Congratulation! Distinguished Professor Bob Goldberg
April 8, 2021
The Department would like to congratulate Distinguished Professor Bob Goldberg, who has been honored with the Charles E Barnes Lifetime Membership Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Women in Science
March 12, 2021
Women in Science webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH8Jr0ZjXoo
Be inspired by renowned female scientists as they discuss their biomedical research focused on finding solutions to high impact problems. This event showcase the critical role women play in scientific discovery, education and innovation.
Featuring:
Hanna Mikkola, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Karen Lyons, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Orthopaedic Surgery,
David Geffen School of Medicine
Hilary Coller, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Professor, Biological Chemistry
Interim Director, Molecular Biology Institute
with Q&A moderated by
Amander Clark, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Hosted by Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Johnny Diaz - Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
March 4, 2021
Professor Arjun Deb featured in UCLA Newsroom
December 7, 2020
Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice.
MCDB was sad to learn of the news of Dr. Kathryn Anderson’s passing
December 3, 2020
The Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Kathryn Anderson. Dr. Anderson, like her mentor, the late MCDB Professor Dr. Judith Lengyel, was a a champion of women in science and an outstanding developmental biologist. Kathryn will be missed.
Read more on her life and accomplishments: https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/kathryn-anderson
Congratulations Professors Hanna Mikkola and Amander Clark on being selected for the list of 100 Trailblazing Women of UCLA Health.
August 28, 2020
George G. & Betsy H. Laties Graduate Fellowship
August 18, 2020
Congratulations!
Manuel Mora and Shuya Wang were selected by the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology to receive the George G. & Betsy H. Laties Graduate Fellowship. They were each awarded a fellowship of $30,000 this academic year. The fellowship supports eligible GPB students in their second or third year of study who specialize in molecular plant biology.
Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
August 17, 2020
Congratulations!
Daniela Wong has been selected by the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology to receive the Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship.
This award is made possible by the generosity of donors to the Division of Life Sciences.
Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
When Hanson passed away in 2012, her friends Courtney Cochran, Sarah Ellenbogen and Jennifer Bogan raised $25,000 to dedicate a bench at the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in honor of the former MCDB graduate. That successful experience inspired them to raise $100,000 to endow a scholarship that would extend Hanson’s legacy by awarding a $5000 scholarship to a student each year, chosen by a committee of faculty and donors. This award honors a female undergraduate who exemplifies the positive traits that Kristen embodied, which include not only academic accomplishment and a passion for science, but also well-rounded interests, leadership, originality and commitment to engage with the world.
To donate please go to this link: https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=319
Previous Recipient of the Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
Laila Sathe
Pagé Goddard
Esmeralda Isabel Villavicencio González
Professor Arjun Deb Featured in UCLA Newsroom
July 6, 2020
How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks.
Tracy Johnson named dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences
June 2, 2020
Tracy Johnson named dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences
Symposium addresses how protecting plant health protects life
April 16, 2020
"Symposium addresses how protecting plant health protects life”.
“Hundreds of UCLA students publish paper analyzing 1,000 genes involved in organ development”
January 28, 2020
News of this research is the lead story on the UCLA Newsroom: “Hundreds of UCLA students publish paper analyzing 1,000 genes involved in organ development”.
Congratulations to all involved! The senior corresponding authors are Utpal Banerjee and Cory Evans and we should congratulate all the hard work of the UCLA undergraduates who are now published authors of an informative and timely manuscript that moves the needle on scientific discovery.
Congratulations to Hanna Mikkola and Vincenzo Calvanese!
December 9, 2019
Professsor Hanna Mikkola Featured in UCLA Newsroom. Researchers identify protein that governs human blood stem cell self-renewal
Congratulations Dr. Goldstein on receiving the Young Investigator Award
November 12, 2019
Dr. Goldstein with three of his students (PhD students Preston Crowell and Jenna Giafaglione and undergrad MCDB major Johnny Diaz) after receiving the Young Investigator Award.
Professor Lowry and Iruela-Arispe Featured in UCLA Newsroom
September 6, 2019
For full news article, please visit UCLA Newsroom.
Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
July 17, 2019
Congratulations!
Esmeralda Isabel Villavicencio González has been selected by the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology to receive the Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship.
This award is made possible by the generosity of donors to the Division of Life Sciences.
Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
When Hanson passed away in 2012, her friends Courtney Cochran, Sarah Ellenbogen and Jennifer Bogan raised $25,000 to dedicate a bench at the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in honor of the former MCDB graduate. That successful experience inspired them to raise $100,000 to endow a scholarship that would extend Hanson’s legacy by awarding a $5000 scholarship to a student each year, chosen by a committee of faculty and donors. This award honors a female undergraduate who exemplifies the positive traits that Kristen embodied, which include not only academic accomplishment and a passion for science, but also well-rounded interests, leadership, originality and commitment to engage with the world.
To donate please go to this link: https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=319
Previous Recipient of the Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
Laila Sathe
Pagé Goddard
Congratulations!
May 7, 2019
Dr. Hilary Coller recipient of the Life Sciences Excellence in Research Award.
Congratulations Dr. Pellegrini
December 5, 2018
Congratulations!
November 1, 2018
Dr. Leanne Jones nominated for the Postdoctoral Scholars Mentoring Award!
Congratulations!
July 23, 2018
Congratulations!
Laila Sathe has been selected by the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology to receive the Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship.
