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Faculty/Staff News

• June 20, 2009, the Department of Pharmacology will hold its 3rd Annual Research Day (see agenda) beginning with breakfast at 9 a.m. in the Gillespie NRF. Presentations to take place immediately following in the Dr. S. Jerome and Judith D. Tamkin Student Lecture Hall, F110.
• June 17, 2009 there will be a celebration (agenda) of the joint Research Unit between UCI and the INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale –the equivalent of NIH in France). This is the first and unique structure of this type in California. The INSERM-UCI Unit, whose Director is our joint faculty member, Professor Emiliana Borrelli, allows the exchange of students, post-doctoral fellows and sabbatical professors, providing to UCI additional visibility at the international level.
• June 11, 2009, The French government, which is seeking to increase its international profile in science, is investing $680,000 in a UC Irvine study that’s basically a search for clues on how to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders. INSERM has awarded these funds to UCI microbiologist Emiliana Borrelli, professor, microbiology & molecular genetics and joint faculty member in pharmacology, who is examining the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dr. Borrelli will carry out the new study with UCI professor and chairman of pharmacology, Paolo Sassone-Corsi, a pioneering figure in the study of circadian rhythm.  Click here to read more.
• May 28, 2009, The Clock Watcher, Paolo Sassone-Corsi, distinguished professor and chair, circadian rhythms research is shedding light on the causes of disease and aging. Click here to read more.
• April 29, 2009, New Scientist, Remember facts by cramming with fat.  Study led by Daniele Piomelli, professor and Louise Turner Arnold chair in neurosciences.

Postdoc/Graduate Student News

• Lorena Aguilar Arnal (Sassone-Corsi lab) was awarded a long term European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) postdoctoral fellowship for 1-year from 07/01/09-06/30/10.
• Jasmin Dao (Leslie lab) was awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) predoctoral fellowship for the period 07/01/09-06/30/11.
• Celina Mojica (Leslie lab) was selected as a Resident Scientist awardee in the 2009-10 GK-12 Fellowship Program . This initiative is funded by NSF and its goal is to bring innovation to graduate and K-12 education.
• Carlos Solorzano (Piomelli lab) was awarded the President's Dissertation Year Fellowship for academic year 2009-10.
• Armando Larraga (Leslie lab) was awarded the Faculty Mentor Program (FMP) Fellowship for academic year 2009-10.
• Monica Arnold (Leslie lab) was awarded an American Psychological Association (APA) Diversity Program in Neuroscience (DPN) Fellowship for the period 7/1/09-6/30/10. This fellowship is provided through a T32 training grant from NIMH.
• Alvin King (Piomelli lab) was awarded the Henry Wood Elliott Memorial Award for recognition of his excellence as a graduate student for academic year 2008-09.

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