February 11, 2025 Faculty promotions and awards celebrated UC Riverside honored faculty members for their achievements at the 2025 Faculty Awards Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 6. Read More » January 08, 2025 Single Gene Links Autism, Epilepsy via Brain Circuit Development Summary: The gene neuropilin2 regulates inhibitory neuron migration and excitatory neuron connections, essential for balanced brain activity. A study revealed that deleting neuropilin2 disrupts inhibitory circuits, leading to autism-like behaviors and a higher seizure risk. Read More » January 08, 2025 Study links gene regulating brain circuit formation to autism and seizures Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms Read More » December 20, 2024 Uncovering key molecular factors behind malaria’s deadliest strain NIH grant will allow UC Riverside-led team to focus on long non-coding RNAs in Plasmodium falciparum Read More » December 02, 2024 789: Dr. Karine Le Roch: Studying the Molecular Mechanisms Important for the Parasite that Causes Malaria Dr. Karine Gaelle Le Roch is a Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research at the University of California, Riverside. Read More » August 16, 2024 Aerosols from u-cigarettes are at least as harmful as those from e-cigarettes UC Riverside and Portland State University researchers evaluated four SURGE u-cigarette flavor variants Read More » July 29, 2024 Prestigious NIH award will advance brain research at UCR Viji Santhakumar is the first recipient on campus of the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award Read More » July 22, 2024 Digital games on vaping devices could lure more youth to nicotine addiction Like other smart devices, smart vapes have high-definition animated displays Read More » More MCSB News
