UCI
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MB&B)
Department Administrator
Bessy J. Varela is the Department Manager for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, in the School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine. Bessy has been a UC employee for over 25 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara, and it was there that she also started her UC career as an Administrative Assistant. She has been at UC Irvine since 1999 and has worked in various administrative roles.