The National Academy of Sciences is governed by a 17-member Council, which includes five officers and 12 councilors elected from among the Academy membership. Its staff is headed by the NAS Executive Officer.
Dr. Hailing Jin and Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres have again been recognized as highly cited researchers in the “Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers List," highlighting their groundbreaking scientific contributions!
CIDVR Director Karine Le Roch, in collaboration with other researchers with UC Irvine and Yale School of Medicine, published a report in Science about the efficacy of the new MED6-189 drug against malaria parasites in humans.
The article was edited by our own Natasha Raikhel, an Associate Editor or PNAS. This article is unusual for a broad science journal because it highlights art and science in the announcement of this year’s Lasker Awards for scientific achievements. Natasha, now an emeritus Distinguished Professor, was the visionary originator of CEPCEB and a former...
Ding lab aims to prevent virus transmission in plants by pinpointing the immune pathway that preventing transmission from parent to progeny, also called vertical transmission.
Robert Jinkerson spoke to ABC news about his work with fellow UCR researcher Martha Orozco-Cardenas to grow tomatoes with acetate instead of light, for applications in future space exploration. Jinkerson also recently lead team Nolux to a $250,000 runner-up prize in NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge with their system to grow mushrooms in the dark.
Congratulations! CEPCEB director Julia Bailey-Serres's valuable contributions to the field of Plant Biology were recognized by the American Society of Plant Biologists via an announcement that she had won the 2024 Charles Reid Barnes Lifetime Membership Award. Established in 1925, this is the oldest running award bestowed by the ASPB.
On Friday December 8th, 2023, students, faculty and special guests celebrated the 21st anniversary of the Center for Plant Cell Biology Noel T. Keen Distinguished Awards and Lecture Ceremony. This event which brings UCR's botany, plant biology, microbiology, plant pathology and other departments together in celebration to award undergraduate students, Ethan Nguyen and Michell Santiago...
CEPCEB Director Julia Bailey-Serres has appeared on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, marking her ninth appearance on the list since 2014. Clarivate Analytics' list is comprised of researchers whose work is known to "resonate far beyond their individual achievements, strengthening the foundation of excellence and innovation in research"
Our fourth Plants3D Retreat was an awe-inspiring event where students from different cohorts, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and guest speakers came together for an unforgettable weekend in the mountains. The Lake Arrowhead Conference Center provided the perfect backdrop for this beautiful gathering, where participants engaged, shared their research, and learned from one another. It was...
The 2023 REU students had the opportunity to explore the Fullerton Botanic Garden and bond over its shared interest in botany. The lush greenery and vibrant flowers provided a picturesque backdrop for the students to get to know each other and discuss their academic pursuits. It was a delightful experience that allowed them to learn...
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and CEPCEB member, Robert Jinkerson was recently recognized with a National Science Foundation CAREER award, one of seven recipients at UCR in 2023. Awardees are chosen by NSF as faculty members who are early in their career, but already demonstrate great potential as role models and supporters of...
Please mark your calendar for CEPCEB’s annual celebration of science. 21st Annual Noel T. Keen Distinguished Lecture and Awards Ceremony Friday, December 8th Noon – 1:30 PM Professor Michael Purugganan New York University Silver Professor, Professor of Biology Lab Website Dr. Purugganan is a leader in the field of evolutionary and ecological genomics, and his...
Research by Professor of Genetics, Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair, and CEPCEB member Dr. Hailing Jin was featured in the UCR campus news. The article discusses research published in the paper "Fungal small RNAs ride in extracellular vesicles to enter plant cells through clathrin-mediated endocytosis". Dr. Jin explains the method and genetics behind grey mold infections...
The American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB) recently awarded the prestigious Charles Barnes Life Membership Award to Dr. Natasha Raikhel, founder of the CEPCEB program, former IIGB Director, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Read more
The American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB) recently awarded the prestigious Martin Gibbs Medal to Dr. Xuemei Chen, Distinguished Professor of Plant Cell and Molecular Biology. Read more
CEPCEB Director, Professor Julia Bailey-Serres was featured in an Inside UCR story about the opening of the new Plant Research 1 building. From the original Inside UCR article, published May 9, 2023 by Imran Ghori: "'This greenhouse gives us a much higher control in terms of temperature, humidity, and light,” said Bailey-Serres, a distinguished professor...
Plants — they’re just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. To save one of the most important crops on Earth from extreme climate swings, scientists are mapping out plants’ own stress-busting strategies...
