New study points to biomarker-guided care to improve antidepressant response rates and reduce trial-and-error prescribing.
Postdoctoral fellow awarded grant to study iPSC-microglia transplantation for the treatment of FTD-GRN
Jean Paul Chadarevian, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Blurton-Jones Lab at UCI MIND. Jean Paul Chadarevian, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Blurton-Jones Lab at UCI MIND, has been awarded the two-year, $120,000 Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowship from The...
Michael Leon Named Innovator of the Year at UC Irvine Innovator Awards
At the 2026 UC Irvine Innovator Awards, held April 20 during the university’s signature “Born in California” event at The Cove @ UCI, Professor Michael Leon was recognized as Innovator of the Year — an honor celebrating faculty whose research translates into...
Professor Michael Leon named a 2026 Memory Care Innovator of the Year by Behavioral Health Business
Professor Michael Leon was named a 2026 Memory Care Innovator of the Year in the Behavioral Health category by Behavioral Health Business as part of its Memory Care Innovation Awards, which recognize leaders advancing innovative approaches to cognitive care.
Donor Support Powers New $15M Investment in 62 Scientists Tackling Alzheimer’s, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma
Vivek Swarup has received a three-year, $299,772 grant from BrightFocus Foundation to study why some people in extreme old age remain mentally sharp despite Alzheimer’s-related brain changes, with the goal of uncovering new ways to protect brain health.
Unlocking Memory: A Molecular Switch That Strengthens or Silences What We Remember
A new study from researchers in the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences is shedding light on one of the most fundamental and fragile human abilities: memory.
UC Irvine Researchers Explore Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Progression
The nonprofit organization Cure Alzheimer’s Fund (CureAlz), which supports research “with the highest probability of preventing, slowing or reversing Alzheimer’s disease,” recently awarded funding to a new multidisciplinary project led by two UC Irvine researchers.
UC Irvine Researchers Uncover Key Genetic Clues Behind Alzheimer’s and Pick’s Diseases
Associate Professor Vivek Swarup, postdoctoral scholar Sudeshna Das, and PhD Candidate Zechuan Shi. Irvine, Calif., November 12, 2025 — Scientists at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences have uncovered how subtle changes in gene regulation may...
Could Smelling Roses Save Your Brain?
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.
UC Irvine discovery leads to TIME-honored memory device
A groundbreaking discovery by UC Irvine neurobiologist Michael Leon has led to the development of Memory Air.