognize and defend against microbial pathogens and herbivorous insects. A campus In Memoriam article is forthcoming.
Extra Fingers and Hearts: Pinpointing Changes to Our Genetic Instructions That Disrupt Development
Our genomes provide the instructions for proper growth and development. Millions of genomic switches, known as enhancers, control the location and timing of gene expression, which in turn ensures the correct proteins are made in the right cells at the right time throughout our lives. New research from Assistant Professor Emma Farley’s lab shows how we can now predict which single base-pair changes to the DNA within our genomes will alter these instructions and disrupt development, causing extra digits and hearts.
BioSci's Terrence Sejnowski Honored for Pioneering Research Behind Brain-Inspired AI
Neurobiology Department Professor wins the Brain Prize from the Lundbeck Foundation and is named 2024 Scientist of the Year by the ARCS Foundation of San Diego.
Early Career BioSci Faculty Members Selected to Receive Sloan Research Fellowships
UC Has Sent More Women to Space, Including BioSci Alumna Kate Rubins, Than Any Other School in the Solar System
Meet a Master's Student: Q&A with Keeley Lanigan
Keeley Lanigan received her master's degree from BioSci's Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution. Find out about her research on desert food webs and why she's been drawn to the outdoors since childhood. You'll also learn about Keeley's advice for new master's students and connections to martial arts and figure skating.
Spring Workshops!
UC San Diego’s Research Communications Program offers workshops and trainings that are crucial for communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences. For more information and to register for these workshops and other trainings, visit the Research Communications Program website.
Voice and Body Language
Monday, April 22, 1-3 pm
Telling Your Research Story
Tuesday, May 7, 1-3 pm
UC San Diego BioSci In The News...
- New Gene-Editing Tools May Help Wipe Out Mosquito-Borne Diseases (NPR)
- Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics (UC News)
- Fear Arises from Chemical Changes Deep in the Brain (El País)
- Bee Campus Helps Protect Pollinators (Spectrum News)
- UC San Diego Scientist Creates Biodegradable Algae Shoes (CGTN)
- Cells Know When They Had Difficult Upbringings, Study Reveals (Extreme Tech)
