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Among the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA's students, faculty and alumni are some of the most recognized and decorated individuals in the medical and research communities. The relentless UCLA appetite for success has become a tradition and legacy, setting an example for future generations of scientists and physicians.

Recent Honors, Awards, and Stories

Eddy De Robertis, MD, PhD

Ye Zhang, PhD, has been awarded the 2021 DGSOM W.M. Keck Foundation Junior Faculty Award, to explore whether glial cells mediate neuroimmune interactions.
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Weizhe Hong, PhD

Weizhe Hong, PhD has been awarded the 2021 DGSOM W.M. Keck Foundation Junior Faculty Award, to explore neural circuit mechanisms of empathetic behavior.
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Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD

Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD  has been awarded the 2020 DGSOM W.M. Keck Foundation Junior Faculty Award. The initial 2020 announcement was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but congratulations are still in order.
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Nanthia Suthana, PhD

Nanthia Suthana, PhD has been awarded the 2020 DGSOM W.M. Keck Foundation Junior Faculty Award. The initial 2020 announcement was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but congratulations are still in order.
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Past Honors, Awards, and Stories

2020

  • Weizhe Hong, PhD has been awarded this year’s Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award, for outstanding contributions by a young neuroscientist who has demonstrated scholarly independence.
  • Eddy De Robertis, MD, PhD, has been awarded the 2020 A.O. Kowalevsky Medal, an annual prize for “extraordinary achievements in evolutionary developmental biology and comparative zoology".
  • Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine for his contributions to cancer research.
  • Connie Kasari, PhD has been elected for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) President-Elect. INSAR is a scientific and professional organization devoted to advancing knowledge about autism.
  • Dr. Peter Tontonoz, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
  • Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
  • Weizhe Hong, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry and the Department of Neurobiology has been awarded the prestigious Mallinckrodt Foundation Scholar and Vallee Scholar Awards.
  • Connie Kasari, PhD has been elected for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) President-Elect.
  • Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Ming Guo, MD, PhD has been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP).

2019

  • Denise Aberle, MD, elected by her peers to the National Academy of Medicine.
  • Patricia J. Johnson, PhD inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, joining 100 new members and 25 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
  • Carol Mangione, MD, MSPH has been elected by her peers to the National Academy of Medicine. Membership in the academy is among the highest honors in the field of medicine and health.
  • Beth Y. Karlan, MD inducted into the 2019 Giants of Cancer Care® recognition program.
  • Six professors named 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Maureen A. Su, MD nducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
  • Deborah Krakow, MD inducted into the Association of American Physicians.
  • Dr. Steve Dubinett has been selected as the 2019 Middleton Award recipient.
  • Siavash L. Kurdistani, MD, inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
  • Reza Ardehali, MD, PhD, inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
  • UCLA receives $15.2 million bequest from estate of entertainer Garry Shandling
  • UCLA-led team uncovers critical new clues about what goes awry in brains of people with autism
  • Discovery of enhanced bone growth could lead to new treatments for osteoporosis
  • A team of UCLA researchers led by Don Kohn, MD, PhD and Katelyn Masiuk, correct genetic mutation that causes IPEX
  • Carla Koehler, MS, PhD selected as 2018 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Electrical activity early in fruit flies’ brain development could shed light on how neurons wire the brain
  • UCLA’s Dennis Slamon awarded Sjöberg Prize for pioneering cancer research
  • UCLA's Paul Boutros uses big data to help optimize cancer treatment
  • S. Lawrence Zipursky, PhD, receives the 19th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize by the UNC-CH School of Medicine

2018

  • Wayne Grody, MD, PhD selected as 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • UCLA neurosurgeon, Dr. Linda Liau, named to National Academy of Medicine
  • UCLA’s Michael Grunstein wins 2018 Lasker Award for medical research
  • 33 labs within David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA pack up for new, central location
  • UCLA’s 125th Faculty Research Lecture
  • 2018 Clarivate report lists 41 UCLA scientists among world's most influential
  • Scientists tweak CRISPR tool to accelerate genomic editing
  • Three neuroscientists earn prestigious NIH grant for brain research
  • Geffen School of Medicine presents award for excellence in basic science
  • Weizhe Hong awarded Packard Fellowship in healthcare and science
  • Baljit Khakh named Allen Distinguished Investigator
  • Six UCLA professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • UCLA researcher uses virtual reality to understand how animals perceive space

2017

  • New University of California Cancer Consortium to tackle state’s second leading cause of death
  • Maie St. John, M.D., Ph.D. appointed Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery
  • UCLA grant program funds interdisciplinary brain cancer research
  • UCLA scientists contribute to plan for how U.S. can deliver on 2016 cancer ‘moonshot’ initiative
  • UCLA study shows cell diversity of a key brain region
  • Better ‘mini brains’ could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
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