Integrative Biology and Physiology

2022 Commencement Ceremony
2022-06-11 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Court of Sciences, 617 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The Integrative Biology and Physiology Graduation ceremony is on Saturday, June 11, at 9:00 AM in the Court of Sciences (courtyard between Young and Boelter Halls). Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.
What you need to do:

Complete the Senior Survey from the College of Letters and Science
Information compiled from the Senior Survey is useful to the faculty to assess the quality of the undergraduate curriculum and to identify areas needing improvement. Your response is anonymous.
Complete the Commencement Confirmation Card (Name Card)
(Print your name legibly and provide the phonetic spelling of your name)
Cards will be available at the Undergraduate Office beginning May 23. I will leave a stack of cards in my mailbox in 124 Hershey Hall. Pick up the card before June 9. You will keep the card and bring it to the ceremony.

Paul Vander - The Medial Preoptic Area Integrates Reproductive Cues To Modulate Energy Balance (LNE Series)
2022-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
The Medial Preoptic Area Integrates Reproductive Cues
To Modulate Energy Balance
Paul Vander
Student, Integrative Biology & Physiology (S. Correa’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/93443288583?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode – LNE21-22
Contact – Catherine Weston – http://cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series - Norma Sandoval
2022-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
TBD
Norma Sandoval
Student, Integrative Biology & Physiology (S. Correa’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/93443288583?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode – LNE21-22
Contact – Catherine Weston – http://cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

UCLA Neurosurgery Casa Colina Lecture Series: Distinguished Professor Reggie Edgerton
2022-03-23 07:00 - 08:00 | Zoom
“Multiple mechanisms in play with spinal neuromodulation of sensorimotor dysfunctions”
Wednesday, March 23, from 7-8 AM.
Dr. Edgerton received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Michigan State University, Masters from University of Iowa and BS from East Carolina University. He is currently the Director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and a Distinguished Professor of the Departments of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Neurobiology, and Neurosurgery. He has been teaching and conducting research at UCLA for over 50 years. His research is focused on how the neural networks in the lumbar spinal cord of mammals, including humans, regain control of standing, stepping and voluntary control of fine movements after paralysis, and how can these motor functions be modified by chronically imposing activity-dependent interventions after spinal cord injury.
Zoom Meeting ID: 922 5442 0305
Download Flyer:
UCLA-Casa Colina Virtual Lecture 3.23.22

Synapse to Circuit Seminar - Kelly Jameson
2022-03-18 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
Kelly Jameson
Ph.D. Candidate, Integrative Biology & Physiology (E. Hsiao’s Lab)
UCLA College of Letters and Sciences
Zoom Info – https://uclahs.fyi/S2C22
Contact – Laura Schreiber – lschreiber@mednet.ucla.edu

Rising to the Challenge Faculty Symposium - Department of Neurobiology
2021-12-14 08:30 - 12:00 | Luskin Center

Rising to the Challenge - Faculty Symposium
2021-12-13 07:30 - 15:30 | Luskin Center
RSVP by Wednesday, Dec. 8thhttps://forms.gle/UFzVmghNn69ddgwk8
For more questions, please contact Grace Angus at gracea@lifesci.ucla.edu

The Role of Hippocampal Interneurons in REM-sleep Dependent Memory Consolidation - Michelle Frazer
2021-12-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom & 13-105 CHS
December 10, 2021: 3:30 – 5:00 pm,
Zoom and 13-105 CHS
Synapse to Circuit Seminar
The Role of Hippocampal Interneurons in REM-sleep
Dependent Memory Consolidation
Michelle Frazer
PhD Candidate, Integrative Biology & Physiology (G. Poe’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom Info – https://uclahs.fyi/S2C21
Contact – Laura Schreiber – lschreiber@mednet.ucla.edu

Integration of Metabolic and Reproductive Cues in the Tuberal Nucleus of the Hypothalamus - Megan Massa
2021-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
December 10, 2021: 12 Noon via Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
Integration of Metabolic and Reproductive Cues in the Tuberal
Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
Megan Massa
PhD Candidate, Integrative Biology and Physiology (S. Correa’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom & Password – Please contact Catherine.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

The Future of Food and the Brain-Body Connection
2021-11-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
The UCLA Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
invites you to a special virtual event
The Future of Food and the Brain-Body Connection
a conversation featuring
Elaine Hsiao, Ph.D.
De Logi Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Amy Rowat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Marcie H. Rothman Presidential Chair in Food Studies
with Q&A moderated by
Rachelle H. Crosbie, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Join the journey into the future of food with world-renowned professors of UCLA’s Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology. The webinar will explore how science can develop tailored formulations of microorganisms that could improve brain health, or even engineer precisely tailored meats, like a marbled steak. Dr. Elaine Hsiao will discuss recent advances in understanding how the gut microbiome interacts with diet and the nervous system to impact brain health and complex behaviors. She will be joined by Dr. Amy Rowat, who will discuss the pioneering approaches her lab is taking to grow muscle and fat tissue for cultured meat applications.

