Chancellor’s Professor Frank LaFerla named new dean of biological sciences

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 23, 2013 – UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake announced today that Frank M. LaFerla has been appointed the Hana & Francisco J. Ayala Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2014. LaFerla, Chancellor’s Professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior since 2011, joined UC Irvine in […]

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New dean is bio sci booster

Frank LaFerla, renowned for his Alzheimer’s work, hopes to raise the school’s profile

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Making memories last

UCI MIND hosts one of the field’s most influential annual Alzheimer’s disease research conferences featuring speakers and presentations showcasing the latest breakthroughs. Center director Frank LaFerla discusses the 2011 conference and exciting research and treatment efforts for the disease.

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI MIND director partners with StemCells Inc. to create new Alzheimer's treatments

Frank LaFerla will study the therapeutic potential of the company’s human neural stem cells.

UC Irvine News Brief: Four UCI professors named AAAS fellows

Frank LaFerla, Hamid Jafarkhani, Diane Campbell and Bert Semler were elected to the world’s largest general scientific society for distinguished contributions to their fields.

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI researchers ride for Alzheimer's breakthrough

Frank LaFerla, David Cribbs, Nabil Dagher, Nick Castello and Rodrigo Medeiros will pedal from Los Angeles to Palm Springs as part of a cross-country effort to make the disease a national priority.

California funds UCI Alzheimer's stem cell research

UC Irvine neuroscientists Frank LaFerla and Mathew Blurton-Jones (pictured) were awarded $3.6 million April 29 toward the development of an…

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Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia gets new chief

Neurobiologist Frank LaFerla is taking the reins of the UC Irvine Institute for Brain Aging & Dementia, hoping to boost clinical offerings and move forward with a new building dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease research.

Of mice and medicine

Frank LaFerla and his transgenic mouse move UCI to the forefront of Alzheimer’s research

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Diego A. Pizzagalli named founding director of UC Irvine depression research institute

Harvard researcher to build world-class, transdisciplinary program