Recent News

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    Amy Pasquinelli Selected for Grant to Study the Role of Toxic RNA in Aging

    Funding will support research on the mechanisms behind changes in RNA quality control

    Biological Sciences Professor Amy Pasquinelli has been awarded a grant from the Hevolution Foundation to support research on aging. With support from the Hevolution Foundation, Pasquinelli will investigate the causes and consequences of aberrant RNA accumulation during organismal aging.

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    Making Connections: Introducing Biological Sciences’ New Diversity Initiatives Director

    Torrell Foree strives for inclusivity and connectivity in tandem with academic and research achievement

    UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences has hired Torrell Foree as its first director of diversity initiatives. Foree’s arrival will help the school re-examine its culture and ensure that EDI is woven into the community’s fabric.

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    New ‘Atlas’ Provides Unprecedented Insights on How Genes Function in Early Embryo Development

    Ten-year project results in new gene databank that includes many genes tied to human disorders

    UC San Diego biologists have provided new insights on a longstanding puzzle in biology: How complex organisms arise from a single fertilized cell. Producing a new “gene atlas” with 4D imaging, the researchers captured unprecedented insights on how embryonic development unfolds.

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    Detecting Odors on the Edge: Researchers Decipher How Insects Smell More with Less

    Receptors on fly antennae work in pairs to process vital odor information

    While humans feature a sophisticated sense of smell, insects have a much more basic olfactory system. Yet they depend upon smell to survive. Scientists have figured out how fruit flies use a simple but efficient system to recognize odors, and the answer lies at the edges of their antennae.

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    Bee-lieve It or Not: 8 Fascinating Bee Facts for World Bee Day

    UC San Diego Today sat down with Jess Mullins, a Ph.D. student in the Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Department, to dive deeper into the world of bees and uncover fascinating insights about these pollinators.

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    Ryan Hibbs Wins Ochsner Award for Research on Smoking and Disease

    Professor Ryan Hibbs has been named a winner of the 38th annual Alton Ochsner Award. The award recognizes scientists who have contributed significantly to science’s understanding of the relationship between smoking and disease, along with the development of innovative treatments.

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    Leaders in Their Fields

    Five graduate students were recently inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.

    Five UC San Diego graduate students, including BioSci's Ugbad Farah, recently joined the ranks of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, a prestigious national organization committed to social justice, diversity, leadership and academic excellence.

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    Five from UC San Diego Elected to National Academy of Sciences

    New members represent biological sciences, mathematics, computer science and oceanography

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stephen Hedrick and Adjunct Professor Susan Kaech have been elected to membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on U.S. scientists and engineers.

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    There is an Art to Communicating Scientific Research

    Cross-disciplinary program helps researchers explain what they do (and why)

    UC San Diego's Research Communications Program focuses on practical training to help scientific researchers shine as they share their findings on and off camera.

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    Researchers Discover Key Functions of Therapeutically Promising Jumbo Viruses

    Identifying core replication processes moves scientists closer to tapping phage as a treatment in the growing antibiotic resistance crisis

    Viruses known as “jumbo” phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. But scientists must first decipher the extraordinary makeup of these mysterious viruses. Researchers have now uncovered a key piece of jumbo phage development that helps them counter bacteria.

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