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Sep 18, 2022
Stephen H. White: Landmark book published, Cell Boundaries (2022), SoM Lifetime Research Achievement Award (2022)
Sep 12, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
Surprising discovery by UCI-led team links Piezo1 and cholesterol during brain development
A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue mechanics influence the morphology of the developing brain, and establishes a direct link in neural stem cells between Piezo1, a mechanically-activated ion channel, and intracellular cholesterol levels during neural development.
Jul 22, 2022
Medha Pathak: Recipient of the 2022 Early Investigator Award by the Mechanobiology Subgroup of the Biophysical Society
Jun 07, 2022 | UCI News
UCI wins 5-year, $14M NIH grant to study brain circuits susceptible to aging, Alzheimer’s disease
Findings will advance development of better early diagnostic tools, new treatment strategies
May 31, 2022 | Graduate Studies
2022 Behrens Fellows
Congratulations to the 2022 awardees!
May 03, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
New UCI study reveals brain circuit responsible for cocaine withdrawal-induced anxiety and relapse-related behavior
Research identifies a potential target for therapeutic interventions.
Apr 30, 2022 | Spectrum News1
UC Irvine celebrates COVID-19 vaccine scientists
When the coronavirus spread to the entire globe, the world knew what scientists understood for years: a pandemic would one day grip the world.
Apr 28, 2022
Philip Felgner: the Robert Koch Award (2022) for discoveries that led to RNA vaccines
Apr 27, 2022 | UCI News
UCI professor wins prestigious Robert Koch Prize for groundbreaking research
Philip Felgner shares annual award for contributions to creation of mRNA vaccines.
Mar 23, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led study reveals how TREM2 gene mutation in brain microglia immune cells can increase Alzheimer’s risk
Findings show blocking excess calcium accumulation may be effective therapy.