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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

Member News

A Guide for First-Time Flyers: What To Expect and How To Prepare

A Guide for First-Time Flyers: What To Expect and How To Prepare

A Guide for First-Time Flyers: What To Expect and How To Prepare
Interview In The News Article
Study In Mice Shows How Chronic Caffeine Consumption Alters Sleep Pattern And Blood Flow

Study In Mice Shows How Chronic Caffeine Consumption Alters Sleep Pattern And Blood Flow

Study In Mice Shows How Chronic Caffeine Consumption Alters Sleep Pattern And Blood Flow
UCLA Health News Article UCLA Newsroom Uncategorized In The News Link
Living In a Disadvantaged Neighborhood Affects Food Choices, Weight Gain And the Microstructure Of the Brain

Living In a Disadvantaged Neighborhood Affects Food Choices, Weight Gain And the Microstructure Of the Brain

Living In a Disadvantaged Neighborhood Affects Food Choices, Weight Gain And the Microstructure Of the Brain
Uncategorized In The News UCLA Health News Article UCLA Newsroom Link

Joint Seminars In Neuroscience

UP NEXT:

March 12, 2024

“Investigating DynamiCa++l Mechanisms Underlying Cortical Development and Disease””

Georgia Panagiotakos, Ph.D.

Department of Neuroscience

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Faculty Host: Tiffany Ho

In-Person Event
12:00 PM
NRB 132 Auditorium

For more information, please contact the BRI Administrative Office at BRI@mednet.ucla.edu.

Upcoming Events/Seminars

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    Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) Distinguished Lecture Series – Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Gabriel Rojas Bowe

  • 12:00pm

    Integrative Center for Neural Repair (ICNR) and Integrative Centerfor Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Joint Seminar – Gabriel Balmus, Ph.D., D.V.M.

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Daniel Gray, Ph.D.

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    Neuro-AI Hackathon Challenge and Awards

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    Neurology Grand Rounds – Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D.

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    Brain Mapping Center (BMC) Seminar Series – Shulamite A. Green, Ph.D.

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

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    Integrative Center for Neural Repair (ICNR) Seminar Series – Xian-Jie Yang, Ph.D.

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Benita Jin

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    Electrophysiology of Brain Dynamics (EBD) Research Seminar – JoanaCabral, Ph.D.

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    2024 Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium

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    Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) – Georgia Panagiotakos, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Journal Club – Jiani Yin, Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds – Yakeel Quiroz-Gaviria, Ph.D.

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    Neuromodulation Seminar Series – Desmond J. Oathes, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Karmel Choi, Ph.D.

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    Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds – Eric Huang, M.D.,Ph.D.

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    Seminars by Young Neuroscience Citizen Scholars (SYNCS) Seminar Series – Kenyi Saito-Diaz, Ph.D.

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    Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Ranmal Samarasinghe, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Biological Chemistry Aubrey and Nancy Woodroof Seminar Series – Mingmin Zhang, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Joseph O’Neill, Ph.D., M.S.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds – Beate R. Ritz, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Invertebrate Neuroscience Affinity Group (INAG) Research Seminar -Sreekanth “Shrek” Chalasani, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Daniel Gray, 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?

Image of the Month

February 2024 – Mouse primary neurons at 21 days in vitro. Cyan is tubulin labeled with Cy5 and yellow is DNA (nuclei)labeled with DAPI.

By William Flavin and Andrew Yim in the laboratory of Dr. Chao Peng.

#1 Educational Program

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


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 270 +

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

Students per year do research with BRI.

Over 500

K-12 students per year visit UCLA Labs

Over 1000

K-12 Students Involved