• UCLA Health
  • myUCLAhealth
  • School of Medicine
U Magazine

U Magazine

U Magazine
  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Centennial Campaign for UCLA Issue
  • Browse U Magazine
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • UCLA Health
  • myUCLAhealth
  • School of Medicine

U Magazine

Browse U Magazine

  1. Home
  2. Browse U Magazine
Share this
Faculty

Awards/Honors

Dr. Cathy Alessi, professor-in-residence of geriatric medicine and director of the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration’s Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, was named president of the American Geriatrics Society.

Dr. Robin Clarke (RES ’10), medical director for quality for the UCLA Faculty Practice Group and assistant clinical professor of general internal medicine, received a UC Health Fellowship.

Dr. Edward M. De Robertis, Norman Sprague Professor of Biological Chemistry, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Susan Edelstein, founder and director of UCLA TIES for Families and adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics, received an Advocate Award from RaiseAChild.US for her work on behalf of foster children and the families who raise them.

Dr. Rita Effros, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, was elected president of the Gerontological Society of America.

Dr. Jason Ernst, assistant professor of biological chemistry, received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, which recognizes outstanding junior faculty.

Dr. Janet C. Frank, assistant director for academic programs in the Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, was named president of the Association of Gerontology in Higher Education.

Dr. Patricia A. Ganz, MD ’73 (RES ’76, FEL ’78), distinguished university professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of cancer prevention and control research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the European Institute of Oncology Breast Cancer Therapy Award.

Dr. Luisa Iruela-Arispe, professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology and director of the Cancer Cell Biology Program Area in UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the Gold Shield Faculty Prize in recognition of extraordinary accomplishment in undergraduate teaching, research and creative activity, and service to UCLA.

Dr. Roger S. Lo (RES ’06), assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Dermatology and the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, has received the 33rd Annual American Association of Cancer Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research.

Dr. Marshall Morgan (RES ’72, ’74), chief of Emergency Medicine at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, was installed as the 142nd president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.

Dr. Warwick J. Peacock, professor of surgery, received the newly created Distinguished Service in Education Award from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Shlomo Raz (FEL ’75), chief of UCLA Urology’s Division of Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, was honored by the Confederacion Americana de Urologia, an organization of 8,000 urologists from Central and South America, Mexico and Spain, with the establishment of the Shlomo Raz Medal and Prize, to be awarded annually to a deserving urologist who works to further the mission of the organization. Dr. Raz was the honorary first recipient of the eponymous award.

UCLA Medical Group has earned a four-star ranking, the highest achievement possible, in the California Association of Physician Groups’ (CAPG) seventh annual Standards of Excellence survey.

UCLA Mobile Clinic Project, a student-run program that provides medical care to the homeless, received a 2013 Leadership Award from the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Dr. Ernest M. Wright, Mellinkoff Professor in Medicine, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.


Previous
Mulitasker
Next
In Memoriam


YOU ARE VIEWING

Fall 2013

Fall 2013
Printable PDF
IN THIS ISSUE
  • Too Small to Fail
  • Simple Screening Catches Newborn’s Hidden Heart Condition
  • Antihistamines May Pose Risk to Women with Severe Morning Sickness
  • Why Alzheimer’s Meds Rarely Help
  • New Clues to Cause of Human Narcolepsy
  • Exercise after School to Stay Fit
  • Stem-Cell Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Advances Toward Clinical Trials
  • WALL-E, Meet EVA: Robo-doc Navigates on Its Own
  • Fat Chance: Scientists Accidently Discover Stress-Resistant Stem Cells in Adipose Tissue
  • Doctor-Patient Communication about Dietary Supplements Could Use a Vitamin Boost
  • New Learning Center Will Expand School's Capabilities
  • Nadereh Pourat, PhD
  • Faith & Healing
  • Live from L.A.
  • Joint Liability
  • Mulitasker
  • Awards/Honors
  • In Memoriam
  • In Her Own Words: Laura Pacha, MD ’98
  • Postcard from Tijuana, Mexico
  • In His Own Words: A Kidney for Francie
  • From Officer to Civilian
  • Golden Portal Awards
  • Awards/Honors
  • Events
  • Chairs of Distinction
  • Gifts
  • In Memoriam
  • Patient, Advocate for Thyself
Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Subscribe to Our Videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Connect with Us on LinkedIn Follow us on Pinterest
UCLA Health hospitals ranked best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
  • UCLA Health
  • Find a Doctor
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • UCLA Campus
  • Directory
  • Newsroom
  • Subscribe
  • Patient Stories
  • Giving
  • Careers
  • Volunteer
  • International Services
  • Privacy Practices
  • Nondiscrimination
  • Billing
  • Health Plans
  • Emergency
  • Report Broken Links
  • Terms of Use
  • 1-310-825-2631
  • Maps & Directions
  • Contact Us
  • Your Feedback
  • Report Misconduct
  • Get Social
  • Sitemap
Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Subscribe to Our Videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Connect with Us on LinkedIn Follow us on Pinterest

Sign in to myUCLAhealth

Learn more about myUCLAhealth