Rina Dechter, Catherine Lord and Jennifer Martiny recognized for scholarly excellence
From left, Jennifer Martiny, Rina Dechter and Catherine Lord join 38 other current and former UC Irvine scholars as academy members. Laurel Hungerford (Martiny image);…
April 9, 2025
Irvine City Council member and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Kathleen Treseder was named a “2025 Woman Making a Difference” by Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley at the fourth annual Women Making A…
March 24, 2025
Lee Lab team. From left: Zita Gao (second author), Kayla Ly (third author), Grace Lee,
Yuheng Huang (first author).
Irvine, Calif., March 24, 2025 — Why do genetic recombination rates — the process that…
Establishment of UCI’s Center for Microbiome Science as a provisional Organized Research UnitDear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the establishment of UCI’s Center for Microbiome Science as a provisional Organized Research Unit (proORU). Microbiomes — communities of…
Assistant Professor Kwasi Connor of the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has made significant contributions to marine conservation, most recently through his involvement with the Aquarium of the Pacific’s “Marine Species Report…
Congratulations to Professor Catherine Loudon, Vice Chair of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, on her Fall 2024 Proof of Product (PoP) Award from UCI’s Beall Applied Innovation! Her project, “Physical Insecticides: Harnessing the…
Professor Monica Daley is a co-author and biology contributor for this Nature paper on RAVEN: a bird-inspired multi-modal robot that uses its legs to propel itself for take-off for flight.
04 December 2024
A bird’s ability to…
Irvine, Calif., December 16, 2024 — In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences have found that seagrass ecosystems can significantly…
Jennifer Martiny, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Eco-evolutionary principles in the human gut microbiome
What does eco-evolutionary theory teach us about improving ecosystem functioning and productivity in the human gut microbiome?
Scout note:“Jen is taking a large creative leap…
UC Irvine Study Reveals Snails Help Algae Thrive: New research uncovers snails’ unexpected role in promoting marine ecosystem health
October 9, 2024
Irvine, Calif., October 9, 2024 — Researchers at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of…