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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
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Los Angeles Fires Update

See the latest updates for David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA around the LA wildfires.

1 min read
UCLA Surgical Oncologist Dr. Brian Kadera, pictured giving a talk
Faculty, Spotlight

What Is a Surgical Oncologist?

Meta - UCLA Surgical Oncologist Dr. Brian Kadera explains how to become a surgical oncologist and shares his best advice for those interested in his field.

6 min read
From left to right: Jennifer Lee, Yashaar Hafizka, and Daem Celestin
Research & Labs

Three Students Selected as NIH Medical Research Scholars Program Fellows

Three students at the David Geffen School of Medicine were selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health's Medical Research Scholars Program

1 min read
UCLA bioscience graduate students during program orientation
Spotlight

What Can You Do With a Neuroscience Degree?

A renowned UCLA neuroscientist demystifies neuroscience degree options and the extensive career opportunities in neuroscience.

5 min read
Justin Pi, pictured here working in a lab setting, shares his experience of getting a PhD at UCLA
Research & Labs, Spotlight

A structural biology approach to improving Duchenne muscular dystrophy outcomes

UCLA PhD student Justin Pi studies structural biology to improve Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) outcomes

3 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
Gary Michelson, left, and Aya Michelson stand with arms around each other
Community

UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

Transformative donation will spur breakthrough discoveries and drive economic growth for the region.

5 min read