Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology (MCIP)

"Microbial modulation of brainstem neurons and their effects on host behavior" - Celine Son (Hsiao Lab)
2025-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

"Unraveling the Molecular Divide: Distinguishing Pathological and Physiological Cardiac Hypertrophy" - Eranthi Jayawardena (Deb Lab)
2025-03-11 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Unveiling latent determinants of pathological fibrosis: aberrant collagen biosynthesis in muscular dystrophy" - Daniel Helzer (Crosbie Lab)
2024-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Evolution-Enhanced Biomedical Discovery: Novel Computational Methodologies Integrating Phylogenomic and Machine Learning Analyses to Identify Causes of and Therapeutic Targets for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy" - Barbara Natterson-Horowitz (Shivkumar Lab)
2024-10-08 12:00 - 13:00

“Slit2 Regulates Angiogenesis and Cardiac Repair Post-Myocardial Infarction” – David Wong (Quijada Lab)
2024-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Igfbp-3 Mitigates Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Facilitating Bag3-Mediated Aggresome Formation” – Roy Chen (Packard Lab)
2024-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Estrogen re-mapping of the metabolic response to an energy deficit” – Paul Vander (Correa Lab)
2024-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

Commencement
2024-06-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Drake Stadium
MCIP does a joint commencement ceremony with the Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology (IBP). This year’s departmental commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at 9:00am in Drake Stadium.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
in Drake Stadium.
Ceremony & Reception
8:00 AM – Light refreshments
8:30 AM – Student line-up at designated areas
9:00 AM – Ceremony begins
Who is eligible to participate?
If you graduated in Fall 2023, Winter 2024, or if you are a PhD degree candidate for Spring or Summer 2024.
Announcements/Caps & Gowns
All ordering is done online for your convenience at the Graduation Etc. website.
Graduation Etc. is located in Ackerman Union A-Level, (310) 825-2587.
How do I let MCIP know that I am graduating?
You must submit the “Declaration of Commencement” form to the Graduate Student Services Office by Monday, April 22, 2024.
Do guests need tickets to attend?
Yes. Tickets ARE REQUIRED for this event. IBP/MCIP offer four (4) free tickets. Additional tickets for $20 each are available for purchase. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to get the seating of their choice.
Parking
Drake Stadium can be found closest to Lot 7 and Lot 4. The parking fee per vehicle is $15. Pre-paid parking e-permits are available through Parking Services.
Diplomas
Diplomas will be available approximately 3 months after graduation.
Students will be notified by the Registrar’s Office about diploma pick-up.
Diploma Hotline (310) 825-8883.
https://registrar.ucla.edu/student-records/diplomas/diploma-availability-and-release
For additional information regarding commencement, please visit the
campus website at: http://commencement.ucla.edu

“Locus Coeruleous and Medial Prefrontal Cortex Role in the Inability to Extinguish Fear” – Shantée Ayala (Poe Lab)
2024-06-11 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Shared neural dynamics across interacting biological or artificial intelligence systems” – Nguyen Phi (Hong Lab)
2024-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Integration of reproductive and metabolic cues by the neural circuit that controls appetite” – Rachel Scott (Correa Lab)
2024-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Shared neural circuits of prosocial and parenting behaviors” – Kayla Lim (Hong Lab)
2024-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Cell-matrix mechanobiology: A novel approach to determine cellular dysregulation in dystrophinopathies” – Pranav Kannan (Crosbie Lab)
2024-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“The cGMP-dependent protein kinase EGL-4 mediates carbon dioxide valence switching in C. elegans” – Ricardo Frausto (Hallem Lab)
2024-01-09 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"A Novel Estrogen-Sensitive Thermoregulatory Node in the Mouse Hypothalamus" - Norma Sandoval (Correa Lab)
2023-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Targeting Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Liposarcoma" - Kyle Klingbeil (Shackelford Lab)
2023-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"You Are What You Eat: Tracing Metabolic Information Flow from Diet to Droplets to DNA" - Alexander Bedard (Tontonoz Lab)
2023-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 | 1100 TLSB

"Vascular Stiffening as a New Determinant of Inflammatory Retinal Diseases" - Irene Santiago (Ghosh Lab)
2023-08-22 12:00 - 13:00 | 1100 TLSB

"Exploring the role of sleep and glia following antenna injury in Drosophila Melanogaster" - Natalie Moncada (Donlea Lab)
2023-08-08 12:00 - 13:00 | 1100 TLSB

"Developing small molecule enhancers of secreted clusterin for treating Alzheimer’s disease" - Whitaker Cohn (John Lab)
2023-07-25 12:00 - 13:00 | 1100 TLSB

"A microbiome dysbiosis-inducing risk variant mediates susceptibility to Parkinson's disease" - Julianne Yang (Jacobs Lab)
2023-06-13 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Elevated sleep need in a stress-resilient Drosophila species” – Jessica Yano (Donlea Lab)
2023-06-06 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Pharmacologic Neuromodulation Targeting Neuroinflammation as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension” – Asif Razee (Umar Lab)
2023-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Role of microRNA-98 in Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Late Pregnancy" - Laila Aryan (Eghbali Lab)
2023-05-09 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Mathematical Modeling of Myocardial Transthyretin Amyloid Deposition and Clearance" - Ashley Stein-Merlob (Garfinkel Lab)
2023-04-25 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"PPARg-induced Regulation of PIXL Interacts with Ribosomal Machinery and Improves Glucose Metabolism" - Mirian De Siqueira (Villanueva Lab)
2023-04-11 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Development and application of multi-omics integration tools to understand Alzheimer's disease" - Jessica Ding (Yang Lab)
2023-03-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Protein Translation Regulation in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Remodeling" - Frank Wang (Wang Lab)
2023-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

"Mechanism of Adipose-Liver Crosstalk" - Sicheng Zhang (Villanueva Lab)
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:00 | 158 Hershey Hall

“Characterizing the transcriptomic and genomic signatures of immune cell infiltration in undifferentiated sarcoma” – Danielle Graham (Graeber Lab)
2022-10-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
