Events

UCI MIND Seminar Series: A Rite of Passage: Tau’s Route Between and Within Cells

In this talk, Dr. Kenneth S. Kosik focuses on understanding Tau pathogenesis and how it brings together multiple facets of cell biology in its transit through synthesis, post-translational modification, misfolding, spread, and degradation. The totality of cellular systems contributions to the tauopathies requires both a comprehensive synthesis of diverse cellular functions and a scrutiny of individual genes and pathways.

UCI Conte Center: Seminar Series

Topic: Probing the Role of Serotonin in Alcohol Use Disorders
Speaker: Thomas L. Kash, PhD; John Andrews Distinguished Professor, Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

EpiCenter Seminar: Paul Jenkins, PhD

Topic: Molecular convergence in autism spectrum disorders: ankyrin-B controls Nav1.2 subcellular localization and neuronal function.
Speaker: Paul Jenkins, PhD; Assistant Professor; Departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry; University of Michigan Medical School

Community Information Session: COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

Register today for our upcoming community information session about the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots! Co-hosted by the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC) Pharmacy Department, this community information session will feature expert perspectives from clinical pharmacists on the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. The panel of experts will cover vaccine safety, effectiveness, and recommendations for both pediatrics and adults.

Join the UCI Health Affairs Town Hall: COVID-19 and Public Health Updates

Faculty and staff are invited to join a UCI Health town hall on the latest updates on COVID-19, variants, and managing the upcoming holidays. The panel will be moderated by Steve A. N. Goldstein, MA, MD, PhD, FAAP, Vice Chancellor, Health Affairs.

Boundary-Crossing Skills for Research Careers: Understanding Team Dynamics & Communication Styles

Understanding Team Dynamics & Communication Styles is a dynamic, two-part session on enhancing personal communication, understanding teams, and making sense of team dynamics in an ever-changing work environment.

Healthy Happenings: Integrative Insider LIVE!

Join the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute for a presentation on cannabis for pain with Danielle Piomelli, PhD, PharmD, director of the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis.

Healthy Happenings: Prioritizing Mental Health in the Hispanic Community

UCI and the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an online discussion on Prioritizing Mental Health in the Hispanic Community featuring speakers Dr. Jose Mayorga and Dr. Charles Vega and moderated by Dean Michael J. Stamos from the UCI School of Medicine.

James L. McGaugh Distinguished Lecture: A Motor Theory of Sleep Control

Speaker: Yang Dan Ph.D.; Department of Molecular & Cell Biology & University of California Berkeley
To identify neurons involved in sleep generation, we have performed whole-brain screening for sleep active and sleep promoting neurons. Sleep is controlled by a highly distributed network spanning the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain, and most sleep neurons are part of the central somatic and autonomic motor circuits. The intimate association between the sleep and the two motor control networks suggests that a primary function of sleep is to promote biological processes incompatible with movement.

Virtual Integrative Mental Health Conference

Sponsored by UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute (SSIHI) and Be Well OC, this free program will provide an integrative approach to mental health and wellbeing, including UCI and SSIHI providers presenting current research on depression and anxiety, along with an introduction to Mindfulness, Yoga Therapy, COVID-19 Updates, and next steps & resources to treat the whole person.