The Department congratulates Associate Professor Weizhe Hong on winning the 2023 John H. Walsh Young Investigator Research Prize.
The John H. Walsh Young Investigator Research Prize is awarded to a young investigator for outstanding research accomplishment. Dr. John H. Walsh was a distinguished member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at UCLA from 1970 until his death in June, 2000. His research in the regulation of gastric
secretion and the physiology of gastrointestinal tract hormones was world renown and his contributions through his leadership in gastroenterology were significant both at UCLA and nationally. Perhaps, his greatest passion was mentoring young basic and clinical scientists in achieving successful academic careers. This prize for outstanding research has been established to honor the memory of Dr. Walsh.