New Research, New Discoveries in Biological Sciences Dean Al Bennett
Four Departments Four Departments Developmental & Cell Biology Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Neurobiology & Behavior
, Faculty and 124 Staff 4,360 Undergraduate Majors 377 Graduate Students
$32 Million $327K : $19.5 Million $101 Million Annual Research Grant Funding: $32 Million / $327K per Faculty Member School Operating Budget: $19.5 Million Total Annual Appropriations: $101 Million
The School during the past year…
National Research Council Graduate Program Rankings
Top 5: Top 5:Neurobiology & Behavior Top 10: Top 15: Top 20: Top 10:Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Top 15: Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Top 20: Developmental & Cell Biology
£1 Million Winner of 2010 Templeton Prize Understanding Between Science and Religion £1 Million Donald Bren Professor Francisco J. Ayala
$1 Million $1 Million from Donald Bren and the Irvine Company Establishment of the
$4 Million Anza Borrego Desert Research Center Donation of $4 Million
Organization for Tropical Studies Alumnus Donation for Permanent UCI Membership
Basic and Translational Research Related to Human Health
Basic and Translational Research Related to Human Health Cancer Alzheimer’s Disease Multiple Sclerosis
Chris Hughes, Chair “Tumor-on-a-Chip”
Tumor and supporting cells with blood vessel perfusion Tumor growth chamber The “Chip” Tumor cells
Craig Stark, Director Linking Memory, Aging and Brain
Perforant Path X-section of Human Brain
Tom Lane, Director New Therapies for Treating Multiple Sclerosis
Control miceMDX1100-treated Controls MDX1100-treated MS Genetic Model Mice
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