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JUL 06	Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Professor Emiliana Borrelli, PhD, and her colleagues have discovered the key cellular mechanism that underlies antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism.
DEC 21	UC Irvine’s Anthony James honored as one of Orange County’s most influential by the Orange County Register.
DEC	A study by Anthony James, PhD, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled "Highly efficient Cas9-mediated gene drive for population modification of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles stephensi" has received wide attention, including on NIH Director Francis Collins' blog.

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MAY 05	Stephen Mahler (Neurobiology & Behavior), "Functional-anatomical dissection of neural circuits underlying reward-related behaviors”, 9 a.m., Medical Education Bldg, Telemedicine Theater, Rm. B001
MAY 27	Dissertation defense: Stephanie Sprowl Tanio “Modulation of LEF/TCFs and Wnt signaling in colon cancer” Friday, 5/27/16, 10 AM, Hitachi Chemical Lecture Hall UCI School of Medicine
JUN 09	Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Marina Sassone-Corsi "“Novel strategies to inhibit the growth of enteropathogens and pathobionts” Thursday, June 9, 2016, 2 p.m. Hitachi Lecture Hall, Plumwood House