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Research in the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology uses multidisciplinary approaches to understanding basic cellular processes in various tissues, including the nervous system, as well as more integrative levels of analysis, including behavior.

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We have active and engaged faculty, students, and researchers who are busy pushing the boundaries of scientific knowledge, bringing science to bear on critical global concerns, gaining attention in national media, and winning major research grants and international honors. 

 

 

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I get to address and study real-life, relevant issues. My studies have an actual impact on the world.
ERIC, CLASS OF ‘20
Talbot Lab
Talbot Lab
Brain Awareness
Brain Awareness
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Biological Sciences Bldg
UCR Campus
UCR Campus

Sniffing our way to better health

New scent-based therapy can delay disease; has implications also for agricultural production
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Vaping can increase susceptibility to infection by SARS-CoV-2

UC Riverside study urges e-cigarette users to be cautious about vaping in the era of COVID-19
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Fight against malaria takes a step forward

Identification of RNA-binding proteins using R-DeeP reveals new drug targets
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The early bird (or scientist) gets the worm

Size does not matter. Certainly not when it comes to tiny worms securing the attention of biologists. One such biologist, Morris F. Maduro at the University of California, Riverside, has just been awarded a grant of nearly $1.3 million from...
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2023 ‘Highly Cited’ list celebrates UCR faculty influence

Prue Talbot, a professor of cell biology (cross field category). Talbot's laboratory is focused on tobacco-related diseases, electronic cigarettes, stem cell biology, and video bioinformatics. She has been on the list every year since 2020.
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Findings challenge standard understanding of COVID-19 infection

UC Riverside research can help scientists develop methods to prevent COVID-19 in mink and other species
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Scientists tame biological trigger of deadly Huntington’s disease

New hope for other nervous system disorders like ALS
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How did a fly species gain sole access to a fruit in the Seychelles?

A UC Riverside-led study offers an answer
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