Noble Family Innovation Fund Seminar Series, Pt.3 - Professor Amy Rowat
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Event speakers:
– Amy Rowat, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Integrative Biology and Physiology
– Catherine Cahill, Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
– Heather Maynard, Associate Director of Technology & Development, CNSI
California NanoSystems Institute faculty are accomplishing amazing things every day. Don’t miss this inside look at the innovative research and creative activity of the Noble Family Innovation Fund. The CNSI recently awarded Noble Fund grants to 10 interdisciplinary nanoscience research teams.
During the virtual seminar series UCLA faculty members will offer brief presentations via Zoom on the work they are engaged in as part of the Noble Fund and how these efforts are impacting research for the greater good, from research to advance computing, human health and environmental sustainability.
The seminar series kicks off on September 30 with three Noble Fund presentations. Each presentation will be 15 minutes, followed by discussion.
The talks will strive to:
– Introduce the state of the field
– Highlight key preliminary data
– Provide an overview of the research
– Identify potential opportunities for additional collaboration
The Noble Fund Seminar Series is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact communications@cnsi.ucla.edu.

Effects of Estrogens on Thermoregulation in Mice - Professor Stephanie Correa
2021-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Integrated Center for Neural Repair Seminar (ICNR)
Effects of Estrogens on Thermoregulation in Mice
Stephanie Correa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom Registration –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0scuCuqzMpGNNhklSoIvIDDFGC2vU4_yn9
Contact – Dr. Ben Novitch – bnovitch@g.ucla.edu

Cardiovascular Theme Symposium
2021-10-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Luskin Center
Cardiovascular Theme Symposium
Session 1 – Cardiomyocyte Biology
Moderator
Pearl Quijada, PhD – Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology, UCLA College of Life Sciences
Rene Packard, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, Medicine & Physiology,
Speakers
Rachelle Crosbie, PhD – Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Life Sciences
Thomas Vondriska, PhD – Professor, Anesthesiology, Medicine & Physiology,
Brian Black, PhD – Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics,
University of California, San Francisco
Session 2 – Vascular and Lipid Biology
Moderator
Julia Mack, PhD – Assistant Professor, Medicine,
Nicole Valenzuela, PhD – Assistant Professor, Pathology & Lab Medicine,
Speakers
Tamer Sallam, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Medicine,
Thomas Vallim, PhD – Associate Professor, Medicine and Biological Chemistry,
Klaus Ley, MD – Professor & Head, Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, University of California San Diego
Session 3 – Systems Biology and Omics
Moderator
Marlin Touma, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Pediatrics,
Paivi Pajukanta, MD, PhD – Professor, Human Genetics,
Speakers
Jake Lusis, PhD – Professor, Medicine, Human Genetics,
and Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Marlin Touma, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Pediatrics,
Stephen Montgomery, PhD – Associate Professor, Pathology,
Genetics & Computer Science, Stanford University
Session 4 – Ion Channels and Basic Electrophysiology
Moderator
Stephen Cannon, MD, PhD – Professor, Physiology,
Zhilin Qu, PhD – Professor, Bioengineering,
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Speakers
Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Medicine,
Riccardo Olcese, PhD – Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Daniel Minor, PhD – Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics and Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco
Contact – Rosemary Portal – cri@mednet.ucla.edu

2021 IBP & MCIP Commencement Virtual Celebration
2021-06-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology (IBP) & Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program in Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (MCIP) cordially invites you to join our Virtual Celebration for our graduates on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
The program will include remarks by:
Introduction of Faculty and Opening Remarks – Professor Rachelle Crosbie
Presentation of Outstanding Senior Award – Professor Patty Phelps
Address by Outstanding Senior – Suchita Kumar
Introduction of Molecular, Cellular, & Integrative Physiology Ph.D. Degree Candidates – Professor Mark Frye
Introduction of Physiological Science M.S. Degree Candidates – Professor Amy Rowat
Presentation of Distinguished TA Teaching Award – Professor Amy Rowat
Introduction of Physiological Science B.S. Degree Candidates

