Content Authored by: Iqbal Pittalwala

Professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Wound Healing Society

Manuela Martins-Green’s lab pioneered studies on the role of chemokines in wound healing

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Graduate student awarded 2026 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Ting-An Lin will investigate molecular links between microplastics exposure and atherosclerosis

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From diagnosis to discovery: Marin Furukuwa’s journey through epilepsy research

Undergraduate’s internship experience fueled her passion for neuroscience and healthcare

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UC Riverside doctoral student awarded prestigious DOE fellowship

Ryan Milton will conduct AI-based nuclear physics research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Postdoc receives CURE Epilepsy’s Taking Flight Award

Mahboubeh Ahmadi will study hippocampal inhibitory circuits and seizure-related behaviors

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UCR scientists win 2025 Buchalter Cosmology Prize

Research shows how the universe’s first galaxies may have generated magnetic fields in intergalactic space

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Custom engineering brings radioactivity to life

A box on wheels built in a UCR machine shop is changing the way students see physics

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The hidden glass shop powering UCR science

Stephen Lepore’s custom glasswork keeps research moving across campus and beyond

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56 doctoral students earn Dissertation Completion Fellowships

UCR Graduate Division funding supports scholars as they complete the final stage of their research

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Professor honored with Nancy Chick Article of the Year Award

Award reflects Rosemary Tyrrell’s contributions to advancing teaching and learning in medical education and beyond

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Professor named 2025 Hastings Center Fellow

Brandon Brown is the first recipient of the honor at UCR

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RNA research takes center stage at UCR

Third annual symposium brought together top scientists in the RNA field, strengthening UCR’s role as an RNA research hub

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UCR scientist recognized by American Federation for Aging Research

Huimin Zhang has received AFAR’s Grant for Junior Faculty

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New faculty receives Career Development Award from American Academy of Neurology

Dr. Mahsa Khayat-Khoei will investigate how a special group of immune cells called monocytes contribute to nerve damage in progressive multiple sclerosis

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UCR physicist pushes for NASA & NSF funding in Washington, D.C.

On Save NASA Science Day of Action, Steve Choi joined hundreds of scientists and advocates from across the country

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Physician honored with Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

Dr. Anita Gupta is recognized for advancing humanism, equity, and innovation in medicine

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Psychologist will use AI to study infant motor development

UCR study will examine how infants’ movements develop over time and how caregiving practices influence that growth

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Psychologist elected fellow of American Psychological Association

Rachel Wu's research explores how infants and children learn and whether these methods can enhance adult cognitive development

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Epilepsy research rewarded with fellowship and grant

Viji Santhakumar’s lab is the recipient of both

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NASA grant to allow in-depth study of cosmic microwave background

Physicist Steve Choi will analyze satellite data to focus on reionization, one of the least understood epochs in cosmic history

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