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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
UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
The Aspiring Surgeon Taking a Stand for Latino Communities
UCLA medical student Jose Segura-Bermudez is becoming a doctor who provides compassionate, culturally competent care to Latino patients.
How physical activity may fight Parkinson’s disease symptoms
A UCLA study finds that physical activity may fight Parkinson’s disease symptoms
UCLA scientists develop off-the-shelf immunotherapy for metastatic kidney cancer
An off-the-shelf immunotherapy for metastatic kidney cancer uses specially engineered immune cells to attack cancer tumors.