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UCSD Assistant Professor of Pathology named V Foundation Scholar
October, 2007
Jack Bui, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, has been selected as a 2008 V Foundation Scholar for his proposal entitled, “Enhancing Tumor Recognition by Inducing NKG2D Ligands.” Bui will receive $100,000 over two years to support this protein research. Bui, who joined the UCSD Faculty and the Cancer Center in 2006, is the seventh V Scholar the Center has successfully sponsored since 1995, joining recent Scholars Seth Field, M.D., Ph.D. (2007), Ananda Goldrath, Ph.D. (2005), and Amy Pasquinelli, Ph.D. (2004). Earlier this year, the Cancer Center competitively awarded Bui an ACS-IRG grant of $30,000 to support a project focusing on innate immune cell and tumor cell interactions.
June, 2007
David Braff, M.D, professor of psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine received the prestigious Distinguished Investigator Award in recognition of his work linking genetics to schizophrenia from NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association the world's leading charity dedicated to funding research on psychiatric disorders. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2007
The Association of American Physicians (AAP) elected two physician-scientists from the UCSD School of Medicine faculty as new members: Patricia Finn, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics Chief, Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics. Read Entire Press Release
March, 2007
This year's winner of the Kirk A. Landon-AACR Prize for Basic Cancer Research is Richard D. Kolodner, Ph.D., member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and professor of medicine and member of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Read Entire Press Release
March, 2007
The second round of grants focused solely on human embryonic stem cell research was approved for funding by the 29-member Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC), governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Three of those grants, totaling more than $7.5 million, have been awarded to researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).Read Entire Press Release
March, 2007
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), the world's largest philanthropic source of support for prostate cancer research, has granted Michael G. Rosenfeld, M.D., an internationally known and respected molecular biologist, a $100,000 award as part of the PCF's 2006 Competitive Awards Program. Read Entire Press Release
March, 2007
Ajit Varki, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Founder and Co-Director of the Glycobiology Research and Training Center at the UCSD School of Medicine, has been selected as the winner of the International Glycoconjugate Organization (IGO) Award for 2007. Read Entire Press Release
February, 2007
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, is selected to receive the National Sleep Foundation's 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award. Read Entire Press Release
January, 2007
The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) awarded Webster K. Cavenee, Ph.D. with the 2nd Annual Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. Dr. Cavenee is director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) San Diego Branch, professor of medicine and member of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego. Read Entire Press Release
October, 2006
Four members of the UC San Diego faculty have been named to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the arm of the National Academy of Sciences that is both an honorific society and an advisory body on health and health policy matters. This brings the total number of UCSD members to 30. Read Entire Press Release
U.S. News & World Report, “Best Hospitals,” July 2006
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center named among the best in the nation in seven specialty areas, with several areas climbing from last year’s rankings. UCSD Medical Center ranked 5th in Respiratory Diseases, 17th in Rheumatology, 24th in Kidney Disease, 32nd in Gynecology, 33rd in Cancer, 33rd in Endocrinology and 36th in Urology. Read Entire Press Release
April, 2006
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center received prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly birth facility. The award recognizes birth facilities that actively encourage breastfeeding as the primary source of newborn nutrition. UCSD joins 52 U.S. hospitals and birth centers who have achieved the notable status. UCSD is only the second San Diego County hospital to receive the designation, following Scripps Encinitas. Read Entire Press Release
San Diego Magazine, October, 2005
In the second year of collaboration with the San Diego County Medical Society (SDCMS), San Diego Magazine published its list of “Top Doctors”—physicians of exceptional excellence. In electronic balloting, more than 2,500 SDCMS member physicians were asked to “click on the names of . . . physicians to whom you would take a close family member if they needed a physician in your specialty.” Additionally, voters were given the option of writing in two physicians from outside their specialties. These “write-in” physicians of varied specialties often further confirmed the selections. Complete List
September, 2005
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Stroke Center, located at UCSD Medical Centers in Hillcrest and La Jolla, is the first stroke center in San Diego to receive certification as a “Primary Stroke Center” by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Read Entire Press Release
UCSD MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAMS RANK AMONG THE NATION’S BEST
U.S. News & World Report, “Best Hospitals,” July 2005
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center named among the best in the nation in six specialty areas. UCSD Medical Center ranked 7th in the nation in Respiratory Diseases, 22nd in Rheumatology, 30th in Kidney Disease, 38th in Hormonal Disorders, 39th in Cancer and 40th in Orthopedics. UCSD Medical Center is the only San Diego hospital named in these rankings, which rate the top 50 hospitals in several different specialties.
UCSD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RANKS AMONG BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS
U.S. News & World Report, “Best Graduate Schools,” April 2005
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine ranked as 14th in the nation among research medical schools, and 7th among primary care medical schools. UCSD School of Medicine’s AIDS program ranked 7th in the nation, the drug and alcohol abuse program was 11th and internal medicine, 18th.
UCSD STROKE CENTER RECEIVES NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
November, 2004
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Stroke Center, located at UCSD Medical Centers in Hillcrest and La Jolla, is the first stroke center in San Diego to receive certification as a “Primary Stroke Center” by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
UCSD FACULTY NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS MEDICAL ORGANIZATION
October, 2004
Two members of the UCSD School of Medicine faculty elected to the Institute of Medicine, the arm of the National Academy of Sciences that is both an honorific society and an advisory body on health and health policy matters. Kenneth Kaushansky, M.D., Chair of the Department of Medicine, and John West, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, were among the 65 new active members announced by the IOM on Monday, October 18. This brings the total number of UCSD members to 25.
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