Professor Hanna Mikkola, with first co-authors Vincenzo Calvanese and Diana Dou, describe critical components for the creation and maintenance of blood cells — both in the body and in the laboratory.
Steven Jacobsen, Professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Glen MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology have been named the among the latest members of the AAAS.
UCLA scientists, Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage
UCLA biologists write that findings should help guide how endangered species are treated
Postdoctoral scholar, Brian Odegaard and Psychology professor, Ladan Shams recently published findings that shed light on how the brain combines sound and vision
Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics assistant professor, Lili Yang, receives the largest of seven CIRM awards that support projects that will be ready to enter clinical trials in 30 months.
UCLA psychologists, Christine Guardino and Chris Dunkel Schetter, lead a recent study that finds cortisol level is a key predictor
UCLA psychology study– led by David Pinsof, lead author and Martie Haselton, senior author– points to self-interest as a leading cause
Life scientists– Paul Barber, Alexander Hoffmann, and Tracy Johnson– are leading research programs and promoting graduate studies for undergraduates from historically black colleges and universities.
A study led by A. Janet Tomiyama, an assistant professor of Psychology, finds that using BMI to gauge health incorrectly labels more than 54 million Americans as “unhealthy,” even though they are not.
Life Sciences
** Students should meet with departmental Student Affairs Officers, to help pick the right courses and curricular pathway.**
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| CHEM 14A LS 30A (OR MATH 3A OR MATH 31B) Plus other courses |
CHEM14B LS 30B (OR MATH 3B OR MATH 31B) Plus other courses |
CHEM 14BL LS 7A STATS 13 OR LS40 OR MATH 3C |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| CHEM 14C LS 7B STATS 13 OR LS40 OR MATH 3C or other course |
CHEM 14D LS 7C LS 23L |
PHYSICS 5A CHEM 153A* LS 107* |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| PHYSICS 5B Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
PHYSICS 5C Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
Electives and remaining requirements needed for graduation |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
* Only required for select Life Science majors.
** Students should meet with departmental Student Affairs Officers, to help pick the right courses and curricular pathway.**
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| LS 20 Non-majors biology class (LS 15, EEB 25, EEB 87, MCDB 50) Plus other courses |
LS 30A (OR MATH 3A OR MATH 31A) LS 7A Plus other courses |
LS 30B (OR MATH 3B OR MATH 31B) LS 7B Plus other courses |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| LS 7C CHEM 17 LS 23L |
CHEM 14A STATS 13 OR LS 40 OR MATH 3C LS 110 |
CHEM 14B CHEM 14BL Plus other courses |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| CHEM 14C LS 107* OR STATS 13 OR LS 40 Plus other courses |
CHEM 14D PHYSICS 5A Plus other courses |
CHEM 153A* or 14D PHYSICS 5B Plus other courses |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| PHYSICS 5C Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
* Only required for select Life Sciences majors.
** Students should meet with departmental Student Affairs Officers, to help pick the right courses and curricular pathway.**
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| LS 30A (OR MATH 3A OR MATH 31A) LS 7A Plus other course(s) |
LS 30B (OR MATH 3B OR MATH 31B) LS 7B Plus other course(s) |
CHEM 14A PHYSICS 5A (OR LS 40 OR STATS 13) Plus other course(s) |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| CHEM 14B LS 40 OR STATS 13 (OR PHYSICS 5A) Plus other course(s) |
LS 7C LS 23L CHEM 14C |
CHEM 14BL PHYSICS 5C (pre-req for Neurosci M101A) * Plus other course(s) |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| PHYSICS 5B CHEM 14CL Plus other courses |
CHEM 14D Plus other courses |
CHEM 153A Plus other courses |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
*Physics does not require Physics 5B as a pre-requisite for Physics 5C
** Students should meet with departmental Student Affairs Officers, to help pick the right courses and curricular pathway.**
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| LS 30A (OR MATH 3A OR MATH 31A) LS 7A Plus other course(s) |
LS 30B (OR MATH 3B OR MATH 31B) LS 7B Plus other course(s) |
STATS 13 OR LS40 OR MATH 3C LS 7C LS 23L |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| CHEM 14A STATS 13 OR LS 40 Plus other course(s) |
CHEM 14B CHEM 14BL Plus other course(s) |
CHEM 14C PHYSICS 5A Plus other course(s) |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| CHEM 14D LS 107* Plus other course(s) |
CHEM 153A* PHYSICS 5B Plus other course(s) |
PHYSICS 5C Plus other courses |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation | Electives and remaining requirements as needed for graduation |
* Only required for select Life Science Majors.