Archive for the ‘Fund News’ Category

New Scientific Advisor: Dr. Anne Churchland

January 3, 2023

Dr. Anne Churchland has joined the JCC Board of Scientific Advisors. Dr. Churchland is a Professor and Arnold Scheibel Chair of Neuroscience at UCLA. The Churchland Lab studies how decisions are made at the cellular […]

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Alumni Spotlight: David Julius

October 4, 2022
2021 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine

Dr. David Julius (JCC class of 1984) won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, along with Dr. Ardem Patapoutian. The Nobel recognizes Dr. Julius’ discovery of receptors that enable cells and organisms to […]

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JCC Fellow Spotlight: Prerna Malaney

September 29, 2022

Dr. Prerna Malaney has the perfect name for an expert RNA biologist – although Prerna actually means inspiration in Sanskrit. Prerna traces her inspiration to be a scientist back to her father who always encouraged […]

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Welcome to new class of JCC Fellows

September 26, 2022

We would like to welcome the 2022 class of Jane Coffin Childs Fellows! The scientific accomplishments of the new Fellows impressed the JCC Board of Scientific Advisors, especially given the extenuating circumstances of the pandemic […]

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