COVER STORY
Found in Translation
Found in Translation
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is clearing
a path to quickly bring discoveries from the bench to the bedside.
FEATURES

Profile: Dr. Alan Fogelman
The Visionary

How Dr. Fogleman transformed the teaching practice of primary-care medicine at UCLA. 

Profile: Dr. Alan Fogelman
Affair of the Heart

The cardiologist tries to understand what makes good cholesterol go bad. 

 

New Life for Orphan Organs 
UCLA surgeons find innovative ways to make use of organs that might otherwise be discarded.

CURRENT ISSUE
The Cutting Edge
Is Meditation Push-Ups for the Brain?
People who meditate have stronger connections between brain regions and show less age-related brain atrophy. 

Roadblock to Cancer
Small-molecule inhibitors act as police barricades to block the escape of criminal cancer cells. 

Beef Up to Reduce Diabetes Risk 
More muscle mass, and not just less body fat, is critical to lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes.
Leadership

Pathways to the Future
Medical and Graduate educations is evolving in new and exciting dimensions.

 
Conversation

Dr. Molly J. Coye
As chief innovation officer of UCLA Health System, Dr. Coye oversees development of new initiatives to improve the quality of care.

News & Notes

Faculty Notes
Irving Zabin, Ph.D., has observed the transformation of UCLA's medical school into one of the world's premier centers for healthcare training.

 

Alumni Notes
One-on-one with Kirsten Tillisch, MD., '97.

Friends
Dr. Alfonsina Q. Davies Endowed Chair.

 

Epilogue
The lesson of Las Maritas.