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Generating a Research Award: Assistant Professor Celina Juliano Wins Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award

Assistant Professor Celina Juliano, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, was recently named as the winner of the 2020 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award. Juliano studies the regenerative capabilities and “biological immortality” of Hydra (Hydra vulgaris), a small freshwater invertebrate.

Human and Animal Health

Motile Moves: College of Biological Sciences Dean Mark Winey Honored as a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology

For his contributions to cell biology knowledge and the scientific community, Mark Winey was named a fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology. The ASCB cohort of fellows was formally recognized at the joint meeting with the European Molecular Biology Organization.

Cellular and Microbiology

Distinguished Professor Walter Leal Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors announced today the election of 168 new fellows, including Walter Leal, distinguished professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Awards and Recognition

Aggie Hero: Professor Jonathan Eisen

Perhaps the best way to sum up Professor Jonathan Eisen’s philosophy is to note his belief that “It is important to fix that which is easily fixable.” Eisen “uses his powers of national influence for good,” according to his Aggie Hero nominator.

Campus and Community

EVENT RECAP: College Celebrates Faculty and Staff at Fall Welcome

The College of Biological Sciences celebrated its annual Fall Welcome event last Friday, commemorating the start of a new academic year. Faculty, staff, students, friends and family gathered in the Life Sciences Courtyard for food, beverages and celebration.

Campus and Community

Getting to the Root of Food Production: Siobhan Brady Receives Faculty Research Award

Last year, Associate Professor Siobhan Brady and her colleagues published “a core set of genes that are critical in nitrogen metabolism” in Nature. For her research, Brady was recognized with the 2018-2019 College of Biological Sciences Faculty Research Award.

Awards and Recognition

Cloning Food Crops for Higher Yields: Venkatesan Sundaresan Wins Faculty Research Award

In December 2018, Distinguished Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan and his colleagues published in Nature a method that allowed them to produce clonal seeds directly from plants, bypassing the sexual reproduction process. Replicating this process in the lab could prove vital to providing the world’s farmers with high-yielding, disease-resistant or climate-resistant food crops.

Awards and Recognition

Helping Students Shine: Julin Maloof Receives Faculty Teaching Award

For nearly two decades, Professor Julin Maloof has shined a light on biological knowledge for UC Davis students, introducing computational methods to the life sciences curriculum. For his dedication to his students, Maloof received the 2018-2019 Faculty Teaching Award.

Awards and Recognition

Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Treatment: Lasker Award Winner H. Michael Shepard, ’73 B.S. in Zoology

As an adolescent, H. Michael Shepard was enamored with biology. The interest didn’t feel like a choice; it felt like a compulsion. In September, Shepard and his colleagues received the 2019 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for the groundbreaking foundational research that led to the creation of Herceptin.

Human and Animal Health

UC Davis Awarded New CRISPR Grant to Test Novel Approach to Cancer Treatment

UC Davis researchers have been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the first part of a project to develop a novel approach to deliver genome editing machinery to genes responsible for a rare form of familial cancer.

Human and Animal Health