“We’re trying to educate the next generation of scientists in a different way of thinking,” said Robert Damoiseaux, director of UCLA’s Molecular Screening Shared Resource.
Six faculty members have been named recipients of the award, which is among the most competitive and prestigious available to early-career researchers.
Zvi Bern, a theoretical physicist, and Leonard Kleinrock, one of the early pioneers of the internet, were recognized for their distinguished original research.