April 15, 2014, Irvine, Calif. — UC Irvine neurobiologists have found that genetically modified neural stem cells show positive results when transplanted into the brains of mice with the symptoms and pathology of Alzheimer’s disease. The pre-clinical trial is...
Bio Sci faculty Marcelo Wood wins Professor of the Year and lecturer wins TA Development Award
Apr 3, 2014
Congratulations to our School of Biological Sciences colleagues who have been chosen as 2014 Celebration of Teaching Award Recipients. The awards will be presented on Thursday, April 24 at the 21st Annual Celebration of Teaching program. Recipients were selected on a...
Stem cell study finds source of earliest blood cells during development
Mar 20, 2014
Hematopoietic stem cells are now routinely used to treat patients with cancers and other disorders of the blood and immune systems, but researchers knew little about the progenitor cells that give rise to them during embryonic development. In a study published April 8...
Four undergrads in the School of Biological Sciences MSP receive AAAS research awards
Mar 11, 2014
At the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) in Chicago, IL, four UCI undergraduates, three of whom are Biological Sciences majors, received awards for their research presentations during the poster competition. The...
UCI researchers discover unexpected differences in how male and female mice respond to protein damage in the brain
Mar 11, 2014
UC Irvine professor Dana Aswad, in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and colleagues, uncovered some new and unexpected differences between male and female brains with regard to the basic functions of neurons and synaptic transmission. Their study,...
Diane O’Dowd receives 5-year NIH grant to study cellular mechanisms of epilepsy
Mar 7, 2014
Diane O’Dowd, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology at UC Irvine, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, was awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological...
Dr. Justin Shaffer appointed as a New Case Scholar
Mar 7, 2014
Justin Schaffer, Ph.D., a lecturer PSOE in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology at UC Irvine, was recently appointed a New Case Scholar. The Science Case Network, a newly established Research Coordination Network for Undergraduate Biology Education,...
UCI Boosts it’s Brain Power
Mar 3, 2014
March 3, 2014: UCI boosts its brain power with top neuroscientist - The Orange County Register
Dr. Larry Cahill discusses importance of sex influences for research on 60 Minutes
Feb 7, 2014
60 Minutes prepared a story on the importance of sex influences for research and medicine, including neuroscience, that aired February 9. Dr. Larry Cahill, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, appeared during the segment. Read more about the article and watch the...
Renowned neuroscientist Bruce McNaughton joins UC Irvine as Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior
Feb 3, 2014
For Immediate Release Contact: Andrea Burgess 949-824-6282 andrea.burgess@uci.edu Irvine, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014 — Bruce McNaughton, one of the foremost experts on the brain mechanisms underlying memory storage and cognition, has joined the UC Irvine School of...