biological sciences

Alvarez, who beat out 46 other UCLA student researchers in the TED Talk–style competition, will represent UCLA at the UC-wide finals on April 29.

Christine Borgman, Marjorie Harness Goodwin, Alan Grinnell and Jeffrey Lewis are among the artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.

For World Parkinson’s Day, UCLA neurologist and Parkinson’s expert Dr. Jeff Bronstein answered questions about the causes, symptoms and treatment of PD.

A repurposed anti-cancer drug may slow kidney scarring and prevent chronic kidney disease progression.

For more than 50 years, Bruins have been at the vanguard of research and advocacy aimed at protecting the environment.

The UCLA faculty members are among 471 newly elected AAAS fellows recognized for their significant contributions to the advancement of science.

A UCLA-led team develops continuous sensors mimicking natural biochemistry to advance discovery and health care.

UCLA researcher’s advances follow successes that enable the blind to see and the paralyzed to walk.

UCLA discovery uncovers unique features that advance understanding of the microbe’s movement and infection.

New techniques for preserving donated organs prior to transplantation are continuing to broaden this window. 

A UCLA team is working to create a therapy designed to both eliminate cancer cells and dismantle the tumor’s protective defenses.

UCLA researchers are developing a gene-editing platform that aims to correct the root cause of cystic fibrosis.

UCLA researchers combined radiation therapy with a plant-derived compound to force glioblastoma cells into a dormant state.

The Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy has been making strides toward better treatments for the disease.

Six faculty members have been named recipients of the award, which is among the most competitive and prestigious available to early-career researchers.

How Bruin genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles.

Additionally, patients with early bowel side effects had nearly double the risk of chronic bowel issues.

Jared Diamond celebrates his 58-year UCLA career and reflects on his landmark sighting of the long-lost golden-fronted bowerbird.

A recent El Niño drought paved the way for the new discovery.

An interdisciplinary panel highlighted research developments in the booming field of computational biosciences at a Dec. 10 event.

The researchers have published studies that are cited most often by other scholars in their fields.

Findings could lead to new, more effective therapies for managing diabetes.

Biophysicist Amy Rowat spearheads new graduate fellowship program to cultivate leaders in sustainable food systems.

Known for its axon guidance properties, new research suggests protein is critical in guiding neural development.

The outreach program connects Los Angeles-area students to scientists’ work in medicine and disease treatment.