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fundamental questions about life.
Featured News & Events
Kimberley McAllister, associate professor at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience, co-authored a study that discovered how a protein called neuroligin, implicated in some forms of autism, is critical to the construction of a working synapse. (June 2009)
Graham Coop, assistant professor of evolution and ecology, co-authored a study finding that genetic differences in humans are shaped by geography and history. The study was published in the online journal PLoS Genetics. (June 2009)
Venkatesan Sundaresan, professor of plant biology, published a paper in the journal Science that solves a mystery about how plants make eggs. (June 2009)
Charles Langley, distinguished professor of genetics, was named the 2009 Faculty Research Lecturer, the highest award presented by the UC Davis Academic Senate. (May 2009)
Siobhán Brady, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology and at the UC Davis Genome Center, was selected to receive the 2009 Early Career Award by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). (April 2009)
John Roth, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology, was awarded the 2009 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal by the Genetics Society of America. (March 2009)
