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Study Abroad Program

Biology on the Emerald Isle: Study Abroad Program Provides Transformative Experiences [Article]

Each column represents an oocyte stained with markers of metabolism

"Cellular Memory" of DNA Damage in Oocyte Quality Control

Neil Hunter’s laboratory at UC Davis reveals the surprising way that the oocyte quality control process works.

DNA knot as seen under the electron microscope

The Shape of DNA

Mariel Vazquez Discusses the Mathematics of the Shape of DNA [Article]

Microbiology Graduate Group Chair

Congratulations to Professor Scott Dawson on becoming chair of the Microbiology Graduate Group.

Discovering Curiosity

Discovering Curiosity: How Parenthood Informed Priya Shah’s Fundamental Virology Research [Article]

Ben Montpetit, Priya Shah, Christopher Fraser

Keck Foundation Award

The Montpetit, Fraser and Shah Labs are working together on a new Keck-funded research program to understand how Flaviviridae viral RNAs interact with the host.

Neil Hunter (center) with Gary May (left)

Excellence in Undergraduate Research

Congratulations to Professor Neil Hunter and Chris Nosala for being awarded the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research/Mentoring Undergraduate Research.

Junior Faculty Research Fellowship

Congratulations to Priya Shah for being awarded the Murray B Gardner Junior Faculty Research Fellowship from the Center for Comparative Medicine, to establish a zebrafish model to unravel mechanisms of Zika virus-associated microcephaly.

Baskin Award

Passion for Research Leads to Baskin Award for Benjamin Mallory. [Article]

Young Scientist Program

Promoting K-12 Life Science in Local Communities: Today, the Young Scientist Program supports around 100 UC Davis graduate student volunteers dedicated to youth science literacy. [Article]