biological sciences

The same cell therapy could potentially be used to treat multiple solid tumors like ovarian, pancreatic and lung cancers.

UCLA’s three most recent alumni Nobel winners — Fred Ramsdell, Ardem Patapoutian and Randy Schekman — said their experience as Bruins loomed particularly large in their scientific development.

A genetic mechanism inserts mutations into key DNA hotspots that enable bacteria to adapt to new environments.

The neurons, most active when a decision outcome is unknown, appear to help with decision making and flexibility.

The federal government’s termination of several pre- and postdoc training programs and suspension of millions of dollars in research grants has potentially altered career paths for researchers like Olivia Justynski. 

A UCLA study showed genes affecting mRNA stability are also related to disorders such as lupus, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

Three UCLA researchers offer insight into the adolescent brain, memory and the fight to protect our minds.

Enjoy a twilight educational program and bat walk in the Santa Monica Mountains Sept. 5.

The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds.

Researchers identified two existing compounds that blocked the rodent-borne virus in lab tests, offering hope for future therapies.

The findings could lead to better treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders like polycystic ovary syndrome.

Mitochondria use folate in such quantities that invading Toxoplasma gondii grows more slowly. 

The Veterans in STEM program, which helps student veterans get the lab experience often required for graduate school applications, faces an uncertain future with the suspension of federal grant funding.

UCLA neurobiologists have discovered that threadworms stop trying to penetrate human skin if a dopamine-sensing pathway is blocked.

The team will now seek FDA approval to open a clinical trial for the CAR-NKT cell therapy.

The biomedical researcher addresses the federal government’s suspension of $584 million in research grant funding to UCLA.

How an experimental therapy could transform life for children with creatine transporter deficiency.

Experts say a newer strain of the virus is rapidly evolving in ways that could eventually make it more dangerous and widespread.

Six of UCLA’s leading scholars and artists from across disciplines showcased the incredible depth, breadth and impact of Bruin scholarship and innovation. 

Ananya Ravikumar’s passion for finding solutions is leading her to a Ph.D. in gene therapy.

Patients’ own cells could offer interventions for spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophies and more.

New research shows questions you ask and interest in lifelong learning might protect against Alzheimer’s disease.

UCLA and UCSD research suggests a probiotic could one day increase the benefits of eating fish.

A new UCLA study leverages computational methods and existing data to bring us closer to answering: How does the brain build itself? 

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.