Harry Winston has named the first three recipients of the Harry Winston Fellowship Fund at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.

The five-year, $1-million fund was created to support promising physicians working to prevent, treat, and cure childhood illnesses. 

“Harry Winston has long believed in engaging local communities to initiate a global good,” said CEO Nayla Hayek in a statement. “Through the Harry Winston Fellowship Fund, we are honored to continue this tradition by supporting these young physician-scientists whose vital contributions to pediatric research will help to enable healthy and brilliant futures for children around the world.”

The fellows are: 

• Dr. Kristina Adachi, a third-year fellow in the division of pediatric infectious diseases

• Dr. Leslie Kimura, a second-year fellow in the division of pediatric endocrinology

• Dr. Edward Talya, a second-year fellow in the division of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition

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