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This is a place where ambition meets joy, where science matters, and where you chase breakthroughs with colleagues who get it. Researchers in our basic science departments answer fundamental questions and open doors to transformative technologies and life-saving treatments. Find a collaborator
BASIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
UCLA scientists and physician-scientists are expanding the boundaries of human knowledge and developing the next generation of treatments and cures in order to alleviate human suffering.
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Holistic approach to mental health care for people with Parkinson’s
Holistic approach to mental health care for people with Parkinson’s
Student cherishes similarities between the military and medicine
Timothy Ko, a first-year student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, flew helicopters in the U.S. Army.
From active duty to UCLA
Triniti Gistand, a second-year medical student at UCLA, is no stranger to caring for patients in high-pressure situations
UCLA CASIT Researchers Shine at Prestigious International Conferences
CASIT researchers were recognized for their outstanding contributions at two major international conferences.
UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine