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Professor
Developmental and Cell Biology, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Vice Provost, Academic Personnel
509 Aldrich Hall
dkodowd@uci.edu

Working to understand: neuronal plasticity underlying learning and memory, cellular mechanisms contributing to generation of febrile seizures (GEFS+, SMEI), and how to improve science education in research universities.

Scientific Focus: regulation of excitability and synaptic transmission in the central nervous system in flies, mice, and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived neurons from patients with inherited neurological disorders (GEFS+, SMEI), effect of different teaching strategies on learning outcomes in large introductory biology classes.