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It was a happy day for Kenny Lin and his family on June 3, 2012, as he received his M.D. from the UCSD School of Medicine. In addition to completing his demanding medical curriculum, Kenny chose to do research under the mentorship of Dr. Grant, and assisted by Dr. Michael Taylor. Kenny received one of only three NIH summer grants awarded in 2009, to pursue a project on the effects of history of head injury on neurological function in persons with HIV infection. This project led to Kenny's publishing a first author paper entitled "Effects of traumatic brain injury on cognitive functioning and cerebral metabolites in HIV infected individuals", which demonstrated that non-severe traumatic brain injuries did indeed increase the risk of mild neurocognitive problems in persons with HIV, and also that there may be persisting changes in certain brain metabolites to indicate neural injury. Kenny also completed another project which was an online resource for students wishing to develop a better understanding of neurocognitive disorders. Kenny is continuing his specialty training in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.  Congratulations, Kenny!

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