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{{Short description|American neurobiologist}}
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'''Elissa A. Hallem''' is an American [[microbiologist]]. She won a 2012 [[MacArthur Fellowship]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/867/ |title=Elissa Hallem â€" MacArthur Foundation |publisher=Macfound.org |date=2012-10-02 |accessdate=2013-11-06}}</ref>
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'''Elissa A. Hallem''' is an American [[neurobiologist]]. She won a 2012 [[MacArthur Fellowship]].<ref name="MacArthur">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/867/ |title=Elissa Hallem – MacArthur Foundation |publisher=Macfound.org |date=2012-10-02 |accessdate=2013-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=Jackie|title=The Genius Series: MacArthur Winner Elissa Hallem|url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/the-genius-series-macarthur-winner-elissa-hallem/|work=Los Angeles Magazine|date=November 29, 2012}}</ref> Hallem is Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at [[UCLA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elissa Hallem, Ph.D. |url=https://www.mimg.ucla.edu/people/elissa-hallem-ph-d/ |website=UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>


== Early life and education==
==Life==
Elissa Hallem was born in [[Santa Monica, California]], in 1977. In 8th grade she enrolled in a summer program run by the [[Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth]] where she followed a course in psychology held at the [[Loyola Marymount University]] at [[Los Angeles]]. During high school, she worked in a [[UCLA]] lab with professor S. Lawrence Zipursky, a family friend.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
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She graduated from [[Yale University]] with a Ph.D. in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolpert |first=Stuart |url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-life-scientist-elissa-hallem-239227.aspx |title=UCLA life scientist Elissa Hallem awarded MacArthur 'genius' grant / UCLA Newsroom |publisher=Newsroom.ucla.edu |date=2012-10-02 |accessdate=2013-11-06}}</ref>

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Hallem graduated from [[Williams College]] with a B.A. in biology and chemistry in 1999, and received a Ph.D. from [[Yale University]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolpert |first=Stuart |url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-life-scientist-elissa-hallem-239227.aspx |title=UCLA life scientist Elissa Hallem awarded MacArthur 'genius' grant / UCLA Newsroom |publisher=Newsroom.ucla.edu |date=2012-10-02 |accessdate=2013-11-06}}</ref> She completed her post-doctoral training at [[California Institute of Technology]] in 2010.<ref name="MacArthur" />

== Honors and awards ==
*2012- [[MacArthur Fellowship]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elissa Hallem |url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2012/elissa-hallem |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=www.macfound.org |language=en}}</ref>
*2012- [[Searle Scholars Program]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Scholar Profile Elissa A. Hallem |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093026/http://www.searlescholars.net/person/585 |website=Sealre Scholars Program |access-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=http://www.searlescholars.net/person/585 |archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>


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==External links==
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*[http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/publications/news/201211/alumni.html Yale.edu]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130201023354/http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/publications/news/201211/alumni.html Yale.edu]

*[http://www.lamag.com/laculture/culturefilesblog/2012/11/29/the-genius-series-macarthur-winner-elissa-hallem Lamag.com]
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Latest revision as of 06:27, 17 December 2023

Elissa Hallem
Photograph of Hallem in 2016
NationalityAmerican
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurobiologist
InstitutionsUCLA

Elissa A. Hallem is an American neurobiologist. She won a 2012 MacArthur Fellowship.[1][2] Hallem is Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at UCLA.[3]

Early life and education

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Elissa Hallem was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1977. In 8th grade she enrolled in a summer program run by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth where she followed a course in psychology held at the Loyola Marymount University at Los Angeles. During high school, she worked in a UCLA lab with professor S. Lawrence Zipursky, a family friend.[citation needed]

Hallem graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in biology and chemistry in 1999, and received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 2005.[4] She completed her post-doctoral training at California Institute of Technology in 2010.[1]

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Elissa Hallem – MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  2. ^ Adams, Jackie (November 29, 2012). "The Genius Series: MacArthur Winner Elissa Hallem". Los Angeles Magazine.
  3. ^ "Elissa Hallem, Ph.D." UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ Wolpert, Stuart (2012-10-02). "UCLA life scientist Elissa Hallem awarded MacArthur 'genius' grant / UCLA Newsroom". Newsroom.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  5. ^ "Elissa Hallem". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  6. ^ "Scholar Profile Elissa A. Hallem". Sealre Scholars Program. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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