Research
High tech, high touch
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A COMMUNITY OF CURIOSITY
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Sara Snow with her research poster at the GIM Department of Medicine Research Day
Pioneering Spirit and Bold Innovation in Medical Research
Medical breakthroughs start with novel questions.
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Medical research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA redefines what is possible in patient care. Researchers elucidate biological processes and solve medical mysteries, expanding knowledge to heal humankind—one breakthrough at a time.
Our medical research center has access to top minds, unparalleled partnership opportunities, and state-of-the-art equipment. This is where high tech meets high touch, you are never alone on your scientific quest here.
MEDICAL RESEARCH WITH A PIONEERING SPIRIT
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of the premier medical research centers and educational institutions in the nation. Our dedicated medical school faculty are committed to providing excellence in teaching our trainees pursuing careers in medicine and in the biomedical sciences. Scientists in the medical research center regularly make important new advances that benefit patients, worldwide, and society, in general.
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Tissue Matching
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Landmark leukemia drug
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Alzheimer’s research
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Successful gene therapy
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Big discoveries begin on a collaborative campus
Our compact campus is home to leading experts in public health, engineering, computation, genetics, and other fields. Walk to a range of innovation hubs in less than 5 minutes. Collaborations and life-changing conversations are just a short walk away.
To walk a few yards down the hall and talk to a collaborator who already knows how to do the technique you are interested in. That could save you years.
Christina Charles-Schoeman, MD, Chief, Division of Rheumatology