Three faculty members awarded National Medal of Science

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Three University of California, Berkeley, faculty members, one of whom died in 2010, were selected today (Friday, Oct. 3) by President Barack Obama to receive the National Medal of Science, the nations highest honor for a scientist.

Judith Klinman, professor emerita of chemistry.

Recipients Judith P. Klinman, 73, professor emerita of chemistry, and Alexandre J. Chorin, 76, University Professor emeritus of mathematics, will receive their awards at the White House later this year.Statistician David Blackwelldied in 2010 at the age of 91.

The three are among 10 science medalists chosen this year and nine recipientsof the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

These scholars and innovators have expanded our understanding of the world, made invaluable contributions to their fields, and helped improve countless lives, President Obama said. Our nation has been enriched by their achievements, and by all the scientists and technologists across America dedicated to discovery, inquiry, and invention.

The Presidential award is given annually to individuals deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.

Alexandre Chorin, University Professor emeritus of mathematics. Peg Skorpinski photo.

Klinmans research is concerned with the nature of enzyme catalysis:howproteins and enzymes do everything from letting our bodies use oxygen to regulating neurotransmitters. She looks for the fundamental properties that underlie these reactions, often using isotope tracers to uncover the chemical steps involved.

Chorin, who also is aSenior Faculty Scientist in the Mathematics Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, isconsidered one of the great applied mathematicians of our time. He introduced powerful new computational methods for the solution of problems in fluid mechanics, covering the spectrum from practical software to rigorous error bounds.

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UCSF Scientist Wins the National Medal of Science

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President Obama announced today that UCSF biochemist Bruce Alberts, PhD, is one of nine scientists to be awarded the National Medal of Science, the highest U.S. honor for scientific achievement.

These scholars and innovators have expanded our understanding of the world, made invaluable contributions to their fields, and helped improve countless lives, President Obama said. Our nation has been enriched by their achievements, and by all the scientists and technologists across America dedicated to discovery, inquiry, and invention.

Bruce Alberts, PhD, has long been aleader in science and education.Photo by Tom Kochel.

The honorees will receive the awards at a White House ceremony later this year.

Alberts, currently the Chancellors Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education, joined UCSF in 1976. His 50-year career has been one of the most illustrious in modern biology. Renowned for his fundamental discoveries on how DNA is replicated before cells divide, Alberts has been equally lauded as a tireless advocate for science and education.

I am pleased and honored to receive this award, which celebrates the great work of science in this country, Alberts said. The greatest rewards in science come from the thrill of discovery and from witnessing the many positive effects of scientific progress and of scientists on societies across the globe.

After a five-year stint as chair of UCSFs Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Alberts served two six-year terms, from 1993 to 2005, as president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). During his tenure at NAS, Alberts was instrumental in developing the landmark National Science Education standards that have been implemented in school systems nationwide.

Alberts was one of the original authors of the seminal textbookThe Molecular Biology of the Cell. Soon to be published in a sixth edition, MBOC is a landmark in scientific publishing that has introduced countless students to the field.

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The sweet science of 'The Amazing Race'

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Maya Warren wants the world to know something about scientists: Were not just nerds.

Warren, 29, intends to prove that on The Amazing Race. The Rosati-Kain High School graduate, who is completing her doctorate in food science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, races around the world with friend and lab mate Amy DeJong in the 25th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition, now underway on CBS.

Warren and DeJong compete as the Sweet Scientists because of their specialties. Warren studies ice cream (the microstructure, behavioral and sensorial properties of frozen-aerated treats); DeJong, candy.

And yes, Warrens early interest in frozen desserts was sparked in part by visits to Ted Drewes. Her on-screen tag reads Madison, Wis., but Warren is a St. Louisan through and through, explaining that she grew up in the Ferguson-Florissant area and attended grade school at the Cathedral Basilica.

I always loved food, and I loved science, and I was so excited when I found out I could combine them as a career, she says. And ice cream who doesnt love ice cream?

Warren had been a fan of The Amazing Race for years and had always thought she would try out some day. I imagined Id race with my future husband, but Im not married yet, so that was a problem.

When she learned about an open casting call in Chicago last fall, she brainstormed with DeJong, 24, with whom she shares a lab.

I was going to be in Chicago then anyway, to run the Chicago Marathon (see? not just a nerd) and I talked her into going along. We had nothing to lose, so why not?

The two wrote a skit and got a tryout in which we blabbed and blabbed. They went away thinking, cool, that was fun.

Casting producers moved them along. I think they liked our careers, Warren says. Theyve never had a team of women Ph.D. candidates before, and the fact that our specialties are ice cream and candy made us unique. We just had to make sure our personalities matched.

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Julio Garcia, M.D. Recognized by National Alliance of Male Executives-N.A.M.E.

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Julio Garcia, M.D. Recognized by National Alliance of Male Executives-N.A.M.E.

About Julio Garcia, M.D. Dr. Garcia has 26 years experience in the healthcare field. He is a self-employed Plastic Surgeon with a private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has performed all varieties of cosmetic procedures, both surgical and non-surgical, since 1988. Dr. Garcia utilizes adipose-derived cell therapy with stromal vascular fraction which contains stem cells, mesenchymal cells and cytokines to assist in chronic diseases and acute injuries through his Regenerative Medicine Institute of Nevada. He opened a wellness age management clinic called Ageless Forever in Las Vegas in 1988. Dr. Garcia has been a Tactical Physician for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since 2001. As team leader, he provides medical care for anyone injured during SWAT operations, utilizing military-styled care where ambulance crews cannot go. He instructs Special Forces medical teams from our military and other allies in field care of wounds and suturing techniques. This is done under the Special Operations Medical Association. Dr. Garcia lectures on age management and anti-aging issues on a worldwide basis and consults for age management clinics in India. He is affiliated with the American Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He is a Board Member for Crime Stoppers of Nevada. Dr. Garcia was awarded the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgerys In Chul Song Award for Philanthropic Service in 2011 and the Clark County Juvenile Court Department of Juvenile Justice Citizens Service Award in 2011. He has written and co-written articles including Hormone Administration in an Aesthetic Surgery Practice, Aesthetic Surgery Journal: 27, 2007; Reconstructive Surgery for Immunosuppressed Organ Transplant Recipients, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 83, 1989; and Localization of Human Sarcoma with Radio Labeled Monoclonal Antibody, Cancer Immunology immunotherapy: 23, 1986. He has made over 30 presentations both individually and as part of a panel since 1990. The most recent are Incorporating Anti-Aging into a Plastic Surgery Practice to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana in 2012, East Meets West: Cultural Differences in Breast Augmentation, panel presentation to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, Seattle, Washington, 2009, The Use of Barbed Sutures in Facelifts at the Facial Plastic Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009 and Weight Loss Through Hormones to the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Squaw Valley, California in 2009. Dr. Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba and obtained a dual B.A. in Biology and Art History from Northwestern University in 1979, a M.D. from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1983 and completed his Surgical Residency in Plastic Surgery at the University of Illinois in 1988. He obtained a Certificate in Homeland Security from the University of Kentucky, College of Justice and Safety in 2012 and is a Candidate for a Masters in Intelligence Management from Henley-Putnam University. In his spare time he enjoys fitness, live music and fine dining.

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