Physician Scientists Awards & Recognition Dr. Ajijola, recipient of Diversity Leadership Award, helps tackle systemic challenges Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD, associate professor, Medicine-Cardiology and Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program at UCLA, was selected for the inaugural ... December 02, 2022 3 min read Community Finding Mentorship as an MD-PhD Student Fostering future physician-scientists at UCLA October 27, 2023 5 min read How UCLA Health physician-scientists are making things better A guiding principle of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA approach to leadership is “making things better.” December 15, 2021 5 min read Residents & Fellows Research Opportunities with The ASCEND Program What is Advancing Scientific Careers and Excellence in Physician Development (ASCEND)? February 14, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs UCLA researcher receives NIH grant to develop a more affordable gene therapy for sickle cell disease The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $773,763 grant to UCLA physician-scientist Dr. Donald Kohn. December 16, 2020 3 min read