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What began with a $70,000 philanthropic gift 12 years ago has grown into the recipient of a $47 million National Institute on Aging grant for Alzheimer’s disease research at the University of California, Irvine.

UCI researchers and clinicians will have an unparalleled opportunity to make transformational advances in the study and treatment of depression, thanks to a $55 million gift from the estate of Audrey Steele Burnand.

In this episode of the UCI Podcast, Frank La Ferla, Chancellor’s Professor and dean of the School of Biological Sciences, discusses the difficult situation many families face when reuniting during the holidays with someone with cognitive impairment because of Alzheimer’s disease or another neurological condition.

We expect too much from Earth. This year at the UN COP26 climate conference, scientists from around the world are discussing a frightening truth, our planet’s resiliency reaching a tipping point.

University of California, Irvine biologists blazing new approaches to studying Alzheimer’s disease have made a major finding on combating inflammation linked to the disease.

UCI researchers, lead by Biological Sciences School Dean Frank LaFerla and Professor Andrea Tenner, have received an $11.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to create several humanized mouse models to more accurately mimic human Alzheimer’s conditions.

UCI MIND hosts one of the field’s most influential annual Alzheimer’s disease research conferences featuring speakers and presentations showcasing the latest breakthroughs. Center director Frank LaFerla discusses the 2011 conference and exciting research and treatment efforts for the disease.