James A. Lake, Distinguished professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Human Genetics, and Larry Simpson, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics are among 220 distinguished scholars, scientists, authors, artists, and business and philanthropic leaders elected today to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments.
Megan Bartlett and Christine Scoffoni, UCLA graduate students in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, working with Lawren Sack, a UCLA professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology recently publish findings that could lead to predictions of which plant species will escape extinction from climate change.
Ji Won Shim, a UCLA postdoctoral fellow working with Utpal Banerjee, UCLA Professor and Chairman of the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology department, recently published a study in Nature Cell Biology showing that insulin and nutrition keep blood stem cells from differentiating into mature blood cells. This finding could benefit diabetics, through its implications for studying inflammatory response and blood development in response to dietary changes in humans.
Stephanie White, a UCLA associate professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology is senior author of a new study that found 2,000 genes expressed in a region of the male zebra finch's brain, that are significantly linked to singing. At least some of these genes are shared by humans, and are likely important for human speech.
Dr. Hanna Mikkola, UCLA associate professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, recently led a study that found a specific cell signaling pathway in the placenta that plays a key role in stopping blood stem cells from differentiating into mature blood cells in the placenta. This is critical to ensure proper blood supply for an individual's lifetime.
John Novembre, an assistant professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is among 126 scientists and scholars to receive a 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
May 24 7:00 PM Microbes in My Ramen? Prof. Rowat explains the benefits of microbes in your food Featured lecturers Chef David Chang, momofuku and Peter Meehan, Lucky Peach Venue: Moore 100, UCLA
June 9 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Science of Sweetness + More Featured lectures: UCLA Prof. Amy Rowat, Bill Yosses, White House Executive Pastry Chef, Jimmy Shaw, Lotería Grill, and Sherry Yard, Spago Venue: Moore 100 and Moore East Terrace, UCLA