Press Release Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Chair of MIMG Hector Aguilar, Ph.D., appointed Chair of UCLA's Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, effective July 1, 2025. October 04, 2024 2 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Chair of Neurobiology Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D., appointed Chair of UCLA's Department of Neurobiology, effective July 1, 2025. October 11, 2024 2 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Chair of Pediatrics Shafali Jeste, MD, Chair, Department of Pediatrics appointed October 1, 2025 July 24, 2025 4 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Chair of Radiological Sciences Jonathan Goldin, MD, Ph.D., appointed Chair of UCLA's Department of Radiological Sciences, effective April 1, 2025. April 01, 2025 2 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Chair of Urology Scott Eggener, MD, Chair, Department of Urology appointed September 15, 2025 July 25, 2025 3 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly appointed Director of the Crump Institute Arion Hadjioannou, Ph.D., appointed Director of the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging (CIMI) effective June 1, 2025. April 28, 2025 2 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Inaugural Associate Dean and Special Advisor for Professionalism Tara Peris, PhD, Associate Dean for Professionalism, and Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, MD, Special Advisor for Clinical Professionalism, appointed May 1, 2025 April 25, 2025 3 min read Faculty, Leadership Newly Appointed Interim Chair of Head & Neck Surgery Dinesh Chhetri, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Head & Neck Surgery, appointed September 1, 2025 August 08, 2025 3 min read
