UCLA History
When was UCLA founded (year)?
1919
What was our organization's name before NMDP (before January 2024)?
Be the Match
What "model" do we learn about in LS30A? Hint: It takes place in the ocean.
The Shark-Tuna Model
Where do potential donors swab to join the registry (which body part)?
Inner cheek
What did the biologist wear to impress his date?
Designer genes
The Internet started at UCLA in 1969. The first Internet transmission was sent from UCLA to where?
Stanford Univeristy
Where can you learn more about us during Week 0 of Fall quarter every year?
Enormous Activities Fair (EAF)!
Which physics series do life science majors take and which physics series do physical science majors take?
Physics 5A-5C vs Physics 1A-1C (respectively)
What are the proteins that your immune system uses to recognize which cells belong in your body and which do not? These are used to match patients and donors for bone marrow or cord blood transplants.
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
What do you call a fish made up of two sodium atoms?
Two Na
Which UCLA Professor won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020?
Andrea Ghez (she discovered a supermassive compact object at the center of the Milky Way galaxy)
What are the names of all of our current board members?
Natalie, Charlotte, Jonathan, Aluki, Bella, Hannah, and Shea
What is UCLA's Women in Power in Ancient World class called?
ANNEA 15W
What are the two ways donors can donate to save a life?
Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) or bone marrow donation
What is a pirate's favorite amino acid?
Arrrginine
How many national championships in basketball did UCLA win with coach John Wooden?
10
Who was our guest speaker in Fall quarter who was a cancer survivor and NMDP ambassador?
Vaitiare Hirshon
Recall LS 7C! Does a kangaroo rat have a longer or shorter Loop of Henle than humans?
Longer! This is because the kangaroo rat has adapted to dry desert conditions where water is scarce. By having a longer loop of Henle, the kangaroo rat is able to create a more pronounced concentration gradient, which allows for greater water reabsorption and more efficient production of concentrated urine.
What are your odds of finding a match if you are Asian or Pacific Islander?
47%
What did the Hollywood film director say after he finished making a movie about myelin?
"That's a wrap!"
Where did Ray Bradbury write his classic novel Fahrenheit 451 in 1951 on the UCLA Campus
Powell Library!
What other UCLA organizations do we collaborate with for donor drives? *Multiple Answers
UCLA Football, HOSA, UCLA Blood and Platelet Center, Westwood Village, Farmers Market, and many more!
Recall Chem 14D (I'm so sorry): If you have a secondary haloalkane and a bulky nucleophile what type of reaction will occur? (SN1, SN2, E1, or E2)
E2
What is the most common type of acute leukemia with nearly 15,000 new cases found in the United States each year. It can affect people of any age, but is most common in adults.
Acute Myelogeneous Leukemia (AML)
What kind of fish performs brain surgery?
Neurosturgeon