BioSci Scientists Contribute to Nobel Prize-Winning Research
Two UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences researchers, Amy Pasquinelli and Terrence Sejnowski, played foundational roles in the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physiology/Medicine and Physics.
UC San Diego's School of Biological Sciences Newsletter
$21M Grant Supports Sensory Input and Movement Research
A new $21 million grant from the NIH's Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative will allow Department of Neurobiology and Physics Professor David Kleinfeld and a team of researchers to continue studying the coordination of multiple sensory inputs and head movements. The BRAIN Initiative supports scientific research that will uncover a new, dynamic picture of the brain showing how individual cells and complex neural circuits interact in time and space.
Yishi Jin Elected to National Academy of Medicine
The Department of Neurobiology distinguished professor was recognized for contributions to understanding mechanisms that underlie formation and function of the nervous system.
BioSci Scientists Ranked Among the World's Most Influential Researchers
The latest Clarivate list of most influential scientists in their fields includes School of Biological Science's Ananda Goldrath (immunology), Julian Schroeder (plant and animal science) and Yunde Zhao (plant and animal science).
Researchers Take Part in $10M Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego to receive a four-year, $10 million grant to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments. The center, which will include Matthew Lovett-Barron and Diana Rennison from the School of Biological Sciences, will take a multidisciplinary approach to investigating how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals.
As Temperatures Rise, Researchers ID Mechanisms Behind Plant Response to Warming
Plants widen microscopic pores on their leaves in response to heat, but scientists lacked an understanding of the mechanisms behind this “sweating” function. Now, biologists have unlocked the details behind these processes and identified two paths that plants use to handle rising temperatures.
Communicating Science: UC San Diego Hosts Workshop for Researchers Interested in Advocating on Capitol Hill
A group of UC San Diego researchers and staff gathered for a Research Communications Program and Office of Research and Innovation workshop designed to help researchers increase funding for their work and field of study..
Alisa Huffaker Named to Chrispeels Chair
Congratulations to Associate Professor Alisa Huffaker on being named the Maarten J. Chrispeels Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Plant Biology. Huffaker studies signal transduction regulating plant innate immunity.
Graduate Students Fabian Lim and Matthew Maxwell Receive Founding Faculty Awards
Research led by graduate students Fabian Lim and Matthew Maxwell has been recognized with 2024-2025 Biological Sciences Founding Faculty Awards for Graduate Excellence.
Saving Elephants, Supporting Farmers: Meet BioSci PhD Student Sateesh Venkatesh
For most, spending nine months tracking elephants through Sri Lankan landscapes, monitoring their interactions with humans and documenting their behavior sounds like a wildlife lover’s dream. For BioSci graduate student Sateesh Venkatesh, this is reality. Venkatesh has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright-National Geographic Award to research the complex, critical — and sometimes deadly — relationship between farmers and elephants.
Biotech Leader Revvity Makes Scholarship Gift to Support Future Industry Innovators
The Eureka! Summer Research Scholarship at the School of Biological Sciences provides scholarship funding to outstanding students who work full-time in a research lab over the summer. With the goal of supporting these students – who represent the next generation of industry leaders – biotechnology company Revvity recently established the Revvity Access STEM Scholarship Endowment through the Eureka! Scholars program.
UC San Diego BioSci In The News...
- Antibiotic Resistance Crisis: Weakness Seen in Bacteria Killing Millions (Newsweek)
- Flawed Assumptions Could Be Spoiling Cancer Immunotherapy Research (Chemical and Engineering News)
- Mosquitoes, Viruses and the History of the World (Pushkin Podcast)
- UC San Diego Science Faculty Honored with Presidential Early Career Awards (Times of San Diego)
- Artificial Lights Disrupt Honeybee Sleep Cycles, Study Finds (NBC 7)
- Engineering Could Help Insecticides Keep Pests Under Control (KPBS)
