Elissa Hallem
American neurobiologist
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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] Her lab focuses on the ability for skin-penetrating nematodes to infect host organisms using their sensory cues.[4]
Elissa Hallem | |
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Photograph of Hallem in 2016 | |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiologist |
| Institutions | UCLA |
Early life and education
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.[5] She completed her post-doctoral training at California Institute of Technology in 2010.[1]
Honors and awards
- 2012- MacArthur Fellowship[6]
- 2012- Searle Scholars Program[7]
- 2013- UCLA Dean's Recognition Award[8]
- 2014- NIH Director's New Innovator Award[8]
- 2020- UCLA Faculty Mentor Award[8]
