“With this type of measurement tool, you could potentially figure out which drugs would work best for each person before even starting treatment,” said UCLA professor Dino Di Carlo.
The UCLA professor of world arts and cultures/dance was celebrated for her sensitive and innovative translation of cultural experience into museum exhibitions. She was 58.
The idea for the project began 20 years ago, when UCLA professor Anne Andrews was researching serotonin and realized that the then-state-of-the-art methods for monitoring neurochemicals couldn’t provide data with sufficient quality.
For the past five years, more than 250 UCLA undergraduates have designed and built a small satellite that will launch into orbit to study space weather.
The distinguished professor of biological chemistry, who shares the honor with C. David Allis of Rockefeller University, was recognized for his groundbreaking research on gene expression.
Chancellor Gene Block said the new report “allows us to demonstrate how every dollar invested in UCLA pays substantial dividends back to people throughout our state.”
UCLA researchers have found that an often overlooked component of a cell, the extracellular matrix, can influence how much sugar the cell consumes and its migratory behavior.
In this Q&A, the interim dean of the business school discusses his vision for the school, what he likes so much about Anderson and why he’s not a professional violinist.
Despite a 62 percent minority population with high rates of poverty, low education and lack of insurance — all factors expected to lead to high mortality rates and negative health outcomes — California’s health profile was significantly better than the nation’s as a whole.
The program is both an upper-level undergraduate course and public lecture series that brings together 40 leading minds to discuss 10 timely and fundamental questions.