The Neuroimmunology Laboratory of Milan Fiala, M.D. UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital |
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Principal Investigator: Milan Fiala, M.D.
Milan Fiala, M.D.
Research Professor, UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital
- Recipient of the 2008 Alzheimer Award from the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Fiala's article, "Phagocytosis of amyloid-beta and inflammation: two faces of innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease", was selected as the best paper of the year.
Education
Secondary Education:Gymnasium, Pardubice, Czech Republic, 1944–1952, Baccalaureat Diploma
Premedical Education: Medical School, University of Charles IV, Prague, 1952-1956 , MUC degree (B.S. equivalent) in June, 1956;
Medical Education: University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland, 1956-1959, M.D. degree in November, 1959
Postgraduate Education: Harvard School of Public Health, August 1962- June 63, M.Sc.Hyg. (Epidemiology) June, 1963; University of Washington, Dept. of Preventive Medicine, 1964-66, M.S.(Preventive Medicine) June, 1966
Residency Training and Fellowships
Internship: Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton Lower Falls, Mass 1960 (Jan-Dec)
Fellowship in Medicine: Massachusetts General Hospital; Jan 1961-June 62. Fellowship in Medicine and Infectious Diseases: Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, CA; 1969-72.
Board Certification
American Board of Medical Microbiology (Virology), May 9,1973; #562
American Board of Internal Medicine, September 12, 1979 #58657 American Board of Infectious Diseases, November 9, 1982 #58657
Professional Experience
Associate in Medicine, Dept. of Research Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Research Medicine, 36th and Hamilton Walk G3, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 1966‑69.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Harbor General Hospital, UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA; 1972‑76;
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South Orange, CA 92668 1985-1992;
Associate Researcher, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095,1993- 2003
Researcher, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles CA 90095, 2003-present
Professional Activities
Brain Research Institute, UCLA, 1993-present
Jonsson Cancer Center, UCLA, 1994-present
American Society for Microbiology, 1966-present
American Society for Investigative Pathology, 2002- present
Society for Neuroscience, 2004-present Ad hoc Editorial services: Am J Physiol, J NeuroVirology, J Clin Investigation, Rev Infect Dis, J Immunol, AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of Neurochemistry
Research Grants and Fellowships Received
Principal Investigator of NIH grant DA 10422 “Cocaine, blood-brain barrier and disease progression” 6/1/96 to 4/30/99.
Principal Investigator of NIH grant HL63065 “Cocaine and HIV in coronary endothelium ” 06/01/99 to 12/31/04;
Principal Investigator of NIH grant HL63639 Cardiomyopathy, HIV and chemokines 07/3/99 to 6/30/02 Principal Investigator of Alzheimer’s Association grant “Blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease” 6/1/00 to 5/31/03
Original Papers
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