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Congratulations to Christian Gerard Capuno, second-year M.S. Physiological Science student, for winning first place in the 2026 UCLA Grad Slam

Congratulations to Christian Gerard Capuno, second-year M.S. Physiological Science student, for winning first place in the 2026 UCLA Grad Slam

Congratulations to Christian Gerard Capuno, second-year M.S. Physiological Science student, for winning first place in the 2026 UCLA Grad Slam. You may watch the presentation on Mind Over Matter: Understanding Sleep Disruptions in Myotonic Dystrophy via YouTube. On April 22nd Christian compete in Sacramento against champions from the nine other UC campuses in the systemwide competition.
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Professor Barney Schlinger is awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology’s (SBN) 2026 Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement award

Professor Barney Schlinger is awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology’s (SBN) 2026 Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement award

Professor Barney Schlinger is awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology's (SBN) 2026 Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement award. The award serves two important purposes: (1) to honor the lifetime achievements of distinguished investigators in our field and (2) to educate junior members of SBN about the life and work of distinguished senior members, including their role in public education, outreach, and other efforts that exemplify good stewardship of our discipline.
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Professor Beau Alward is awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology’s (SBN) 2026 Frank A. Beach Early Career Award

Professor Beau Alward is awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology’s (SBN) 2026 Frank A. Beach Early Career Award

Professor Beau Alward is awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology's (SBN) 2026 Frank A. Beach Early Career award. The award recognizes an early-career scientist who has established an independent research program which exhibits the potential for continued significant impacts on the field of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology.
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Professor Gina Poe, is noted in the UCLA Newsroom

Professor Gina Poe, is noted in the UCLA Newsroom

Professor Gina Poe, is noted in the UCLA Newsroom, “10 Bruin inventions: Research, discoveries and innovations that have powered progress”
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The department is proud of its long history in training the next generation of thinkers and leaders in science and medicine. The department offers an Undergraduate Program (B.S. in Physiological Science) as well as a two-year, research-oriented Master’s Program (M.S. in Physiological Science). We are a co-founder and home to the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology (MCIP) Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program, which is one of 11 Ph.D.-granting programs in the Graduate Programs in Biosciences (GPB) at UCLA. The department is also highly engaged with the Undergraduate Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program (UNSIDP). Specifically, IBP provides administrative expertise and support for UNSIDP’s leadership; staff; instruction; curriculum; courses; teaching assistants; and financial support for selected activities.

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