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Feb 12, 2025 | UCI News
UC Irvine School of Medicine associate professor awarded Inoue Prize for Science
Kei Igarashi, PhD, Chancellor’s Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, has been named one of five recipients of the 2024 Inoue Prize for Science. This award recognizes Igarashi’s outstanding achievement in memory and dementia research.
Dec 09, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Groundbreaking UC Irvine Research Reveals Significant Sex Differences in Learning Based on Brain Chemistry
Researchers at UC Irvine School of Medicine have uncovered compelling evidence that male and female brains process information distinctly due to differences in synaptic mechanisms.
Nov 14, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led study reveals new insights into how we navigate space and store memories
Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the brain’s retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage. This discovery could lead to more precise medical treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders by allowing them to target pathway-specific neural circuits.
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.