UCLA-led research analyzing brain patterns may help neuroscientists increase people’s confidence, reduce fear

Infants show apparent awareness of ethnic differences, UCLA psychologists report

UCLA researchers develop stimulator which bypasses spine injury and helps patient move hand

WIRED names UCLA research among best things that happened in 2016 (see #8)

2016 Life Sciences’ New Faculty

Our new faculty are at the forefront of life science research:   Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Noa Pinter-Wollman, PhD studies animal societies to see how variation in individual behavior affects […]

Michelle Craske to receive the 2017 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology

Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske has been named the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP),  a premier organization for academic clinical […]

Sherie Morrison receives inaugural Immunology, Inflammation, Infection, and Transplantation (I3T) Excellence in Research Award

Dr. Sherie Morrison is the recipient of the 2016 Immunology,  Inflammation,  Infection and Transplantation (I3T) Excellence in Research Award– an award established to honor individuals who have made seminal contributions to […]

UCLA leads research finding childhood infections provide lifelong protection against flu viruses that come from animals

A team of researchers including ecology and evolutionary biology professor James Lloyd-Smith and graduate student Katelyn Gostic find that birth year may largely determine people’s risk for serious illness in an influenza pandemic.

New insight from UCLA molecular biologists on how the biological clock affects human health