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One of the core missions of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is to engage in basic, translational, clinical, and community research, toward the goals of increasing fundamental knowledge, developing new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for human diseases, and optimizing healthcare delivery.
Research Leadership Groups:
Stephen T. Smale, PhD Vice Dean for Research
Steven M. Dubinett, MD Vice Chancellor for the Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD Senior Associate Dean and AssociateVice Chancellor for Precision Medicine
Tom Carmichael, MD, PhD Regenerative Medicine Theme Co-Chair
Michael A. Teitell, MD, PhD Cancer Theme Chair
Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD Metabolism Theme Chair
Arjun Deb, MD Cardiovascular Theme Chair
Owen Witte, MD Regenerative Medicine Theme Co-Chair
Larry Zipursky, PhD Neuroscience Theme Chair
Susan Y. Bookheimer, PhD Director, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
Risa Hoffman, MD, MPH Director, Global Health Program
Irvin Chen, PhD Director, UCLA AIDS Institute
Michael A. Teitell, MD, PhD Director, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Steve Dubinett, MD Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Felix E. Schweizer, PhD Interim Director, Brain Research Institute
Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD Director, Precision Medicine Institute
Hilary Coller, PhD Interim Director, Molecular Biology Institute
Todd O. Yeates, PhD Director, X-Ray Crystallography (DOE)
Bartly J. Mondino, MD Director, Jules Stein Eye Institute
Owen Witte, MD Director, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
Michael Phelps, PhD Director, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging
Alexander Young, MD Interim Director, Semel Institute
Robert Evan Reiter, MD Assistant Dean for Bio-Entrepreneurship
Judith Gasson, PhD Sr. Advisor, Research and Innovation, DGSOM
Desert Horse-Grant Sr. Director, Research and Innovation,UCLA Health / DGSOM
John S. Adams, MD Assistant Dean for Clinical & Translational Sciences
Paul Marino Vespa, MD Assistant Dean for Research in Critical Care
