Professor Gina Poe Receives Grant from Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation for International Colloquium

Professor Gina Poe Receives Grant from Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation for International Colloquium

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Congratulations to Professor Gina Poe for receiving a grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation to organize and direct an international colloquium at the Chateau de la Bretesche in Missillac, France on July 14-17, 2019. Participants will join from 11 different US, European, and Japanese institutions for a summit meeting on the function of the locus coeruleus – a tiny but mighty brainstem structure enjoying exponentially increased interest among neuroscientists.

Assistant Professor Elaine Hsiao chosen for .5 million Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award: Featured in UCLA Newsroom

Assistant Professor Elaine Hsiao chosen for $2.5 million Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award: Featured in UCLA Newsroom

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Elaine Hsiao has been chosen for the $2.5 million Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award, launching the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Neurodegeneration Challenge Network.

Link: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/biologist-chosen-for-2-5-million-ben-barres-early-career-award

UCLA Professor Phelps Research Makes Cover of Experimental Neurology

UCLA Professor Phelps Research Makes Cover of Experimental Neurology

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“Evidence of axon connectivity across a spinal cord transection in rats treated with epidural stimulation and motor training combined with olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation.”

Professors Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla research featured in UCLA Newsroom

Professors Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla research featured in UCLA Newsroom

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Link: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-cell-study-reveals-how-head-injuries-lead-to-serious-brain-diseases

Assistant Professor Elaine Hsiao selected as New York Stem Cell Foundation Robertson Investigator: Featured in UCLA Newsroom

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Congradulations to Elaine Hsiao for being selected as one of the New York Stem Cell Foundation 2018 Robertson Investigators, receiving a five-year, $1.5 million award from the New York Stem Cell Foundation to support her research into how microbes affect the brain and behavior.

Link: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/biologist-elaine-hsiao-selected-for-the-new-york-stem-cell-foundation-robertson-neuroscience-investigator-award

Professor Reggie Edgerton featured in UCLA Newsroom

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Link: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-scientist-helps-couple-find-hope-while-searching-for-a-cure-for-paralysis?_ga=2.6518709.687509978.1537207114-1511924146.1502140987

Professor Rachelle Crosbie-Watson featured in UCLA Newsroom

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Link: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/curing-a-deadly-childhood-disease-sharing-her-love-of-science-and-a-sleek-68-corvette-drive-this-ucla-biochemist

Professor Rachelle Crosbie-Watson featured on Mashable: How She Works

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Link: https://mashable.com/2018/06/01/biochemist-rachelle-crosbie-watson-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/#e8di.Z.5tPqN

Assistant Professor Elaine Hsiao and Graduate Christine Olson featured in UCLA Newsroom

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Link: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gut-bacteria-play-critical-role-in-anti-seizure-effects-of-ketogenic-diet-ucla-scientists-report?_ga=2.103680969.834268564.1526927815-1511924146.1502140987