Office of Pediatric Clinical Fellowships

Our Faculty

Our Faculty members are highly regarded nationally and internationally for their leadership in pediatric medicine. Some of the recognition that our faculty have received are listed below.

Fellows in the Institute of Medicine

The Institute of Medicine is both an honorific membership organization and a policy research organization. The institute’s members are elected on the basis of their professional achievement and commitment to service.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a recognized leader in biomedical research. Individuals are named as HHMI Investigators based on their innovative approaches to push the bounds of knowledge in biomedical research.

Jeff Molkentin

American Heart Institute Basic Research Prize

The American Heart Institute Basic Research Prize is awarded to an individual who is making outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science and who currently heads an outstanding cardiovascular basic research laboratory.

Basil O'Conner Scholar Award

The Basil O’Conner award is designed to support young scientists embarking on their independent research careers.

Rolf Stottmann

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

AAAS Fellows is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers to recognize their meritorious efforts to advance science.

American Society for Clinical Investigators

The American Society for Clinical Investigation is an honor society of physician-scientists.

Our Fellowship Programs

View a list of our pediatric clinical fellowship programs.

Faculty Highlights

Jeffrey D. Molkentin, PhD
Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Professor | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Molkentin's research aims to understand the intracellular signaling pathways and transcriptional regulatory circuits that control mammalian cell growth and differentiation. His work has advanced the understanding of molecular events behind heart disease and muscular dystrophy.

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Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD
Co-Director, Perinatal Institute
Chief, Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Whitsett has made a series of groundbreaking contributions in pulmonary medicine. His major pioneering work has been on surfactant proteins A, B, C and D, cloning their genes, and clarifying their roles in lung development.

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