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Holistic approach to mental health care for people with Parkinson’s
Holistic approach to mental health care for people with Parkinson’s

The UCLA PhD Student Hoping to Disarm Bacteria
UCLA PhD student Nikki Cheung wants to use structural biology to disarm bacteria and mitigate antibiotic resistance.

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.

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

Dean's List: A Few Things to Know in April
This month we are pleased to highlight several significant accomplishments from across our DGSOM community.