Research priorities of the CNSI at UCLA build upon the work of our Members, over 150 leading faculty representing nearly 35 Departments. CNSI provides a unique collaborative atmosphere that leverages pooled talent and resources to address the most serious and perplexing questions of our time. The Institute facilitates powerful collaborations among world-class scientists in fields ranging from applied mathematics and engineering to the natural and biomedical sciences. By leveraging the Institute’s central location in the heart of UCLA’s Court of Sciences and proximity to UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, CNSI supports problem-based, team science initiatives in targeted areas.
Research priorities of the CNSI at UCLA build upon the work of our Members, over 150 leading faculty representing nearly 35 Departments. CNSI provides a unique collaborative atmosphere that leverages pooled talent and resources to address the most serious and perplexing questions of our time. The Institute facilitates powerful collaborations among world-class scientists in fields ranging from applied mathematics and engineering to the natural and biomedical sciences. By leveraging the Institute’s central location in the heart of UCLA’s Court of Sciences and proximity to UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, CNSI supports problem-based, team science initiatives in targeted areas:
Research Facilitation
The CNSI Grants Facilitation Team works to catalyze interactions between new and existing teams of researchers to develop collaborative proposals that cross disciplines and support the key research mission of the Institute. Our team offers organizational assistance including meeting scheduling, budget construction, editing, and writing assistance to meet submission deadlines with polished proposals in compliance with government, university, and sponsor regulations and requirements.
Research News
January 13, 2020 | Brain-like device may forecast future of computer technology
Researchers at UCLA and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science developed a device with the ability to mimic certain characteristics of the brain, according to a study published in Scientific Reports, a Nature Research journal, in October.
December 19, 2019 | Introducing new capabilities for biomechanics of cells and tissues in the NPC Technology Center
Now combined with both a confocal (Zeiss LSM5) and stereomicroscope (Leica M205 FCA), this state-of-the-art, multimodal system combines the power of two established techniques to interrogate the role of biomechanics in natural systems and as a platform for the...
December 18, 2019 | Paper-based test could diagnose Lyme disease at early stages
The researchers built a handheld, paper-based device to detect antibodies against the B. burgdorferi bacteria in serum samples. The device included a sensing membrane that contained several spots covering seven bacterial antigens and a synthetic peptide.December 18,...
December 16, 2019 | Researchers observe brain-like behavior in nanoscale device
UCLA scientists James Gimzewski and Adam Stieg are part of an international research team that has taken a significant stride toward the goal of creating thinking machines.December 16, 2019 | Researchers observe brain-like behavior in nanoscale device ‘Tiny silver...
November 7, 2019 | Researchers convert 2D images into 3D using deep learning
A UCLA research team has devised a technique that extends the capabilities of fluorescence microscopy, which allows scientists to precisely label parts of living cells and tissue with dyes that glow under special lighting. The researchers use artificial intelligence...
September 11, 2019 | UCLA-led research reveals potential treatments for deadly tropical disease
September 11, 2019 | UCLA-led research reveals potential treatments for deadly tropical disease One medicine is already FDA-approved for other uses, the second is a new synthetic antibiotic. by Wayne Lewis Philip Bulterys and colleagues tested more than 220,000...
September 9, 2019 | Soft-bodied swimming robot uses only light for power and steering
September 9, 2019 | Soft-bodied swimming robot uses only light for power and steering Matthew Chin | September 9, 2019 The robot's tail flapped 35 times per minute, enough to move OsciBot 1.15 times its body length per minute -- about twice as fast as comparable...
September 5 2019 | Study shows how serotonin and a popular anti-depressant affect the gut’s microbiota
Anew study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests that serotonin and drugs that target serotonin, such as anti-depressants, can have a major effect on the gut’s microbiota — the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that live in the human body’s...
August 20, 2019 | New Nanoparticle Analyzer Available Through November 2019
The nCS1 is a leading-edge technology that measures the concentration and size of particles ranging from 50 nanometers to 10 microns diameter in a liquid. The technology uses Microfluidic Resistive Pulse Sensing (MRPS), which is an electrical (non-optical) method for...
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