UCLA scientists collaborate on study offering new understanding of Bluetongue virus that has killed millions of cattle

Hong Zhou, professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, collaborated with colleagues at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to discover the virus’s two-step process for infecting healthy cells.

Is seeing believing? People are surprisingly bad at identifying where sights and sounds originate

UCLA psychologists– with senior author, Ladan Shams, associate professor of Psychology– recently published findings showing that our senses are far from flawless

Professor Robert Wayne receives UC’s 2016 Research Catalyst Award

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Robert Wayne, will lead a collaboration of 5 UC campuses in a DNA-based biodiversity survey across California.

UCLA study identifies potential therapeutic targets for metastatic prostate cancer

UCLA researchers, led by Owen Witte– director of the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center and professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics– have pinpointed five specific enzymes called protein kinases that play a role when prostate cancer spreads to bone. The discovery could point the way toward new drugs that slow or stop prostate cancer from spreading.

Douglas Black selected AAAS fellow

Black has been selected a 2015 fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.

UCLA biologist, Dr. Paul Barber, honored for contributions to UC initiatives

Dr. Paul Barber is one of ten University of California faculty honored today (Nov. 19) for demonstrating outstanding leadership on President Janet Napolitano’s systemwide initiatives

Why are some wild animals more tolerant to human interaction than others?

Meta-analysis led by UCLA biologist, Dan Blumstein, could have implications for conservation strategies

UCLA marine biologist’s work featured in new California Science Center exhibit

Paul Barber, UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has partnered with the California Science Center and GRAMMY-winning singer Jack Johnson to bring global attention to the Coral Triangle and work being done at UCLA to promote conservation of this highly threatened ecosystem

UCLA team develops nanoparticle delivery to maximize drug defense against bioterrorism agent

A UCLA team, including Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics professor Marcus Horwitz, has developed nanoparticle delivery to maximize drug defense against bioterrorism agent.

UCLA research reveal key insights about how viral RNA genomes organize and replicate

Research led by Hong Zhou, professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, catches double-stranded RNA virus in the act of transcription