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MAY 2024

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

NBB Assistant Professor Search

UCI invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position to join the faculty of the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine.

Ideal applicants will employ addiction-relevant behavioral models in rodents or other model organisms and will conduct research that integrates cutting edge neuroscience techniques and conceptually innovative approaches to better understand the biological bases of addiction and related disorders. Additional research interests may include the intersection of social environment with drug use and/or comorbidity of drug use with other disorders/disease states, such as psychiatric conditions, metabolic disorders, or infectious disease. 
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Pregnancy Shrinks Your Brain. But It Strengthens It Too.
 

Dr. Liz Chrastil was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal. The article walks through Dr. Chrastil's decision to sign herself up for a one-woman research study that resulted in groundbreaking insights on how pregnancy affects the brain. LEARN MORE

Navigating Identity and Research

NBB graduate student Dominic Javonillo was featured in the book project "With Love," which aims to provide valuable insights and empower the lives of queer Filipino-Americans. This unique collection includes letters written by individuals to their younger selves, addressing the question, "What do we wish we knew about being queer and Filipino in America?" Dominic shares his journey as the eldest son of Filipino immigrants, navigating the complexities of his identity, and addressing barriers in pursuing pre-med and biology research careers, which are often inaccessible to those from similar backgrounds. LEARN MORE

NBB SPOTLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS

MAY

NBB Spring Social
22
Wednesday
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate all of the hard work that you have done this academic year! There will be light refreshments, games, swag giveaway, and a live band! 

This event will be held at CNLM Herklotz Courtyard. 
REGISTER

MAY

NeuroBlitz
29
Wednesday
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

NeuroBlitz has been a tradition in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior since 2006. Typically, this seminar series meets 2x per month during the academic school year, featuring 3 graduate student speakers. Unlike other programs on campus, NeuroBlitz remains organized and coordinated by the graduate students, allowing for the control of their own professional development.  This seminar series will be held at CNLM Herklotz Conference Room. LEARN MORE

2023 - 2024 Schedule

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STUDENT UPDATES & REMINDERS
Graduate Student Portal
Online Portal where you'll find important documents you'll need throughout your program such as a Graduate Student Handbook, Academic Planner, Reference Sheet, Reimbursement Checklists, Advancement, Defense, and more. LEARN MORE
Graduate Student Financial Spreadsheet
Have you met with us to go over your individual financial spreadsheet yet? Do you have questions? We'd like to meet with you! Schedule an appointment with us! SCHEDULE HERE
Direct Deposit 
For those that were not paid last quarter in UCPath, the system automatically disenrolls your information from direct deposit. Please be advised to log into UCPath to confirm that your Direct Deposit is currently active. Those who are paid via GWA, please check your ZOT Account. If not active, please go ahead and re-enroll as needed. If your direct deposit is not active, the system will default to mailing out a check to the mailing address you have on file. LEARN MORE

STUDENT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITES
School of Biological Sciences
The School of Biological Sciences offers 12 Fellowship awards to exceptional graduate students. 
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Graduate Division
A variety of financial support options are provided for Graduate Students in both PhD and Master’s programs at UCI. 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Academic Positions are now available at:
 https://www.bio.uci.edu/employment-2/
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Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
  
neurobiology.uci.edu
NBB DIRECTORY






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