News
Congratulations to Dr. Vuong for receiving the MBI Boyer/Parvin Award for Postdoctoral Research
May 27, 2026
Dr. Celine Vuong receives the Boyer/Parvin Award for outstanding postdoctoral research.
2026 Neuroscience Poster Day
May 21, 2026
Enya Barrozo and Elena Kong present their work at the Annual Neuroscience Poster Day
New study in Science reveals early mechanisms of the developing Down syndrome brain.
April 23, 2026
New study from our laboratory reveals disrupted cellular, molecular and gene-regulatory mechanisms in developing Down syndrome neocortex using single-cell multi-omics. Read the study here. Congratulations to Dr. Vuong and Dr. Weber for their amazing work!
Read the Research Highlight and watch Short video story summarizing our work.
2026 BSCRC Symposium
Feb 6, 2026
Nolan and Enya presenting at the 206 BSCRC Symposium
Congratulations to the new Dr. Weber for defending her thesis!!
June 2, 2025
Congratulations to Patrick Seong on his way to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
March 3, 2025
Group outing at Westwood celebrating Patrick's acceptance to medical schools.
2025 UCLA BSCRC Symposium
Feb 7, 2025
Patrick and Nolan presenting at the 2025 BSCRC Symposium
Amgen Scholars Symposium
Aug 28, 2024
Amgen Scholar Emily Friedman, mentored by Alexis Weber, ends her summer research with a superb presentation.
New study in AJHG characterizes RNA editing during neurogenesis using human neural stem cells.
Aug 20, 2024
New study in collaboration with the Stein and Gandal laboratories uncovers how genetic variation impacts post-transcriptional gene regulation. Read the study here.
UCLA BIG Summer Awards
Aug 16, 2024
UCLA BIG Scholars Martin Ibarra and Jesus Mauricio receive Research Excellence Awards after a summer of single-cell genomics.
Dr. Celine Vuong receives the Outstanding Mentorship Award.
New study in Science uncovers gene-isoform diversity during cortical development and its impact in neurodevelopmental disorders
May 24, 2024
In our new study in collaboration with the Gandal laboratory we profiled gene-isoforms in the developing human neocortex using long-read sequencing technology at bulk and single-cell resolution. We uncovered thousands of previously uncharacterized isoforms with differential expression across cell types and developmental stages. We highlight how these isoform changes may contribute to neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Read the Research Highlight from the BSCRC.
13th Annual Neurology Science Day
Feb 22, 2024
Alexis Weber receives an award for her dissertation research at the 13th Annual Neurology Science Day.
2024 UCLA BSCRC Symposium
Feb 2, 2024
Dr. Vuong, Dr. Patowary and Alexis Weber present work in the laboratory at the 2024 BSCRC Symposium.
