2026 Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research
On May 30, 2026, Dr. Grant presented the Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research to UC San Diego School of Medicine graduating student Leo Meller.
Dr. Meller has excelled both academically and clinically while completing his MD at UC San Diego School of Medicine. In his training, Dr. Meller consistently exceeded expectations in his preparation for patient care and in his clinical rotations. He showed considerable dedication, compassionate care, and follow-through for his patients, while also excelling academically with 45 peer-reviewed manuscripts and delivering more than 85 national and international research presentations. For these accomplishments and many others, he was chosen to receive the Igor GRant MD Endowed Award for Academic Exellence and Biomedical Resarch.
SDSU-UCSD JDP in Clinical Psychology celebrates 40 years
Dr. Grant, co-founder of the San Diego State Univeristy-UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in Clinical Psychology, participates in celebrating its 40th anniversary, June 2025.
2025 Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research
On May 31, 2025, Dr Grant presented the Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research to UC San Diego School of Medicine graduating student Katherine Lee.
Dr. Lee has demonstrated outstanding academic excellence while completing her MD/PhD at UC San Diego. Dr. Lee will use her PhD background in gene regulation, RNA biology, and bioinformatics towards studying the genetic basis of psychiatric disorders to improve the mental health of her patients.
Three decades of HNRP trainees meet at INS in 2025
Dr. Grant celebrates with some trainees from the past three decades at the February, 2025 meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) in New Orleans. Pictured from left to right are: Tom Marcotte, David Moore, Lily Kamalyan, Lillian Ham, Igor Grant, Jennifer Manly, Crystal Wang, Mariana Cherner, Jennifer Iudicello, Jake Rattigan, and Victoria Chentsova.
Episode 17 - Cannabis, Brain Health and Aging with Kent Hutchison, PhD
In this episode, Dr. Kent Hutchison discusses how his research on cannabis grew from a background in alcohol and nicotine studies into a broader effort to understand both the risks and potential benefits of cannabis use.
Episode 16 - Cannabis Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease with Matthew Springer, PhD
In this episode, Dr. Matthew Springer explains how inhaling smoke from combusted products such as tobacco and cannabis, as well as inhaling aerosol from e-cigarettes and cannabis vaping devices, may impair endothelial function, an early marker of cardiovascular risk.
Episode 15 - Cannabis for Migraine Headache with Nathaniel Schuster, MD
In this episode, Nathaniel Schuster, MD, Professor and Medical Director of the Center for Pain Management at UC San Diego Health, explores the potential role of cannabinoid therapy in migraine care.
Episode 14 - Terpenes in Cannabis: Are they therapeutic? with Catherine Cahill, PhD
In episode 14, Dr. Cahill, Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Brain Research Institute, delves into the fascinating world of terpenes—natural aromatic compounds found in cannabis and other plants—and their potential therapeutic effects, especially for pain relief.
