Elissa Hallem
Elissa Hallem | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Williams College (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neurobiologist |
Institutions | UCLA |
Elissa A. Hallem is an American neurobiologist. She won a 2012 MacArthur Fellowship.[1][2] Hallem is Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at UCLA.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Elissa Hallem was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1977. In 8th grade she enrolled in a summer program run by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth where she followed a course in psychology held at the Loyola Marymount University at Los Angeles. During high school, she worked in a UCLA lab with professor S. Lawrence Zipursky, a family friend.[citation needed]
Hallem graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in biology and chemistry in 1999, and received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 2005.[4] She completed her post-doctoral training at California Institute of Technology in 2010.[1]
Honors and awards
[edit]- 2012- MacArthur Fellowship[5]
- 2012- Searle Scholars Program[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elissa Hallem – MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ Adams, Jackie (November 29, 2012). "The Genius Series: MacArthur Winner Elissa Hallem". Los Angeles Magazine.
- ^ "Elissa Hallem, Ph.D." UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Wolpert, Stuart (2012-10-02). "UCLA life scientist Elissa Hallem awarded MacArthur 'genius' grant / UCLA Newsroom". Newsroom.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ "Elissa Hallem". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ "Scholar Profile Elissa A. Hallem". Sealre Scholars Program. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2023.