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May 15, 2026

Stuber Lab Publish in NATURE

We are excited to share a new paper from the Stuber Lab published this week in Nature, titled “Prefrontal to ventral tegmental area dynamics drive contingency degradation.” (Nature) In this...
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February 24, 2026

Dr. John Scott Receives AMSPC President’s Award for Leadership in Pharmacology

We are proud to share that our department chair, Dr. Scott, has been honored with the President’s Award for Leadership in Pharmacology from the Association of Medical School Pharmacology Chairs...
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February 24, 2026

Drs. Ning Zheng and Huigang Shi Publish in NATURE

Prof. Ning Zheng and Prof. Lan Huang (UCI), co-corresponding authors of the study, together with Dr. Huigang Shi, published in Nature titled  “CSN5i-3 is an orthosteric molecular glue inhibitor of COP9 signalosome.”  The...
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February 24, 2026

Dr. Cirulli Secures Transformative $8.6M NIH RC2 Grant, with Collaborators Drs. Crisa, Bomsztyk, Ruohola-Baker, Levy, and Mathieu

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded an $8.6 million RC2 grant to an ISCRM team led by Vincenzo Cirulli, with collaborators Hannele Ruohola-Baker,...
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July 21, 2025

David Shechner selected for McKnight Foundation 2025 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected four projects to receive the 2025 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Awards. The awards will total $1.2 million for research on the biology...
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April 22, 2025

High School Student, Marie Morkos Completes a Shadowing Experience in Scott Lab, UW Pharmacology

    Marie Morkos is a bright and motivated high school student who recently completed a hands-on research experience under the mentorship of Maryanne Kihiu (Scott Lab) at the University of...
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April 21, 2025

Mickey Ruiz named in Husky 100!
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August 16, 2024

Catterall Science Symposium

Thursday, August 22, 2024 Foege Auditorium, S060 1:30pm Please join us for the Catterall Science Symposium as we remember the legacy of Bill Catterall. Speakers include his former trainees and...
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April 3, 2024

Congratulations to Yasemin Sancak!

Congratulations to Yasemin Sancak on her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure.
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