UCLA Life Sciences Excellence Awards 2020 & 2021
2021-06-11 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for a virtual celebration honoring 2020 and 2021 Life Sciences Excellence Award Winners

2020
Shane Campbell-Staton (EEB)
Ira Clark (BRM)
Hilary Coller (MCDB)
Stephanie Correa (IBP)
Tonya Kane (EEB)
Mark Frye (IBP)
Martin Monti (Psych)
Noa Pinter-Wolman (EEB)
Amanda Robin (EEB)
Kelsi Rutledge (EEB)

2021
Soraya de Chadarevian (ISG)
Saskia Giebl (Psych)
Benjamin Hà (EEB)
Alison Lipman (EEB)
Timothy O’Sullivan (MIMG)
Peter Schuette (Psych)
Nick Shapiro (ISG)
Janet Tomiyama (Psych)
Yibin Wang (MCIP)

June 11, 2021
2:00-3:00 P.M.
Click here to RSVP
** or email clynch@college.ucla.edu

Stephen Huston, Ph.D. - "Turning vision in movement: Drosophila gaze-stabilization as a model for sensorimotor control"
2021-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
UCLA Integrative Biology & Physiology Presents:

Stephen Huston, Ph.D.
“Turning vision in movement: Drosophila gaze-stabilization as a model for sensorimotor control”
How does the brain generate behavior? At its most basic level behavior arises from the complex interaction of the brain’s sensory and motor systems. I will talk about my work to understand the neural basis of this interaction using fly gaze stabilization as a model system where we can perturb single, identified neurons while the fly performs visually-guided behaviors. I will discuss our findings on how information is transformed between sensory and motor neurons, how motor neuron activity plays out through neural feedback loops to generate movements of the animal, and how visual and proprioceptive inputs combine to enable the brain to choose amongst multiple different motor outputs.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
12 Noon
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 944 3059 8494
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Let's Talk Science: Understanding Memory: From the Mind to Immunity
2021-05-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
UCLA Life Sciences
invites you to a special virtual event
Let’s Talk Science:
Understanding Memory: From the Mind to Immunity
an illuminating conversation featuring
Alan Castel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
David Glanzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
Professor, Department of Neurobiology
Maureen Su, M.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology
with Q&A ​​​​​​moderated by
Tracy Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Dean of Life Sciences, UCLA College
Join us for the second event in a compelling new lecture series hosted by Dean of Life Sciences Tracy Johnson. The series highlights UCLA’s research expertise focused on today’s most urgent challenges. “Memory” has taken on a whole new meaning in the last several years, and we are excited to explore the science of memory from a molecular, psychological and immunological perspective.

Dissecting Contributions of Prodromal Intestinal Inflammation to the Manifestation of Parkinson’s Disease - Ping Fang, Ph.D.
2021-04-29 09:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
UCLA Neurodegenerative Diseases Symposium, Trainee Talks (Part I of II)
Dissecting Contributions of Prodromal Intestinal Inflammation to the Manifestation of Parkinson’s Disease
Ping Fang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Hsiao Lab
Registration – www.uclandsymposium.com
Contact – Kelly Jameson – kgjameson@g.ucla.edu

Removing the Gender/Sex Binary from Our Research and Testing - Stephanie Correa, Ph.D. & Megan Massa
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
Removing the Gender/ Sex Binary from Our Research and Testing
Stephanie Correa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology, – and –
Megan Massa
Student, Integrative Biology & Physiology (S. Correa’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

Art Arnold, Ph.D. - "My Mouse Has a Sex Difference. Now What Do I Do?"
2021-04-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
ART ARNOLD, PhD
Distinguished Professor
UCLA, Integrative Biology & Physiology
“My Mouse Has a Sex Difference. Now What Do I Do?”
Friday, April 2, 2021 – 12:00 p.m.
For zoom link and password, please contact Catherine Weston (cweston@mednet.ucla.edu)
Abstract:
The NIH requires applicants to “consider sex as a biological variable (SABV) in the design and analysis of NIH-funded research involving animals and cells.” Yet, many investigators are unaware of a conceptual framework for approaching the study of sex differences, and of practical strategies to meet this requirement. This talk will consider these issues, relevant to animal research.

