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UC Irvine-led research team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping

February 14, 2024
New tools can detect microstructural changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease brain neurons The UCI School of Medicine team members who helped develop new viral vectors that will advance neural...

Congratulations to Nir Drayman!

October 26, 2023
Please join us in congratulating Nir Drayman on his newly published paper "mSphere of Influence:Virology in the noise—how cell-to-cell variability impacts viral infection outcomes". Please click Read More for the...

Congratulations to José Morán!

October 10, 2023
Please join us in congratulating José Morán, recipient of the Rose Hills Foundation Science & Engineering Fellowship. The fellowship provides financial support and recognizes and rewards UCI's most meritorious graduate...

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Center Administration

Tom Lane

Thomas E. Lane, Ph.D.
Center Director
tlane@uci.edu

Marsden 2021 Headshot Photo

Matthew D. Marsden, Ph.D.
Center Associate Director
m.marsden@uci.edu

Rebecca Taylor

Rebecca Taylor
Center Administrator
taylorrr@uci.edu

Executive Committee

Bert Semler

Bert Semler, Ph.D.

Matthew Marsden

Matthew Marsden, Ph.D.

Lisa Wagar

Lisa Wagar, Ph.D.

Roberto Tinoco

Roberto Tinoco, Ph.D.