Department Roster

Paul FitzGerald, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, has recently received 2018 Kaiser Foundation Hospital’s Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching Basic Sciences.

Craig Watson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, has recently received 2018 Kaiser Foundation Hospital’s Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching Clinical Sciences.

Thomas Glaser, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, was appointed to the National Advisory Eye Council of the National Eye Institute (NEI). Read more about this article »

Douglas S. Gross, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, has been named as the recipient of the 2016 Emil Mrak Award from the Cal Aggie Alumni Association. Read more about this award (pdf).

Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D., Professor, was recently featured on the PBS Nightly News hour, interviewed by Jennifer Doudna, by Gwen Ifil. This interview can be viewed at the following links. PBS NewsHour, YouTube.

Kenneth A. Beck, Ph.D., Lecturer, is a recipient of the Gubernaculum Award from the first year medical school class.

Tom Blankenship, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, is a co-recipient of the Gubernaculum Award from the first year medical students.

Richard Tucker, Ph.D., Professor, recently received both the UC Davis Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award, and the School of Medicine's Kaiser Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Basic Science to medical students.

Jan Nolta, Ph.D., Director of the UC Davis Stem Cell Program and its Institute for Regenerative Cures along with many other center experts recently received $53 Million in funding for the application of stem cells to the treatment of several different human diseases.