UCI team demonstrates ability to supercharge cells with mitochondrial transplantation
Procedure could unlock cures for heart disease, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders
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Study finds how our brains turn into smarter disease fighters
UC Irvine-Penn immune cell discovery a new attack on Alzheimer’s, neurological disorders
UCI-led study is first to find that long- and short-term memory vie for brain space
Competition for cognitive processing resources during sleep comes at a cost to each
UCI and CHOC join new NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence Network
Partnership is committed to improving access and care for rare disease patients
Cartographers of the brain
Technology.org. Nov. 24, 2020
Cartographers of the brain
UCI’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping is redrawing our understanding of mechanisms underlying several common disorders
UCI-led study demonstrates how Huntington’s disease proteins spread from cell to cell
By identifying in spinal fluid how the characteristic mutant proteins of Huntington’s disease spread from cell to cell, UC Irvine scientists and colleagues have created a new method to quickly and accurately track the presence and proliferation of these neuron-damaging compounds – a discovery that may accelerate the development of new drugs to treat this incurable disease.
Dr. Howard Federoff named UCI vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of medicine
Irvine, Calif., March 11, 2015 — Dr. Howard Federoff – a nationally renowned clinical and research leader at Georgetown University and a groundbreaking investigator for neurological disorders – will join UC Irvine as vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. In this position, Federoff will oversee and guide the development […]
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 […]
New research model to aid search for degenerative disease cures
Efforts to treat disorders like Lou Gehrig’s disease, Paget’s disease, inclusion body myopathy and dementia will receive a considerable boost from a new research model created by UC Irvine scientists.