This award is made possible by the generosity of donors to the Division of Life Sciences.
Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
When Hanson passed away in 2012, her friends Courtney Cochran, Sarah Ellenbogen and Jennifer Bogan raised $25,000 to dedicate a bench at the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in honor of the former MCDB graduate. That successful experience inspired them to raise $100,000 to endow a scholarship that would extend Hanson’s legacy by awarding a $5000 scholarship to a student each year, chosen by a committee of faculty and donors. This award honors a female undergraduate who exemplifies the positive traits that Kristen embodied, which include not only academic accomplishment and a passion for science, but also well-rounded interests, leadership, originality and commitment to engage with the world.
To donate please go to this link: https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=319
Previous Recipient of the Kristen Hanson Memorial Fund Scholarship
Pagé Goddard
Professor Amander Clark Featured in WSJ Podcast
April 9, 2018
The Podcast is called ‘The High-Tech Approach to Human Fertility’
Professsor Arjun Deb Featured in UCLA Newsroom
March 1, 2018
For full news article, please visit UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Amander Clark Featured in UCLA Newsroom
January 31, 2018
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Associate Professor Atsushi "Austin" Nakano Featured in UCLA Newsroom
December 13, 2017
For full news article, please visit UCLA NEWSROOM.
Professor Amander Clark Featured in UCLA Newsroom
December 5, 2017
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Professor Bill Lowry Featured in UCLA Newsroom
August 16, 2017
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HHMI Inclusive Excellence Grant directed by Professor Tracy Johnson selected for funding
June 8, 2017
UCLA was one of 24 institutions (out of over 500 that applied) to receive this $1 million award! The proposal is a multi-tiered approach to enhancing opportunities for all of our students, with a particular focus on transfer students. The work builds on best practices we’ve established at UCLA and allows us to explore some creative new strategies to develop the talents of our students!
For more information, please visit HHMI and UCLA Newsroom
Professor Matteo Pellegrini PNAS research is the lead story on the UCLA Newsroom
May 22, 2017
For full article, please visit UCLA Newsroom
Professor Andrew Goldstein receives grant to study role of molecule in prostate cancer
April 21, 2017
Professor Tracy Johnson receives the 2016-2017 Faculty Career Commitment to Diversity DEI Award
April 10, 2017
The Academic Senate and its Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity (CODEO) take great pleasure in announcing the recipients of the 2016-2017 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Awards. Each year, CODEO honors one undergraduate student, one graduate student, one staff and up to four faculty members for their contributions to furthering a diverse, impartial, and inclusive environment at UCLA. The selection of these winners is often difficult as each of the many candidates nominated for these awards have made enormous contributions to encouraging that environment in important and innovative ways. This year’s selection was no exception.
Faculty Career Commitment to Diversity DEI Award Recipient
Tracy Johnson, professor of Molecular Cell and Development Biology is this year’s Faculty Career Commitment to Diversity DEI Award recipient. Dr. Johnson, a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator has been instrumental in establishing and supporting the Organization of African-American Students Excelling in STEM (OASES), a program that supports the success of African-American and other minorities in science. She also established a research-based program for first year science majors from underrepresented and underserved groups. As the Life Sciences Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, and co-chair of the Life Sciences Diversity Advisory Committee, Dr. Johnson has plaid a major role in making Life Sciences a campus and national leader in diversity and inclusive excellence. Her work has been the driving force for the requirement of a statement on contributions to diversity and inclusion in all faculty merit and promotion dossiers. Finally, Dr. Johnson has developed strategies to achieve excellence in pedagogy and scholarship through diversity and inclusion and was part of a small group of campus faculty who contributed to the passage of the College of Letters and Science Diversity Course requirement.
Lecturer Peiyun Lee Wins a Professional Development Award
March 3, 2017
he UCLA Academic Personnel Office recently announced the recipients of the Unit 18 professional development awards for 2016-17. The awards support the professional growth and pedagogical initiatives of lecturers, officially known as Unit 18 non-Senate faculty at UCLA.
For more information, please visit UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Chentao Lin featured in the UCLA Newsroom
October 20, 2016
For full article, please visit UCLA Newsroom
Professor Tracy Johnson featured in the UCLA Newsroom
August 3, 2016
For the full article, please visit UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Hanna Mikkola featured in UCLA newsroom
May 18, 2016
For full article, please visit UCLA NEWSROOM.
Professor Steven Jacobsen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 22, 2016
Professor Steven Jacobsen elected as one of seven UCLA faculty to American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
For more information, please visit UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Tracy Johnson featured in the UCLA Newsroom
February 22, 2016
Professor Tracy Johnson featured in the UCLA Newsroom.
Professors Amander Clark and Steve Jacobsen Featured in the UCLA Newsroom
February 5, 2016
For full article, please visit Standard Method for Deriving Stem Cells May Be Better For Use in Regenerative Medicine .
UCLA graduate students explore the entrepreneurial side of science
January 27, 2016
MCDB grad student, Kathryn Zavala is featured in the UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Steve Jacobsen Featured on the UCLA Life Sciences Division Webpage
October 7, 2015
For full article, please visit UCLA Life Sciences Division webpage.
Undergraduate Walter Mancia Featured in UCLA newsroom
June 12, 2015
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Professor Bill Lowry Featured in UCLA Newsroom
May 26, 2015
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Professor Amander Clark featured in the UCLA Newsroom
May 22, 2015
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