UC Irvine Study Links Sleep Loss to Increased Risk of Email Scams
A study led by Professor Eitan Schechtman suggests that even modest sleep loss can leave people more vulnerable to email scams.
Neurobiology and Behavior, News, Press Release
Awards & Honors, Developmental and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior, News
Dunlop School Celebrates Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship
Helping students understand science, build confidence and envision their futures takes dedicated educators. The Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences is celebrating two such
Awards & Honors, Neurobiology and Behavior, News
Michael Leon Receives Inaugural UC Regents Gamechanger Award for Memory Air
Michael Leon, professor emeritus of neurobiology and behavior at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, received an inaugural Gamechanger Award.
Neurobiology and Behavior, News
Two New Awards Will Explore Why Some People Stay Cognitively Resilient into Their 90s and Beyond
Why do some people remain cognitively healthy well into their 90s, even when their brains show many of the changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease?
In the Media, Neurobiology and Behavior
Different inflammatory processes tied to the same Alzheimer’s disease-related brain shrinkage and memory loss
Alzheimer’s disease may look similar from one person to another even when different biological processes are driving the damage, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
Neurobiology and Behavior, News
UC Irvine Researchers Awarded Nearly $10 Million to Advance Understanding of Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease
UC Irvine researchers Vivek Swarup, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Head, Ph.D., have received a major new award from the National Institutes of Health to investigate
Awards & Honors, Neurobiology and Behavior, News
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
Awards & Honors, Neurobiology and Behavior, News
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
Neurobiology and Behavior, News
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.