The Dunlop School is proud to announce that Diego Pizzagalli, PhD, founding director of the Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries at UC Irvine, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 CINP AsCNP Brain Health Clinical Research...
Assistant Professor Eitan Schechtman from the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding early-career faculty. Professor Schechtman’s research explores...
To better understand the complex genetic and molecular underpinnings of AD in both its sporadic and genetic forms, researchers from the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and the UC Irvine School of Medicine conducted groundbreaking research recently published in Nature Genetics.
Irvine, Calif., October 29, 2024 — In a groundbreaking study published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, researchers from UC Irvine’s Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, reveal a...
Associate Professor Elizabeth Chrastil was recently on Science Friday to talk about her study that explored brain changes in women before, during and after pregnancy.
Irvine, Calif., September 16, 2024 — UC Irvine’s Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences is proud to announce a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, revealing remarkable insights into the human brain during pregnancy. Conducted in collaboration with UC...
Congratulations to Valeria Lallai, PhD, Project Scientist in the lab of Professor Christie Fowler, for securing a grant from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) as the Principal Investigator. This notable achievement highlights her role at the...
Groundbreaking research from the University of California, Irvine’s Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, led by Professor Marcelo Wood and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ashley Keiser, unveils how specific exercise patterns may significantly enhance long-term memory formation. Published in Nature Communications, their study highlights a promising avenue for combating memory-related diseases like Alzheimer’s.
A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United States each year. The findings offer new avenues of exploration for early detection and prevention strategies.
Irvine, Calif., March 25, 2024 — A groundbreaking study conducted at the University of California, Irvine, has unveiled a novel approach to understanding and potentially treating cocaine addiction. Led by Jessica Childs and part of the broader efforts within Professor...