Marquis Vawter, Ph.D., research professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, participated in companion studies published in Nature, analyzing regions of the human genome associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. Researchers knew that the disorder carries a 60 to 80 percent inheritability and wanted to determine common […]
UCI study could lead to ways of better treating – and possibly preventing – the disorder
Performing the largest structural brain meta-analysis to date for schizophrenia, an international team of scientists – including a UCI psychiatric researcher – has identified structural brain abnormalities in patients with the disabling brain disorder, providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment.
Recent publication by the International Schizophrenia Consortium confirms 2010 work by a group of researchers led by Dr. Steven Potkin.
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 — UC Irvine scientists Aaron Esser-Kahn, Sunil Gandhi and Ali Mortazavi have been named recipients of the prestigious 2013 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Awards. The highly selective award program supports projects by early-career researchers that show potential to transform scientific fields and accelerate the translation of research into […]
UC Irvine research into aromas while sleeping sparks 226% cognitive increase
UCI researchers dive deep in search of health-sleep links
Results reveal possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological disorders
Director of Reeve-Irvine Research Center is fourth faculty member to hold prestigious post
Participants at Spit Camp get hands-on experience collecting biospecimens and learning how ‘the diagnostic fluid of the future’ provides a window into the body