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Jun 11, 2024 | UCI News
CNCM is awarded $1.4 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s disease research training
The UC Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping has been awarded a five-year, $1.4 million National Institutes of Health T32 grant to establish a training program for Alzheimer’s disease research.
May 02, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
PhD student Onwodi Ifejeokwu competes in UC Grad Slam finals!
PhD student Onwodi Ifejeokwu competed in the UC-wide Grad Slam! She presented "Kill the cancer; Spare the brain!" in the systemwide finals.
Apr 25, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researchers identified Alzheimer’s disease brain neural circuit alterations
A new study published in "The Journal of Neuroscience" by UCI School of Medicine researchers explores how Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects the brain's wiring, concentrating on a specific brain area called the subiculum, one of the first brain areas impacted by AD.
Apr 08, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
PhD Student Alexa Tierno receives 2024 Latino Excellence and Achievement Award
Alexa Tierno, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, received the Excellence in Research and Health for the Latino Community Award at UC Irvine's 7th Annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner in April.
Mar 26, 2024 | UCI Graduate Division
School of Medicine PhD students shine at UCI Grand Slam
Onwodi Ifejeokwu and May Hui triumphed at the UCI Grad Slam, taking 1st and 3rd place for their impactful research presentations.
Mar 20, 2024 | Forbes Health
Best CBD Gummies of March 2024
Daniele Piomelli, PhD, the director of the Institute for the Study of Cannabis at the University of California, Irvine and an anatomy and neurobiology professor at the UCI School of Medicine.
Mar 06, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Study reveals new brain ‘corner’ cells that encode environmental geometry
UC Irvine, Stanford University and UC San Diego team up for breakthrough research in the brain’s spatial mapping system
Feb 14, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led research team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
New tools can detect microstructural changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease brain neurons.
Feb 02, 2024 | Forbes Health
10 Best CBD Gummies of February 2024
Daniele Piomelli, PhD, director for the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis, the Louise Turner Arnold Chair in the Neurosciences, and professor in the UCI School of Medicine Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, answers questions about how CBD gummies work and more.
Jan 24, 2024 | Forbes Health
Best CBD Oil For Pain Of 2024
Daniele Piomelli, PhD, professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Louise Turner Arnold Chair in the Neurosciences, and director for the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis, answers questions about the efficacy of CBD to treat pain.