Emilio Ramos and Tomas Ganz receive the CTSI Publication Award


Tomas GanzAuthors of three high-impact, peer-reviewed papers have received CTSI Publication Awards for their contributions to clinical and translational research. The quarterly awards go to exemplary research that utilizes the resources of the UCLA CTSI. Awardees receive a plaque. All investigators at UCLA CTSI institutions are eligible. Here are the newest awardees.


Third quarter 2012

James Min, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

"Diagnostic Accuracy of Fractional Flow Reserve from Anatomic CT Angiography" link
Journal of the American Medical Assn., September 26, 2012
Fourth quarter 2012

Thomas Ganz, MD and Emilio Ramos, PhD, both of UCLA

"Minihepcidins Prevent Iron Overload in a Hepcidin-deficient Mouse Model of Severe Hemochromatosis" link
Blood, November 1, 2012

Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD, UCLA

"Endothelial Cells Provide an Instructive Niche for the Differentiation and Functional Polarization of M2-like Macrophages" link
Blood, October 11, 2012