Awards & Recognition Awards & Recognition 2024 Excellence in Life Sciences Awards Congratulations Drs. Fregoso, Li, and Lazazzera! May 15, 2024 1 min read Awards & Recognition Announcing 2025 UCLA Grad Slam Champion - MIMG Graduate Student Pablo Alvarez Congratulations, Pablo Alvarez! March 17, 2025 1 min read Awards & Recognition Biologist Elaine Hsiao named Blavatnik National Award Laureate Elaine Hsiao, the De Logi professor of Biological Sciences and an associate professor of integrative biology and physiology in the UCLA College. September 21, 2022 1 min read Awards & Recognition Building Manager Alonzo Cortez Receives Staff Assembly Spotlight Our very own Building Manager Alonzo Cortez was featured on UCLA Staff Assembly’s Staff Spotlight! February 10, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Anthony Covarrubias receives $2 million NIGMS Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA) Congratulations, Dr. Covarrubias! January 21, 2025 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Donald B. Kohn receives the American Society of Gene + Cell Therapy Founders Award Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Kohn! December 02, 2024 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Elaine Hsiao Listed Among 40 UCLA Scholars as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Thirty-nine UCLA faculty members were named among world’s most influential researchers in the sciences and social sciences today. November 15, 2022 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Hong Zhou among 65 Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Zhou! February 22, 2024 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lena Pernas awarded a GCRLE Pilot Grant Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Pernas! July 12, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lena Pernas receives the 2024 Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award Congratulations, Dr. Pernas! May 20, 2024 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lena Pernas wins the FEBS Anniversary 2023 Prize Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Pernas! April 25, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Lili Yang & Dr. Elaine Hsiao Featured on BIOS 2023 Top Academic Entrepreneurs List In honor of International Women’s Day 2023, BIOS has released their “Top 23 Academic Entrepreneurs Shaping Translational Research” list. March 08, 2023 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Maureen Su receives the 2025 Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) Senior Investigator Award Congratulations, Dr. Su! March 06, 2025 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Melody Li receives the 2024—2025 Ablon Scholars Award Congratulations to Dr. Li, and best wishes for your continued success! May 15, 2024 1 min read Awards & Recognition Dr. Owen N. Witte recipient of the AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Blood Cancer Research Congratulations on this achievement, Dr. Witte! February 27, 2024 1 min read