MBI Faculty Seminar: Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
2021-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Coordination of endothelial cell maturation and patterning by the epicardium”
The coronary plexus arises from the integration of endothelial cells (ECs) with supportive mural cells and signals stemming from the epicardium. Synchronized with coronary remodeling, the epicardium undergoes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EMT); a process that regulates cell differentiation and growth factor secretion. Genetic mouse models with limited epicardial EMT have reduced subepicardial mesenchyme formation in addition to dysfunctional vasculature networks, yet the mechanisms underlying this catastrophic phenotype are unknown. Our lab aims to identify the specialized epicardial cells guiding the specification of the coronary plexus. To achieve this goal, we utilize cell-lineage tracing models coupled with the investigation of transcriptional programs from epicardial cells and ECs using single cell RNA sequencing. The epicardium’s role in facilitating arterio-venous specification is emerging as a novel mechanism to support regenerative-based medicine. Our essential goal is to identify fetal vascular guidance cues that may be harnessed for the development of therapies to treat vascular diseases.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95104392930?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 951 0439 2930
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Let’s Talk Science: Sleep, the Brain, and Human Health from Adolescents to Adults
2021-02-09 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
UCLA Life Sciences
invites you to a special virtual event

Let’s Talk Science:
Sleep, the Brain, and Human Health
from Adolescents to Adults

an illuminating conversation featuring

Gene Block, Ph.D.
UCLA Chancellor

Adriana Galván, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Dean, Undergraduate Education, UCLA College
Gina Poe, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
with Q&A ​​​​​​moderated by
Tracy Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Dean, Life Sciences, UCLA College
Join us for the inaugural event in a compelling new lecture series hosted by Dean of Life Sciences Tracy Johnson. The series highlights UCLA’s research expertise focused on today’s most urgent challenges, from diseases and treatments to mental health, the environment, and the role of science in society.

The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session. Please submit your questions in advance via email to koleary@support.ucla.edu by Monday, February 8 at 12:00 p.m.

Vascular Biology Training Grant Seminar Series: Dr. Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
2021-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
UCLA Vascular Biology Training Grant Seminar Series

Dr. Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology
University of California at Los Angeles
“Coordination of vascular patterning by the epicardium”
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Meeting Time: 11am-12pm PST
Zoom Link:
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91563260461?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 915 6326 0461 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Please contact njobanputra@mednet.ucla.edu for any questions.

MBI Faculty Research Seminar Series - Professor Roy Wollman
2020-12-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Estrogenic Modulation of Neural Circuits that Maintain Homeostasis - Professor Stephanie Correa
2020-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
Estrogenic Modulation of Neural Circuits that Maintain Homeostasis
Stephanie Correa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters and Sciences
Zoom –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

I3T Seminar / Research in Progress - Geoff Pronovost
2020-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
I3T Seminar/ Research in Progress (RIP)
TBD
Geoff Pronovost
Student, Integrative Biology & Physiology (E. Hsiao’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom Registration –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Au4lh6TLRUCw05bYK8lwZg
Contact – Emma Planas – eplanas@mednet.ucla.edu

XY Star Mouse Line Reveals Y-Chromosome Specific Effect on Sleep Regulation
2020-10-30 12:00
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
XY Star Mouse Line Reveals Y-Chromosome Specific Effect on Sleep Regulation
India Nichols, PhD
Postdoc, Integrative Biology & Physiology (K. Paul’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

What a Bird Can Tell You About Your Brain - Professor Stephanie White - Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
2020-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
What a Bird Can Tell You About Your Brain
Stephanie White, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

Ablation of Fat Cells in Adult Mice Induces Massive Bone Gain - Arthe Raajendiran, Ph.D.
2020-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Molecular Metabolism Journal Club
Ablation of Fat Cells in Adult Mice Induces Massive Bone Gain
Arthe Raajendiran, PhD
Postdoc, Integrative Biology and Physiology (C. Villanueva’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – Contact Lara for Zoom information.
Contact – Lara Bideyan – lara.bedeyan@gmail.com
Website – https://labs.dgsom.ucla.edu/tontonoz/pages/journal_club

The Past and Future of Four Core Genotypes Models - Professor Art Arnold
2020-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
The Past and Future of Four Core Genotypes Models
Art Arnold, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu
