Congratulations to Professor Soraya de Chadarevian, who was awarded an NSF grant for her book project, “Heredity under the Microscope: A History of Human Chromosomes.” This award, from the Science, Technology and Society section at NSF, will allow Dr. Chadarevian time to pursue work on her historical investigation of chromosomes in twentieth century life science.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Patrick Allard, who has received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Innovation in Regulatory Science Award. This extremely competitive five-year award supports academic investigators who are addressing research questions that will lead to innovation in regulatory science, with ultimate translation of those results into improving the regulatory process. Read the full article here.
Congratulations, Class of 2015. Wishing each of you the best in your future endeavors! -The Institute for Society and Genetics
Nadine Levin has been awarded a Post PhD Research Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner Gren Foundation for her project, “What is metabolism after big data? Health, bodies, and populations in the post-genomic sciences.“
Patrick Allard, Assistant Professor with the Institute for Society and Genetics and the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was awarded the prestigious 2015 International ToxScholar Award. Founded in 1961, the Society of Toxicology (SOT) is a professional and scholarly organization of more than 7,800 scientists from academic institutes, government, and industry representing the great variety of individuals who practice toxicology…
Olivia Hansell, an HBS major, was awarded an Honorable Mention for this year’s Samuel Oschin Scholarship! Olivia Hansell is a Senior majoring in Human Biology and Society. She actively seeks out opportunities to learn about the problems facing our health care system in an effort to provide advocacy for marginalized social groups. During her time at UCLA, Olivia participated in…