Dr. Timothy Bredy, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at UCI’s School of Biological Sciences, led a new study that sheds light on the process involved in loosening the grip of fear-related memories, particularly those implicated in conditions such as phobia and...
60 Minutes story on the 90 plus population, featuring Claudia Kawas
May 2, 2014
UCI and Salk Institute study IDs new cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke
Apr 17, 2014
Research by UCI, Salk Institute points to novel therapies for minimizing damage Irvine, Calif., April 17, 2014 — By discovering a new mechanism that allows blood to enter the brain immediately after a stroke, researchers at UC Irvine and the Salk Institute have opened...
Cancer drugs block dementia-linked brain inflammation, UCI study finds
Apr 16, 2014
Research represents novel approach to lessening impact of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Irvine, Calif., April 16, 2014 — A class of drugs developed to treat immune-related conditions and cancer – including one currently in clinical trials for glioblastoma and other tumors...
UCI study finds modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 16, 2014
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...