5/11/2023 A research paper (particulate matter and AD in mouse model) is published in Toxicological Sciences (news release, news release 2)

3/13/2023 NIH RF1 grant to investigate the molecular role of SYK in microglia activation and its contribution to AD is awarded (news release)

9/20/2022 NIH RF1 grant to investigate the neurotoxic mechanisms of particulate matter (air pollution) in AD is awarded (news release)

8/15/2022  NIH U01 grant to test biologic delivery of L-DOPA to treat cognitive decline and AD phenotypes in mice is awarded (news release)

8/15/2022 Janielle Vidal (EHS graduate student) successfully completed her dissertation defense. Congratulations Dr. Vidal!

7/1/2022  UCI MIND Women’s Alzheimer Movement (WAM) Initiative Grant to investigate susceptibility to air pollution in female is awarded

7/1/2022  Joan Vu (EHS graduate student) joins the lab. Welcome!

9/30/2021 NIH R41 grant is awarded

9/1/2021 Marina Mejias-Ortega joined the lab as an exchange graduate student from University of Malaga, Spain. Welcome Marina and enjoy your stay for 3 months!

8/15/2021 NIH R43 grant is awarded

News

7/14/2017   Joannee Zumkehr successfully completed her dissertation defense.  Congratulations Dr. Zumkehr!

7/1/2017   Research grant from Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) awarded

2/17/2017   Jason Kilian‘s first peer-reviewed research paper is accepted in Neuroscience

12/1/2016   Dr. Sharon Lim received the Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship

11/1/2016   Dr. Heng-Wei Hsu received the Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship

6/1/2016    Department of Medicine research grant awarded

4/4/2016   Joannee Zumkehr (QSB graduate student) received NRSA F31 fellowship from the NIA

3/1/2016   Kitazawa lab moved to UCI

11/1/2015   Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz received the Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity

5/1/2015   Received the Senate Award for Distinguished Early Career Research (UC Merced)

9/19/2014   NIEHS R01 grant awarded

5/1/2014   Collaboration with ONO Pharmaceutical in potential therapeutic intervention for AD initiated

10/1/2012   Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Research Grant awarded

4/9/2012   NIAMS R00 grant awarded

1/1/2012   Kitazawa lab launched at UC Merced