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May, 2008
James R. Halpert, Ph.D. joined the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in March as professor and Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs. In this new position, Halpert will be instrumental in helping the School, founded in 2001, build its scientific base, recruit new faculty, and develop new scientific initiatives and partnerships on the UC San Diego campus and across the La Jolla mesa. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
The Association of American Physicians has elected two physicians from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine faculty as new members: David Broide, M.D., Ch.B., professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology at University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, and Gabriel Haddad, M.D., chair, department of pediatrics, UC San Diego School of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
UCSD’s Shiley Eye Center is receiving national accolades for its visionary approach to studying and treating age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration. Shiley’s Division of Community Ophthalmology was the only clinical site, out of 82 nationwide, to receive an award for Exemplary Overall Performance Efforts at the recent AREDS2 (Age Related Eye Disease Study 2) annual conference. Shiley was also one of seven sites recognized for Exemplary Data Quality at the April 2008 conference in Houston, Texas. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
After more than 20 years of service to the San Diego community, William R. Freeman, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Director of the UCSD Jacobs Retina Center adjacent to Shiley Eye Center, is being recognized by The Foundation Fighting Blindness as well as The City of San Diego. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
Victor Nizet, M.D., a professor of pediatrics and pharmacy at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and physician at the Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, has been has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the most prestigious award in pediatric research by the Pediatric Academic Societies. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
When a young Stuart Jamieson first began to study medicine, he waited tables to put himself through medical school. Now, more than four decades later, this world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon is being honored with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his early sacrifices and groundbreaking successes. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
Blood clots that can develop in the limbs and travel to the lungs are considered the leading cause of preventable death in hospitalized patients. The Division of Hospital Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center has received national recognition for a program that protects hospital patients from developing those blood clots. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
Seven scholars from the University of California, San Diego were recently named Fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences: four from the School of Medicine, and one each from economics, anthropology and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Read Entire Press Release
May, 2008
Mark A. Talamini, M.D., professor and chairman of the department of surgery at UC San Diego Medical Center, has assumed the role of president of The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the largest professional organization of gastrointestinal surgeons in the United States and the leading international society for modern minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery. Read Entire Press Release
April, 2008
By 2030, when the last of the baby boomers reach age 65, there will be more than 70 million Americans over 65, twice as many as in 2000. Studies suggest that close to a quarter of them will have significant psychiatric symptoms. To help address this growing need, the John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded a $750,000 renewal grant to the Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Read the Entire Release
City of Hope Gives Charles von Gunten Humanitarian AwardJanuary, 2008
Charles von Gunten, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSD, is the 2007 recipient of the Sarnat Distinguished Humanitarian Award, given by the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of outstanding scientific and humanitarian achievement in hospice and palliative care.
UCSD Medical Center CEO Richard Liekweg Appointed to Federal Communications Committee
October, 2007
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the appointment of Richard J. Liekweg, Chief Executive Officer of the UC San Diego Medical Center, to the Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities.
October, 2007
The Clinical Trials Center (CTC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center is one of only 16 clinical study centers nationwide selected to participate in the most comprehensive study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ever undertaken. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Read Entire Press Release
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
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
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