Professor Claudio Villanueva’s research paper to be published in the journal eLife

Professor Claudio Villanueva’s research paper to be published in the journal eLife

Congratulations to Professor Claudio Villanueva for his research paper titled “Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier is required for optimal brown fat thermogenesis” to be published in the journal eLife

Here is the link to the paper.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52558

Professor Jim Tidball receives a new NIH R01 grant to investigate the role of the muscle microenvironment in cancer

Professor Jim Tidball receives a new NIH R01 grant to investigate the role of the muscle microenvironment in cancer

Congratulations to Professor Jim Tidball for receiving a new NIH R01 grant to investigate the role of the muscle microenvironment in cancer with his long time collaborator, Professor Denis Guttridge of Medical University of South Carolina

Congratulations to Professor Elaine Hsiao who received an NIH-NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant!

Congratulations to Professor Elaine Hsiao who received an NIH-NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant!

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!

Good luck and Congratulations to Dr. Tae-Hyung Kim!

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 !

Congratulations to graduate student, Kelly Jameson (Hsiao Lab) who was awarded an NIH-NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke grant !

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 Art Arnold and his research were recently featured in Women’s Health in Focus at NIH

Professor Art Arnold and his research were recently featured in Women’s Health in Focus at NIH


For more information about Dr. Arnold’s research go to
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/In%20Focus%20Volume%203%20Issue%203.pdf
 
Congratulations to Professor Stephanie Correa for her outstanding presentation. “Sex Differences in regulation of temperature and metabolism” at the MBI Faculty Seminar Series

Congratulations to Professor Stephanie Correa for her outstanding presentation. “Sex Differences in regulation of temperature and metabolism” at the MBI Faculty Seminar Series

Professor Tidball receives an NIH RO1 grant for his research

Professor Tidball receives an NIH RO1 grant for his research

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 publish a new scientific paper in Neurobiology of Disease!

Professors Scott Chandler and Xia Yang publish a new scientific paper in Neurobiology of Disease!

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!

Congratulations to our 2020 IBP Distinguished TA Teaching Award recipients!

Congratulations to our 2020 IBP Distinguished TA Teaching Award recipients!

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!