Dr. Kymora Scotland, Assistant Professor of Urology, received a $150,000 UCLA Health Innovation Challenge Award for her ureteral peristalsis research project. Her work will focus on identifying and better characterizing the specific cell population responsible for the initiation of ureteral peristalsis, an important process that, through a series of muscle contractions, propels urine toward the bladder. The UCLA Health Innovation Challenge was initiated to provide caregivers, staff, trainees, patients, volunteers and students the opportunity to help advance long-lasting health and wellness solutions. For more information >
The UCLA Prostate Cancer Program has been awarded an $8.7 million Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute. This award recognizes UCLA’s prostate cancer program as one of the best in the country and marks the fourth time it will be receiving the five-year cycle of funding. The grant, under the leadership of Dr. Robert Reiter, Professor of Urology, will support the development of new and innovative approaches for improving the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. UCLA Newsroom >
Dr. Hans Albin Gritsch, Clinical Professor, Urology and Surgical Director of Renal Transplantation, was recently honored for being named the inaugural holder of the John Jergens Chair in Kidney Transplantation. He has dedicated his career of over 22 years to renal transplantation. Funding from the chair will help Dr. Gritsch to continue advancing research while also providing training and education and patient care. Photo credit: Jesse Cowan
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