Bioengineering
Linda Demer
Professor
Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Bioengineering
Executive Vice Chair of Medicine
Executive Director of the Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program
- 17-052 CHS
- Ldemer@mednet.ucla.edu
- (310) 206-2677
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
- Cardiovascular calcification
- Vascular biology
Notable Publications and Books
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=demer%2C+linda&sort=pubdate
Education
- B.S., University of Arizona, 1977
- M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1983
- Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1983
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute, 1984-85
- Fellowship, Cardiology, University of Texas School of Medicine, 1985-88
Awards and Recognition
- Elected Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Atherosclerosis, 2009
- Fifth Annual Stewart-Niewiarowski Award for Women in Vascular Biology, 2007
- Jeffrey M. Hoeg Award of the American Heart Association for Basic Science and Clinical Research, 2003
- Franklin D. Murphy Research Prize, UCLA, 2002
- UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Academic Border Crossing, 2002
- Davidson Memorial Endowed Lectureship, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2001
- Stein/Oppenheimer Award for Biomedical Research, 1993