UC San Diego celebrates 40 years of endowed chair philanthropy
In 2021, UC San Diego celebrates 40 years of philanthropy in support of endowed chairs. The Campaign for UC San Diego added 100 new endowed chairs for a total of 255 across nearly 70 academic departments, divisions and schools. The Campaign highlighted the Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Chair in Psychiatry, among other endowed chairs, as an example of building a legacy as well as passing "the torch to a new generation of innovators." Click here to read more about the Grant Chair in Psychiatry as well as other notable endowed chair donors.
Pictured is Dr. Igor Grant and daughter Dr. Jenna Grant at the December 3, 2019 installation of the portrait of Igor Grant and JoAnn Nallinger Grant marking their endowment of the Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Chair in Psychiatry.
A Celebratory Event - Grant Endowed Chair in Psychiatry
The Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Endowed Chair in Psychiatry supports the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine. It is part of the Chancellor's Chair Challenge, an effort to increase recruitment and retention of exceptional tenured faculty. Igor and JoAnn Grant have served the Department for nearly 50 years, helping to lay the foundation for tremendous achievements and now creating a lasting legacy through the establishment of this endowed chair. On October 22, 2020, the Department celebrated the Grant family and the new chair and inaugural holder of the Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Endowed Chair in Psychiatry - Zafiris "Jeff" Daskalakis, MD, PhD, FRCP(C).
Dr. Grant celebrates with Jacob Moul on completing his Bachelor's in Science at UCSD during the virtual commencement on June 13, 2020
Jacob earned a degree in Probability and Statistics through the UCSD Math Department and a minor in Data Science. He completed multiple data science projects concerned with climate change and its impacts on the environment and the inhabitants of California while pursuing his minor. Jacob also served as a Research Assistant at Scripps Institution of Oceanography under Professor Katherine Ricke, working on a project to evaluate the efficacy of current climate change impacts models. Jacob’s positive undergraduate experience was aided in large part by the recently established UCSD Data Science Department and all of its advisors and professors. Though Jacob did not have an affiliation with the UCSD Medical School, Dr. Grant provided Jacob with mentoring throughout his time at UCSD, and was very pleased to serve as a family faculty representative in this virtual graduation.
The Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Chair In Psychiatry
On December 3rd, 2019 a Portrait Unveiling Ceremony was held in recognition of The Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Chair in Psychiatry. The ceremony included remarks from Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, Interim Psychiatry Chair Robert Anthenelli, MD, and Vice Chancellor - Health Sciences, School of Medicine Dean, David Brenner, MD.
Stella Chen receives the Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research
Dr. Grant celebrates with Stella (Xiang) Chen, graduating medical student from UC San Diego’s School of Medicine, on occasion of her receipt of the Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research on June 1, 2019. In addition to excelling in her academic and clinical work Dr. Chen completed a basic science Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowship with Dr. Richard Gallo, Chair of Dermatology, studying the innate immune function of dermal adipocytes. Her work with her mentors showed that differentiating dermal adipocytes produce antimicrobial peptides necessary for cutaneous defense against S. aureus, and declines during aging. Dr. Chen will be headed to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix for a preliminary medicine year and then to Harvard/MGH for dermatology residency. The Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research was established by JoAnn Grant, RN, in honor of Dr. Igor Grant to recognize graduating medical students who rank at the top of their class academically, and who also sought opportunities to conduct biomedical research. Congratulations Dr. Chen!
Department of Psychiatry Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Endowed Chair
In honor of the department’s milestone anniversary, the Grants have established the Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Chair in Psychiatry, with additional funds to be raised and a match from the UC San Diego Chancellor’s Chair and Faculty Fellowship Challenge. The endowed administrative chair will be held by future chairs of the Department of Psychiatry, who will succeed Dr. Grant. Endowed chairs play an important role in recruiting and retaining top physician-scientists. The administrative endowed chair will allow for the chair holder to utilize the annual funding for the greatest needs of the department. The Grants’ gift contributes to the $2 billion goal of the university’s comprehensive fundraising effort, the Campaign for UC San Diego. Read the full article here.
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- Dr. Grant celebrates with Lisa Obermeit on receiving her PhD in Clinical Psychology during the UCSD graduation ceremony on June 16, 2018
- Kathryn Tringale receives the Igor Grant MD Endowed Award for Academic Excellence and Biomedical Research
- Dr. Grant congratulates Jessica Montoya on receiving her PhD in Clinical Psychology during the UCSD graduation ceremony on June 17, 2017
- Congratulations to Igor Grant, MD on receiving a 2016 HIV Community Service Award from the San Diego LGBT Community Center!