The EpiCenter

FINDING TOMORROW’S CURES TODAY

Welcome to the EpiCenter

At UC Irvine, the Epilepsy Research Center (EpiCenter) is leading the way toward a cure for epilepsy. From cutting-edge basic science to transformative clinical research, we are working across boundaries to bring our scientific discoveries into the clinic and earning worldwide recognition along the way.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 》

FEB 24, 2024

UCI Health Affairs selected the UCI EpiCenter for the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building

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JUNE 19, 2023

Discovery of novel ion channel modulators in herbal medicines

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JUNE 22, 2022

Neuroscientists create maps of the brain after traumatic brain injury
Findings shed new light on memory and epilepsy

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A culture of collaboration

By connecting investigators from five University of California campuses and establishing partnerships around the world, the EpiCenter is setting a new standard in translational neuroscience that extends well beyond the borders of UC Irvine.

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Seminars & events

04
Apr2023
Nirao Shah, PhDProfessor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Neurobiology, Stanford University
4 PMPlumwood Bldg
28
Feb2023
20th Annual EpiCenter SymposiumFeaturing Ivan Soltesz, PhD as keynote speaker
9 AMGross Hall 4th floor
17
Jan2023
Anastasios Tzingounis, PhDProfessor of Physiology & Neurobiology, University of Connecticut
4 PMPalmer Family Research & Conference Room

Trainees in the spotlight

We encourage our trainees to think big, take risks and
follow the science wherever it leads.

2022 American Epilepsy Society (AES) National Meeting in Nashville, TN
Alexa Tierno presents her research in a 2022 AES Investigator Workshop
Brittney Boublil, PhD presents her research at 2022 Epilepsy GRC
Mulatwa Haile wins best poster award at 2022 GRC on molecular and cellular neurobiology