Faculty Bulletin Board

The professors will help design a program to create standards of care for youth moved from state facilities to country-run programs.

They will seek to develop an early-stage test to detect hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common type of liver cancer.

The professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology has been a member of the organization for nearly 20 years.

The professor will seek better treatments for prostate cancer by studying how metabolism changes after hormone therapy.

The professor, who will receive four years of funding, plans to study how mitochondria can be steered toward generating heat.

The theoretical chemist, who will get up to $2 million over five years, is the first UCLA professor to receive the honor.

The historical fiction work by the UCLA professor and illustrator Nadjib Berber was honored by the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

The professor will conduct research trials in children with relapsed cancer and study new ways to treat incurable brain tumors.

The professor’s research focus includes studying factors that contribute to postoperative neurocognitive disorders in minority elders.

They will develop a noninvasive imaging tool to study how deadly brain tumors benefit from targeted therapies.

The award will support the professor’s book, “Facing Images: Problems of Modernity in Japanese Art.”

The professor, whose research focuses on osteoporosis and menopause, will help develop evidence-based clinical guidelines.

The professor, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, is the first woman of color and non-STEM person to be recognized with the award.

The director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research discussed how to ensure Pacific Islander data is included in state surveys.

The $7.3 million award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will support the professor’s research.

The physicians being honored for 2023 are Arleen Brown, Patricia Ganz, Tzung Hsiai and Antoni Ribas.

The professor’s research focuses on issues related to race, culture, access and educational opportunities for minoritized student populations.

The professor, who specializes in immigration, gender and broad conceptualizations of violence, was elected as the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow.

The professor emeritus was recognized for her contributions to advancing the field of Asian American and Pacific Islander studies.

The medical oncologist and professor was recognized for her research accomplishments in cancer epidemiology, biomarkers and prevention.

The professor is being honored by the European Society for Medical Oncology for her contributions to clinical and laboratory-based research.

The chemistry professor was honored for his research in areas associated with energy, materials and catalysis.

The professor is the first pediatric nurse scientist to hold this position in the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing.

The professor and director of the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies received the Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography.

They were awarded $1.8 million by the California Department of Public Health to assess two projects launched by state officials.