
Kei Igarashi
Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders
University of California, Irvine
kei.igarashi@uci.edu
112 Irvine Hall, School of Medicine, UC Irvine
835 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
(949)-824-4673
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022 Robert & Sylvia Mapel Research Innovation Award, UC Irvine School of Medicine
2022 Outstanding Early-Career Faculty Research Award, UC Irvine School of Medicine
2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Award, BrightFocus Foundation
2019 New Vision Award for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Donors Cure Foundation
2018 Ando Momofuku Award, Ando Foundation
2017 Mishima Kaiun Prize, Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation
2016 Fay/Frank Seed Grant, Brain Research Foundation
2016 PRESTO Career Development Award, Japan Science and Technology Agency
2014 Young Investigator Award, Japan Neuroscience Society
2013 Gordon Research Conference Travel Award
2012 Norwegian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship
2007 – 2009 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2004 – 2007 Predoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science