Michael Leon, Professor Emeritus, Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, joined Sanjay Bhojraj on his podcast to explain the science behind Memory Air—a breakthrough in brain health. He discusses extending deep sleep by 22 minutes, clearing beta-amyloid and tau proteins, and reducing inflammation linked to over 100 diseases.
From left: Graduate Student Researcher Ashlyn Kimura, Professor Jose Ranz, Graduate Student Researcher Imtiyaz Hariyani. For decades, scientists have been fascinated by how living things evolve new traits — especially the traits that allow animals to reproduce...
A groundbreaking discovery by UC Irvine neurobiologist Michael Leon has led to the development of Memory Air.
The charter school where Qiwen Zheng ’22 teaches ninth grade biology is tucked in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles’ Koreatown – an unwelcoming habitat for most plants and animals.
When UC Irvine kicked off its Brilliant Future campaign on Oct. 4, 2019, its dual goals of raising $2 billion and meaningfully engaging 75,000 former students of the university seemed like an incredibly ambitious endeavor.
Morehouse lab: left to right back: Ali Nabhani, David Dinh, Benjamin Morehouse, Daniel Izrailevsky; left to right front: Eirene Marie Ednacot, Christy Nguyen Whiteley lab: Front row (L->R): Ashley Sullivan, Toni Nagy, Laurel Robbins; Back row (L->R): Aaron...
Cancer is one of the world’s most pressing health challenges, and despite decades of progress, many treatments still come with harsh side effects that can harm healthy cells along with tumors. A major reason for this is that current drugs often target the basic...
Professor Suzanne Bohlson of the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has been awarded a National Science Foundation S-STEM grant. She leads a team of co-principal investigators dedicated to addressing a pressing challenge in higher education: how to help...
Madison Bellan, Senior Associate Director of Development at the Dunlop School, has been recognized as an honoree at the 40th Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards for her leadership in the Women’s Circle of Wishes, which has raised over $2.3 million to support critically ill children.
Associate Professor Vivek Swarup of the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has been awarded a competitive Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant to investigate an emerging area of study in Alzheimer’s disease: the role of oligodendrocytes....