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UCLA PhD student Nikki Cheung, pictured here investigating antibiotic resistance in the laboratory.
Research & Labs, Spotlight, Students

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.

3 min read
Match Day 2025
Students

Match Day milestone for UCLA medical students

For Match Day 2025, 148 students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA excitedly gathered to learn their fate for the next three to seven years.

3 min read
Medical student Laz Curry wearing a t-shirt from his undergraduate alma mater, Yale.
Students

The Foster Kid Who Became a Hospital Corpsman

UCLA medical student Laz Curry is becoming a doctor for patients who count on emergency services as their primary mode of care.

5 min read
UCLA’s first medical informatics PhD, Samir Akre, pictured with his family on the day of his dissertation defense.
Research & Labs, Spotlight, Students

Meet UCLA’s First Medical Informatics PhD

Samir Akre is getting a PhD in medical informatics at UCLA. He studies how consumer wearable devices can inform mental health interventions.

5 min read
First-year medical students received their white coats during a ceremony Sept. 6 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Students

Three medical students driven by social justice

First-year medical students received their white coats during a ceremony Sept. 6 at UCLA's Royce Hall.

3 min read
PhD Student Rochelle Lai in the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology program
Research & Labs, Students

Clinical Dietitian Pursues Basic Science Research to Help Patients

UCLA PhD student Rochelle Lai investigates ways for treating metabolic diseases at the cellular level.

5 min read
Medical student Shannon Richardson, pictured here in front of Geffen Hall, shares her story of becoming a doctor.
Students

From Aspiring Olympian to Future Urological Surgeon-Scientist

UCLA medical student Shannon Richardson is becoming a doctor committed to improving global health equity.

5 min read
Medical student Mikayla Mefford, pictured here completing training in the operating room, shares her story of becoming a doctor
Students

Future Physician Looks Forward to Being Vulnerable with Patients

UCLA medical student Mikayla Mefford is becoming a doctor who values being compassionate and vulnerable with patients.

4 min read
Medical student Antony Alvarado, pictured here speaking at an event, shares his story of becoming a doctor.
Students

Multiple Cancer Diagnoses Inspire Antony Alvarado’s Medical Career Dreams

UCLA medical student Antony Alvarado is becoming a doctor who hopes to serve his medically marginalized Latinx community.

7 min read
Medical student Joy Xu, pictured in front of the DGSOM sign, shares her story of becoming a doctor.
Students

Future Physician Values Thinking Critically and Helping Others

UCLA medical student Joy Xu is becoming a doctor who values critical thinking and helping others.

4 min read