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Home > Quick Facts > Fact Sheets > Biological Sciences SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES The School of Biological Sciences is a premier center of biological education and research. Multidisciplinary research and academic opportunities exist in the areas of cancer biology, cell biology, developmental biology and genetics, mechanisms of gene expression, neurobiology, structural biology, virology and stem cells. With more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students, Biological Sciences is one of the largest schools at UC Irvine and has four departments: developmental and cell biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, molecular biology and biochemistry, and neurobiology and behavior. The school offers bachelor’s degrees in biological sciences, neurobiology, biochemistry & molecular biology, developmental & cell biology, ecology & evolutionary biology, microbiology & immunology, plant biology, pharmaceutical sciences and genetics as well as a master’s in biotechnology. The school also offers doctorates in ecology & evolutionary biology, mathematical, computational & systems biology, molecular biology, genetics & biochemistry, neurobiology & behavior and neuroscience. State-of-the-art interdisciplinary research takes place in the Developmental Biology Center, Cancer Research Institute, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics, Center for Virus Research, Center for Immunology, Center for Chemical & Structural Biology, Intercampus Research Program on Experimental Evolution, Center for Complex Biological Systems, Center for Evolutionary Genetics, Center for Hearing Research and the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. The school’s specialized research facilities include the Optical Biology Shared Resource Core Facility, Viral Vector Laboratory, Transgenic Mouse Facility, Biomedical Protein & Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, DNA & Protein Microarray Facility, Stem Cell Core Facility, X-ray, Structural Biology & Protein Crystallography Facility, UCI Arboretum, UCI Greenhouse, UCI Ecological Preserve, San Joaquin Fresh Water Marsh and the Burns Piñon Ridge Desert Reserve. The latter two are part of the UC systemwide Natural Reserve System. Dean Albert F. Bennett Al Bennett, Ph.D. has served as Dean of the School of Biological Sciences since August 2007. Dr. Bennett, a professor at UCI since 1974, previously served as chair of the school’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology for eight years and as chair of the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology for three years, as well as two appointments as Acting Dean. Dr. Bennett’s research has focused on the evolutionary and comparative physiology of animals, with special emphasis on how they adapt to diverse environmental factors, particularly temperature. He was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994 and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1981. Distinctions
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