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Whitney Griggs (PhD4) is awarded Josephine De Karman Fellowship

Congratulations to Whitney Griggs (4th year PhD student in Andersen Lab) for being awarded the 1-year $25,000 Josephine De Karman Fellowship to support his PhD research on developing the first

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Lauren Uchiyama receives 2022 CAP Distinguished Medical Student Award

Congratulations to Lauren Uchiyama, of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program, on receiving 2022 CAP Distinguished Medical Student Award! The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has established the Distinguished Medical

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Joseph Friedman identifies alarming trends in overdose deaths among US adolescents

Joseph Friedman et al. publishes a paper in JAMA that identifies alarming trends in overdose deaths among US adolescents. The full paper can be read HERE. The study has attracted

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Norman Spivak wins New Investigator Award

Norman Spivak won a New Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP). Congratulations, Norman!

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Shannon Esswein featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 – Science

Shannon Esswein, a UCLA-Caltech MSTP student, is featured on Forbes 2022 30 Under 30 – Science list. Congratulations!  Link: Shannon Esswein (forbes.com)

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Drs. Ajijola and Reue join the MSTP leadership team

Drs. Olujimi Ajijola and Karen Reue join the leadership team for the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program.  Dr. Ajijola will be assuming the role of Co-Director, together with Dr. David

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Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD, steps down as MSTP Director

After eight years of amazing leadership, Carlos Portera-Cailliau, MD, PhD, has decided to step down as Co-Director of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program. Dr. Portera-Cailliau has been instrumental in

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