They join a class of 70 new members and 10 foreign associates announced today (Oct. 15). Since 1970, the IOM has elected more than 200 members affiliated with UC.
Membership in the Institute of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. Chosen by current active members, candidates undergo a highly selective process and are nominated based on their professional achievements and commitment to service.
The Institute of Medicine includes a diversity of talent, as its charter requires that at least one quarter of the membership selected be from outside the health professions, in fields such as the social sciences, law, engineering and the humanities.
The newly elected UC members are:
- Sherin U. Devaskar, M.D., associate vice chancellor of children's health at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Executive Endowed Chair and professor of pediatrics.
- Jack Needleman, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
- David A. Brenner, M.D., vice chancellor for health sciences and dean of the UC San Diego School of Medicine.
- Don W. Cleveland, Ph.D., chair of the UC San Diego Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and professor of medicine, neurosciences and cellular and molecular medicine at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.
- Robert H. Edwards, M.D., UCSF professor of neurology and physiology.
- David Julius, Ph.D., professor and chair of physiology and UCSF Morris Herzstein Endowed Chair in Molecular Biology and Medicine.
- Jennifer Puck, M.D., UCSF professor of immunology and pediatrics.
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