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  • February 8, 2021

Assistant Professor of Teaching Adrienne Williams has published an article in Neuroscience Letters

Assistant Professor of Teaching Adrienne Williams has published an article in Neuroscience Letters entitled “Seven practical strategies to add active learning to a science lecture” with Professor Diane O’Dowd. This is a mini-review of evidence-based…

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  • November 30, 2020

Dr. Tom Schilling and Dr. Qing Nie’s NSF Funded Research Could Lead to New Human Developmental Insights

Developmental and Cell Biology Professor Thomas Schilling and Developmental and Cell Biology & Mathematics Professor Qing Nie have been awarded a new grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate the mechanisms that drive…

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  • November 30, 2020

Dr. Qing Nie and Dr. Scott Atwood Discover New Insights into Skin Health and Disease

A recent collaboration between Assistant Professor Scott Atwood and Professor Qing Nie has resulted in the discovery of new subpopulations of stem cells vital to skin growth and maintenance.  The Developmental and Cell Biology faculty…

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  • November 30, 2020

Christine Suetterlin Receives New Grant to Study a Prevalent Bacterial Pathogen

Developmental and Cellular Biology Professor Christine Suetterlin is the Primary Investigator on a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Together with Professor…

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  • November 30, 2020

Dr. Steven Gross Finds a Novel Role for Lipid Droplets in the Mammalian Innate Immune Response

New research has found that lipid droplets in mammals can play a central role in the innate immune response. The research, which is a collaborative effort by Developmental and Cell Biology Professor Steven Gross and…

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  • November 30, 2020

Dr. Zeba Wunderlich’s New Paper Sheds Light on the Shadows

The development of organisms is a complex process that continues to drive intrigue and exploration. In a new paper from Developmental and Cell Biology Assistant Professor Zeba Wunderlich and graduate student Rachel Waymack, in collaboration…

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  • October 14, 2020

UCI study points to how skin cells cooperate to thwart cancer Findings reveal new information on melanoma development and insights into treatments

Melanoma is a life-threatening skin cancer that spreads quickly to other organs if not treated early. A new discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists shatters traditional beliefs about how melanomas develop, providing new insights…

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  • October 2, 2020

Karissa Munoz awarded the Rose Hills Foundation Fellowship

Congratulations to Karissa Jade Muñoz for receiving the Rose Hills Foundation Fellowship, which recognizes students in STEM fields who have demonstrated academic excellence, scientific accomplishments, and strong leadership qualities. Karissa is a 5th year PhD student jointly supervised by…

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  • July 20, 2020

Dr. Arthur Lander is awarded the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award

Dr. Arthur Lander is the recipient of the 2020-2021 Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award. This is one of the Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Awards and one of the Academic Senate’s highest honors!…

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  • June 16, 2020

Outstanding TA Recognition

Each year the DCB Teaching Committee recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the educational mission while serving as a TA. This year, in addition to the school-wide award, the teaching committee wishes to…

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  • June 15, 2020

Congratulations to our journal club review finalists!

This Spring Quarter our departmental Journal Club adapted to remote instruction by asking students to work in pairs to pick a recent paper that spoke to them and write two reviews – one for a…

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  • June 11, 2020

Graduate Honors Recipients

Congratulations to our 2020 Graduate Honors Recipients- we are so proud of you!

Stephenson Chea (Calof Lab)- Edward Steinhaus Teaching Award

Katherine Williams (Mortazavi Lab)- William D. Redfield Graduate Fellowship Award

David Tatarakis (Schilling Lab)- Susan V. Bryant…

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  • June 11, 2020

Congratulations to our 2020 Graduates!!!

The Department of Developmental and Cell Biology wishes the warmest of congratulations to our 2020 graduates. We know how hard each of you has worked for your achievements and we would like to acknowledge you….

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  • December 11, 2020

Dr. Lee Bardwell Receives a 2020 Inclusive Excellence Spirit Award

Congratulations to Dr. Lee Bardwell, who has received a 2020 Inclusive Excellence Spirit Award! The award will be used to set up a seminar exchange involving UCI faculty and faculty of historically black colleges and…

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  • August 5, 2020

Dr. Maksim Plikus and Dr. Qing Nie Identify Key Signaling Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Paget’s Disease

Professors Qing Nie and Maksim Plikus, in collaboration with their colleagues from Beijing, China, have gained new insights into the development of poorly understood malignant skin cancers collectively known as Paget’s disease. Their results have been…

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