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EMPOWERING COLLABORATIVE AND
DIVERSE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT UCLA.

Education

The BRI co-ordinates a large portion of neuroscience educational programs on campus.

Research

With about 300 members and about 800 open source labs, abundant opportunities exist to connect with fellow researchers and create innovative projects.

Outreach

The BRI educates and inspires K-12 students that are traditionally underserved to pursue higher education and a career in neuroscience.

Member Publications

Joshua T Trachtenberg. Competition, inhibition, and critical periods of cortical plasticity. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 2015 44-8

Yang Qu, Andrew J Fuligni, Adriana Galvan, et al. Buffering effect of positive parent-child relationships on adolescent risk taking: A longitudinal neuroimaging investigation. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2015 26-34

Jacob G Dubroff, Robert K Doot, Mary Falcone, et al. Decreased Nicotinic Receptor Availability in Smokers with Slow Rates of Nicotine Metabolism. J. Nucl. Med. 2015 1724-9

Chase S Linsley, Viola Y Quach, Gaurav Agrawal, et al. Visible light and near-infrared-responsive chromophores for drug delivery-on-demand applications. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2015 611-24

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Member News

Joint Seminars In Neuroscience

New Member Short Talks

June 9th, 2026

New Member Short Talks 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events/Seminars

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    Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) 2nd Annual Spring Symposium

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Symposium

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    Women in Neuroscience (WiN) Affinity Group Meeting

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    Biotech Entrepreneurship & Collaboration (BEC) Affinity Group Meeting

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    Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – 3rd Annual Pride Month Lecture – Speaker TBD

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Jonathan C. Kao, Ph.D.

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    Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) Research Seminar – Vijay G. Sankaran, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Hedy Kober, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Paul Mathews, Ph.D.

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Pride Month Seminar – Saray Soldado Magraner, Ph.D. and Michael Apostol

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    Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Alberto Cruz-Martin, Ph.D.

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    Biotech Entrepreneurship & Collaboration (BEC) Affinity Group Meeting

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    Semel Grand Rounds (SGR) – Scott Wilke, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Jonathon Reeder, Ph.D.

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    Neuromodulation Seminar Series – Scott Aaronson, M.D.

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    2026 CELL Scholars Symposium

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Carlos A. Sanchez-Leon, Ph.D.

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The UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) is a catalyst for education, outreach, and research collaborations among current and future scientists, engineers and clinicians who seek to understand the healthy and diseased brain.

UCLA is rated the #1 Public University in the country.

What makes BRI exceptional?

BRI June Image

Image of the Month

Image: Doxycycline-induced Kolf2.1 Ngn cells at Day 28 of differentiation, maintained as intact colonies and showing robust axonal outgrowth. Cells were plated on GelTrex, expressing dTomato under the Synapsin promoter and imaged at 10X magnification in the CY3 channel.

By: Anup Khanal. Ben Novitch Lab.

#1 Educational Program

UCLA is ranked the #1 public education program in the country by US News. Programs are diverse, affordable, and mission driven.

Over 300 +

Members

80

Doctoral Students

Over 20

Courses

Life Changing Research

The BRI provides multiple mechanisms to invigorate research programs and support collaborations bringing together investigators from complementary fields. These mechanisms include

Over 300 +

Members

Over 1000

Publications Per Year

Over $ 1 Billion

Federal Funds UCLA Receives

Outreach That Impacts Our Communities

The BRI aims to extend scientific knowledge into the community and inspire elementary and secondary school students to explore a career in neuroscience

Over 40

High School Students per year do research with BRI.

Over 500

K-12 students per year visit UCLA Labs

Over 1000

K-12 Students Involved