2011 Postdoctoral Scholars Reception

 
UCLA postdoctoral scholars were honored at the 2011 Postdoctoral Scholars Reception for their important contributions to the university's interrelated missions of research, teaching, and public service. The reception was held on May 12, 2011 at the Faculty Center.

Of the approximately 1200 registered UCLA postdoctoral scholars, 33 were nominated for the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research. The nominees represent virtually every discipline at UCLA, from the basic and applied sciences to the professional schools, the social sciences, and the humanities.

2011 Nominees

Monika Abels (Psychology); Waheb Bishara (Electrical Engineering); Madeli Castruita (Chemistry & Biochemistry); Adrian Cheng (Neurology & Neurobiology); John S. Cho (Dermatology); Shelley A. Claridge (CNSI); Brandon Davies (Cardiology); Sarah Franklin (Anesthesiology); Ahmed Hegab (Pediatrics); Xue Hua (Neurology); Yi-Xin Huo (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering); Aaron W. James (Dentistry); Christian Iverson Johnson (Astronomy & Astrophysics); Omar Khalid (Oral Biology & Medicine); Jordan Elizabeth Lake (Infectious Diseases); Wen Li (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences); Lei Liao (Chemistry & Biochemistry); Thomas S. Lisse (Orthopedic Surgery); Tina Mukherjee (Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology); Samraat Pawar (Biomathematics); Przemyslaw Pawelczak (Electrical Engineering); Sandra Rieger (Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology); Katharina Schlacher (Molecular & Medical Pharmacology); Nanthia A. Suthana (Neurosurgery); Yossan-Var Tan (Neuroscience); Kazuhiro Tanaka (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine); Zachary D. Taylor (Bioengineering); Hideaki Tsutsui (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering); Geng Wang (Chemistry & Biochemistry); Kate Basia Wolitzky-Taylor (Psychology); Ping-Show Wong (Electrical Engineering); Ting-Hsiang Wu (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine); Qi Zhang (Chemistry & Biochemistry).

Five of the 33 nominees were selected to receive the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research -- a $4,000 prize -- for their research accomplishments that show clear potential to have meaningful and enduring implications in their field.

2011 Awardees

• Waheb Bishara (Electrical Engineering)
• Shelley A. Claridge (CNSI)
• Sarah Franklin (Anesthesiology)
• Xue Hua (Neurology)
• Kate Basia Wolitzky-Taylor (Psychology)

The awards and reception were co-hosted and funded by the Office of the Chancellor, the Graduate Division, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Office of Research.

Watch a video of the 2011 Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research awards ceremony.

Reception Photo Gallery