News Archive 2002 - 2001

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• December 15, 2002: Pushing the Envelope (Dr. Doug Wallace)

• October 29, 2002: Renowned immunologist Dr. Paolo Casali to join UCI faculty in biology and medicine

• October 15, 2002: Dyes may help Latin American countries affordably treat Chagas disease epidemic (Dr. Jerry Manning)

• October 3, 2002: Founders honored at UCI School of Biological Sciences

• October 1, 2002: New faculty hires building on strength (Dr. Doug Wallace)

• September 30, 2002: UCI receives record $14 million grant from National Science Foundation for math and science education outreach (Dr. Susan Bryant)

• September 9, 2002: UCI'S research funding hits all-time high (Dr. Carl Cotman)

• August 26, 2002: Certain food types cause the constricting reptile to expend excessive energy in digestion (Drs. Marshall McCue, Albert Bennett and James Hicks)

• August 14, 2002: Pivotal brain processor decreased in schizophrenia (Dr. Carl Cotman)

• May 30, 2002: UCI receives $4.3 million grant to develop comprehensive biomedical informatics training program (Dr. Pierre Baldi)

• May 16, 2002: Study finds that jogging every day may keep Alzheimer's away (Dr. Carl Cotman)

• May 16, 2002: White blood cells are much more active and dynamic than seen before (Dr. Ian Parker)

• May 15, 2002: Ninety-somethings tend to live active, independent lives (Dr. Claudia Kawas)

• May 9, 2002: UCI biologist Dr. Francisco J. Ayala wins National Medal of Science

• May 7, 2002: UCI lecture by Dr. James L. McGaugh to explore the mystery of memory

• April 22, 2002: UCI team creates first live research model that shows common degenerative muscle disease (Drs. Frank LaFerla and Michael Sugarman)

• April 18, 2002: Dr. Inder Verma talks about advances, ethical implications of emerging gene therapies as part of Schneiderman Lecture Series

• April 17, 2002: UCI Alumni Association honors Dr. Barbara Burgess, at 32nd annual Lauds & Laurels Ceremony

• April 11, 2002: Nobel Prize-winning neurobiologist Dr. Eric Kandel tells how long-term memories are made in a synapse

• April 8, 2002: Protein that halts Huntington's disease found (Drs. Leslie Thompson and Larry Marsh)

• April 5, 2002: Novel function identified for Alzheimer's protein (Drs. Frank LaFerla and Malcolm Leissring)

• March 7, 2002: Eight UCI undergraduate science students win prestigious national awards

• January 31, 2002: Ian Wilmut, father of Dolly, offers insights on cloning at BioSci Allergan lecture

• January 28, 2002: UCI biologist Dr. James Hicks named editor-in-chief of leading zoology journal

• January 22, 2002: Do we Learn To See? Nobel Laureate Dr. Torsten N. Wiesel offers insights at Bren Lecture

• Janary 16, 2002: Lecture by Dr. Nora D. Volkow, hosted by Neurobiology, to explore the link between brain dysfunction and drug addiction

• January 10, 2002: UCI researchers to share knowledge, offer insights to Bell Gardens science students at Ask-a-Scientist Night

• January 8, 2002: UCI researchers to share knowledge, offer insights to Costa Mesa science students at Ask-a Scientist Night
  
• December 10, 2001: Early stage of Alzheimer's disease identified in Down syndrome (Drs. Charles Glabe and Carl Cotman)

• December 7, 2001: Pioneering breast cancer researcher Eva Lee to join UCI faculty in biology and medicine (Dr. Eva Lee)

• December 5, 2001: UCI doctoral students receive ARCS Foundation Fellowship Award ( Lauren Billings and Karen Matsukuma)

• November 6, 2001: UC Irvine symposium explores ethics of U.S. drug war policies (Schneiderman Lecture Series)

• November 2, 2001: UC Irvine to name biological sciences building in honor of world-renowned neurobiologist James McGaugh

• October 17, 2001: Possible treatment for Huntington's disease found (Drs. Leslie Thompson, J. Lawrence Marsh)

• October 9, 2001: UC Irvine awarded $3.45 million National Science Foundation grant to increase women faculty in the sciences and engineering

• October 1, 2001: Nerve tissue damage related to multiple sclerosis can be repaired, UC Irvine scientists find (Dr. Thomas Lane)

• August 30, 2001: Leading cancer researcher talks about advances, ethical implications of emerging gene therapies in Allergan lecture (Dr. Inder Verma)

• August 30, 2001: UC Irvine biologist to lead hydra gene sequencing project (Dr. Hans Bode)

• August 9, 2001: College of Medicine researchers receive NIH grant to study effects of diet, environment on Alzheimer's disease (Dr. Carl Cotman)

• August 8, 2001: Cell-surface molecule may hold key to preventing breast cancer (Dr. Arthur Lander)

• July 19, 2001: People with Williams Syndrome more likely to have perfect pitch (Dr. Howard Lenhoff)

• July 12, 2001: UC Irvine researchers reveal structure of key protein that signals light to cells (Dr. Hartmut Luecke)

• May 4, 2001: From skateparks to smoking, local literature to lobbyists: UC Irvine Undergraduates to Present Diverse Findings at Research Symposium

• April 10, 2001: Viral protein may help cause common form of lung cancer (Dr. Hung Fan)

• March 15, 2001: In UC Irvine lecture, Harvard psychologist delves into the minds of animals (CNLM)

• January 10, 2001: Insights into unique form of human memory kick off annual UC Irvine lecture series on brain, learning and memory (CNLM)

• January 8, 2001: Men and women use different sides of their brains to store memories of emotional experiences (Dr. Larry Cahill )