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Nine University of California members have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine.
They join a class of 70 new members and 10 foreign associates announced today (Oct. 19). Since 1970, the academy has elected more than 200 members affiliated with UC.
Membership in the National Academy 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 National Academy 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 law, engineering, social sciences and the humanities.
The newly elected UC members are:
UC Davis
- Julie Freischlag, M.D., vice chancellor for human health services, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine
UC San Diego
- Napoleone Ferrara, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology
- Christopher Glass, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and cellular and molecular medicine
- Roberto Malinow, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences and Neurobiology
UC San Francisco
- Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., professor of medicine, epidemiology and biostatistics
- Andrew Bindman, M.D., professor of medicine, health policy, epidemiology and biostatistics
- Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and director of the Institute for Computational Health Sciences for UCSF, and executive director of clinical informatics for UC Health
- Tejal Desai, Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
- Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., professor of anatomy for UCSF and senior investigator for the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
