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Sep 30, 2024 | Graduate Studies
Meet the Incoming School of Medicine PhD Students
Introducing the newest cohort of 36 PhD students in Biomedical Sciences for this fall. These students will conduct research under the guidance of their advisors in one of our five PhD degree-granting departments: Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biological Chemistry, Experimental Pathology, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, and Physiology & Biophysics.
UCI School of Medicine's PhD Orientation 2024
UCI School of Medicine welcomes 36 incoming PhD students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Sep 16, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Christine Gall Appointed Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair
Christine Gall has been appointed as the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair, effective July 1, 2024.
Aug 21, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered the neurons responsible for “item memory,” deepening our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves the details of “what” happened and offering a new target for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Aug 14, 2024 | The Daily Show
Could Cognitive Tests Save America From Gerontocracy?
Mark Fisher, MD, JD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, appears on The Daily Show to explain how the brain deteriorates and what’s covered on a cognitive test.
Aug 06, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s
Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine have discovered how the TREM2 R47H genetic mutation causes certain brain areas to develop abnormal protein clumps, called beta-amyloid plaques, associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Their first-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention.
Aug 04, 2024 | Business Insider
American's corporate gerontocracy
Mark J. Fisher, MD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, talks about cognitive decline and how it tends to manifest at different speeds and in different ways.
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.