A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has uncovered new information about how the brain develops and potential abnormalities that can occur during that process. The team behind this discovery, which includes Developmental and...
In December, the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) held its annual "A December to Remember Gala,” which celebrated Frank LaFerla, dean of the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and a Chancellor's...
In September, Associate Professor Deborah Lutterschmidt from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was awarded the prestigious Grace Evelyn Pickford Medal in Comparative Endocrinology by the International Federation of Comparative Endocrinological...
The UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences hosts Donuts with the Dean events each quarter at which undergraduate students can meet and mingle with Dean Frank LaFerla, Dunlop School faculty, classmates and special guest speakers, while enjoying...
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has linked the mutation that causes Huntington’s disease to developmental deficits in the brain’s oligodendrocyte cells that are caused by changes in metabolism. They found that high doses of thiamine and biotin can restore normal processes.
Andrea Tenner, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Neurobiology & Behavior, has been recognized as the recipient of the 2023 Society for Leukocyte Biology Legacy Keynote Lecture...
In November, members of the UC Irvine community convened in Anaheim — and virtually — to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), one of the largest, professional conferences for minoritized students in biomedical sciences,...
We may soon be eating meat that’s grown from animal cells in a laboratory. In an announcement Trusted Source published Wednesday, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that UPSIDE Foods, a food manufacturer that creates animal meat from cells, met all of the agency’s safety requirements.
Tumor cells in the most common pancreatic cancer share nutrients to live and grow. A new discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists and collaborators during a four-year investigation could help lead to better treatments for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which accounts for over 90 percent of pancreatic cancer cases.
Dean Frank LaFerla is joined by Professor Joshua Grill, director of the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND), who talks about the promising new Alzheimer’s disease drug, lecanemab, and what it means for Alzheimer’s patients...