Professor Elaine Hsiao received an NIH-NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant for her project titled: “ Dissecting Microbiota-Gut-Brain Interactions for the Anti-Seizure Effects of the Ketogenic Diet”
Good luck and Congratulations to Dr. Tae-Hyung Kim as he leaves UCLA IBP (Rowat lab) for an assistant professor position in the department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico!
Congratulations to graduate student, Kelly Jameson (Hsiao Lab) who was awarded an NIH-NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant for her project titled: “Investigating the Effects of The Microbiota on Vagal Afferent Sensory Neuronal Activity in an Animal Model of Parkinson’s Disease.”
Professor Jim Tidball was awarded an NIH RO1 grant for his research titled “Novel mechanisms regulating muscle growth and regeneration: elucidating the Klotho/Jmjd3/Wnt axis.” Additional important contributors to this important work include Dr. Michelle Wehling-Henricks and Cynthia McKee.
Professors Scott Chandler and Xia Yang use single-cell RNA-seq analysis to discover that specific cell types and gene pathways are perturbed in ALS disease. Check out their insightful paper here!
With graduation around the corner, IBP would like to recognize some of its amazing students! Congratulations to Johnathon Divittorio, Amanda Nguyen, and Kara Shin for being selected as recipients of the IBP Distinguished TA Teaching Award! This well-deserved honor recognizes teaching assistants who have made amazing contributions to and exemplified in undergraduate teaching. Thank you for your hard work fostering an engaging and intellectually rigorous learning environment that has impacted so many students. We are exceptionally proud!
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Frye and Dr. Stephanie Correa for being selected as recipients for the 2019-2020 Life Sciences Excellence Award! Dr. Frye was selected for Excellence in Research, Full Professor, and Dr. Correa was selected for Excellence in Research, Assistant Professor! Thank you for your outstanding contributions to UCLA’s research community.
Congratulations Professor Stephanie Correa on receiving the 2020 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Award!
This award was created by the Undergraduate Research Centers to showcase the excellent faculty that mentor UCLA’s undergraduates in research and creative activies. Dr. Correa van Veen’s mentorship of two students culminated in the students’ oral presentations during the 2020 Undergraduate Research Showcase. She had five students who received scholarships through the Undergraduate Research Centers. In addition, Dr. Correa van Veen has taught 14 SRP99 Undergraduate Research Courses over the last 5 years, demonstrating her willingness to mentor new students in research.
The thirteen 2020 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor award winners were selected by a committee of
faculty and staff who serve on the UCLA Research Week Committee. More information about the award and the
nomination process can be found at: http://sciences.ugresearch.ucla.edu/faculty-mentor-award-winners/
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