Snail Researcher Wins UC Davis Award for Innovation and Creative Vision
Alice Accorsi investigates the genetic mechanisms behind eye regeneration in snails
Developmental biologist Alice Accorsi, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is the recipient of the 2025 UC Davis Early Career Faculty Award for Creativity and Innovation.
The award was established to honor and support exploration and creativity in non-tenured faculty members. It comes with $40,000 of research funding that Accorsi plans to use to understand how a species of freshwater snail is able to fully regenerate its eyes.
“Receiving this award is an incredible honor and I am celebrating it with my lab, my department, and the College of Biological Sciences, who have all been so welcoming and supportive since I accepted this position,” said Accorsi, who joined UC Davis in March 2024.