LOS ANGELES (May 21, 2009) – Lynne M. Smith, MD, a researcher at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed), received the Award for Excellence in Education Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The university established the award to "recognize outstanding dedication, innovation and sustained excellence in education."
Dr. Smith is an associate professor of pediatrics who also serves as director of the Level II Nursery and the Perinatal Clinical Research Center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She completed her pediatric residency program and her neonatal medicine fellowship program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1996, then joined the hospital's division of neonatology and LA BioMed.
"Congratulations to Dr. Smith on this wonderful honor," said LA BioMed President and CEO Carole Wagner-Vallianos, Esq. "She has excelled as an instructor and a researcher, fulfilling two of LA BioMed's primary missions. We are proud of her accomplishments and happy to have her as a valued member of the LA BioMed faculty."
About LA BioMed
LA BioMed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is one of the country's largest nonprofit independent biomedical research institutes. It conducts biomedical research, trains young scientists and provides community services, including childhood immunization and nutrition assistance. The institute's researchers conduct studies in such areas as cardiovascular disease, emerging infections, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, dermatology, reproductive health, vaccine development, respiratory disorders, inherited illnesses and neonatology. LA BioMed is academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. For more information, please visit our website at www.LABioMed.org