Professor Sabeeha Merchant has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Molecular Toxicology faculty member reports potential treatment for Parkinson's disease in an animal model for the disease.
See more at: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/parkinson-s-disease-stopped-in-229436.aspx, http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/03/01/31473/ucla-researchers-stop-progression-parkinsons-anima/ and http://www.alnmag.com/news/parkinsons-disease-stopped-animal-model
Two Mol Tox Faculty Find Link Between Parkinson's Disease and Common Pesticides
The work of two Molecular Toxicology faculty members, Beate Ritz and Jeff Bronstein, demonstrate that a combination of three pesticides markedly increases the frequency of Parkinson's disease in people. See more at http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/high-risk-of-parkinson-s-disease-204133.aspx
Dr. Jeffrey H. Miller elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Jeffrey H. Miller was one of the 212 Americans just elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The academy was founded in 1780 by John Adams and John Hancock and others and prides itself on electing the leading "thinkers and doers from each generation". This year's class of new members includes scientists, humanists, politicians, business people and artists - Jeffrey will join Dave Brubeck, Ken Burns, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon in his induction in October in Cambridge, MA.
Dr. Marie-Francoise Chesselet Selected as New Fellow of the AAAS
Dr. Marie-Francoise Chesselet, a faculty member of the Molecular Toxicology IDP has been selected as a new fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. The selection of fellows has been an AAAS tradition since 1874. Dr. Chesselet is among 503 scholars chosen this year for scientifically and socially meritorious applications of their work, according to the AAAS. She will receive official recognition Feb. 19, 2011 at the society's annual meeting, in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Oliver Hankinson Wins SOT Award
Professor Oliver Hankinson, Director of the UCLA Molecular Toxicology interdepartmental doctoral program, has been awarded the Society of Toxicology's 2011 Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award. This award is presented annually to an active scientist "who has made substantial and seminal scientific contributions to our understanding of the science of toxicology." Dr. Hankinson will be presented with the award at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Society of Toxicology, in Washington DC on March 18, 2011.
Mol Tox Team Wins IM Championship
The "Toxic Substances" team recently won the 2010 UCLA Intramural Co-Rec Flag Football Championship. The Toxic Substances were also champions in 2004, 2006 and 2007. The 2010 players were: top row left to right: Wayne Austin, Kevin Bruhn, Mike Kovochich*, Matt Marsden, Jason Hong, Aaron Chapman*, bottom left to right: Cindy Hong, Kim Park (Henderson) *, Beverly Lampila (Redsar), Kristin Yamada*, Sabine Groenke. Not shown are Ciara Remillard* and Yelena Rivina*. (* Indicates a current or former student of the Molecular Toxicology Ph.D. program.)
