![]() Stephanie Correa, PhD, she/her, Associate Professor PhD in Neurobiology & Behavior with Elizabeth Adkins-Regan and Patricia Johnson, Cornell University; Postdoc w/ Holly Ingraham, UCSF, stephaniecorrea [at] ucla [dot] edu |
![]() Ed van Veen, Ph.D., he/him, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology PhD, Molecular Biology, MIT; vanveen [at] ucla [dot] edu |
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![]() Alexandra Cara, Ph.D., she/her, Postdoctoral Scholar, Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology with Dr. Carol Elias, University of Michigan |
![]() Laura Cortés, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, NIH Blueprint D-SPAN Award (F99/K00), LIFT-UP Pilot Award PhD in Neuroscience with Dr. Nancy Forger at Georgia State University |
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![]() Krisha Aghi, PhD, she/her, Postdoctoral Scholar PhD in Neuroscience with Dr. Ehud Isacoff, UC Berkeley |
![]() Norma Sandoval, she/her, MCIP PhD candidate NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship, Graduate Division Dean’s Scholar Award BS, Physiological Science, UCLA |
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![]() Paul Vander, he/him, MCIP PhD candidate American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2023-2025) BS, Biology, University of Michigan |
![]() Rachel Scott, she/her, MCIP PhD candidate Cota Robles Fellowship, NIH-NIA Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research BS, Physiological Science & BA Ethomusicology, UCLA |
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![]() Amanda Misquez, IBP MS Student co-advised with Ed van Veen BS, Physiological Science, UCLA, Undergraduate Researcher in Correa Lab, 2020-2021, IBP Fellowship 2023 |
![]() Weronika Budek, IBP MS Student in van Veen Lab Physiological Science major, class of 2022 |
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![]() Adriana Vree, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher Physiological Science major, class of 2023 |
![]() Maria Fernanda Martignago Cassol, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher Physiological Science major, class of 2023, Jeannette Duval Scholarship |
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![]() Jackie Gallardo-Beltrán, she/they, Undergraduate Researcher in van Veen Lab Psychology major, Biomedical Research minor, class of 2023 |
![]() Kelsey Perlman, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher Psychobiology major, class of 2024 |
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Hannah Azadi, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher in Van Veen Lab Physiological Science Major, class of 2023 |
Mia Hansen, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher
Physiological Science major, class of 2025
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Samiha Molla, she/her/hers, Undergraduate Researcher Physiological Science Major, Spanish Minor, Class of 2024 |
Alauki Patel, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher Physiological Science Major, Class of 2024 |
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![]() Human Biology and Society major, Global Health minor, Class of 2024 |
Alexandra Ahlschlager, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science major, Class of 2024 |
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![]() Neuroscience Major, Global Health Minor, Class of 2024, Scheibel Scholar (Life Science Dean’s Award for Neuroscience Research) |
Nathan Robbins, he/him, Undergraduate Researcher in Van Veen Lab Physiological Sciences Major, Class of 2023 |
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Former Postdoc and Graduate Students
Shomik Ati, he/him, IBP MS student (2020-2023), BS, Psychology, University of Texas Austin, Integrative Biology and Physiology Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship (2020-2021), IBP Fellowship (2022)
Megan Massa, PhD, Neuroscience IDP Student (2017-2022), CUTF Fellow, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2021 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, SBN New Investigator Award, CTSI Core Voucher Award, Sex Differences in Metabolic Syndrome SCORE Pilot & Feasibility Grant, now Visiting Assistant Professor at Haverford College.
Elizabeth Dilday, M.D., Research Fellow, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility practice
Zhi Zhang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2021), AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award, now Young Associate Investigator, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai.
Laura Kammel, Ph.D., MCIP PhD student (2017-2019), Postdoctoral Scholar (2019), NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, Dissertation Year Fellowship, Hyde Fellowship, Brain Research Institute Research Grant. Now Postdoctoral Fellow in the Single Cell Dynamics Group (PI Joseph Rodriguez, PhD) at NIEHS.
John DiVittorio, IBP MS student (2018-2020), 2020 Distinguished TA award, now Technical Applications Specialist at Chai bio.
Jae Park, M.S., IBP MS student (2017- 2019), Dean’s Tuition Fellowships (2017, 2018), now Staff Research Associate in Andrea Hevener’s lab in the David Geffen School of Medicine.
Former Undergraduates
Emnete Abraham, class of 2023, Health Science Major, Biology and Chemistry double minor, Howard University. Summer 2022 BRI UC-HBCU Pathways Program
Alejandra Barón, Physiological Science major, class of 2022, Dean’s Science Prize
Sahara Ali, Psychobiology major, class of 2022, Regents Scholar, CARES Scholar, CARES Fellow. NIH Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award
Alexia Joseph, Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology major, class of 2021, MCDB Highest Departmental Honors, MCDB Senior Research Award, Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, 2021 Chancellor’s Service Award. Now medical student at Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida
Nilla Sivakumar, Neuroscience major, class of 2020, Summer 2019 Scheibel Neuroscience Scholar, 2020 Science Dean’s Prize winner, Regents Scholar. Now PhD student at UCSF.
Bethlehem Tesfaye, Physiological Science major, class of 2019, Post-graduate Researcher (2019-2020), 2019 IBP poster award. Now medical student at UC Irvine.
Nathan Sanchez, Neuroscience major, class of 2020. Now medical student at UCSF.
Kathleen Leon, summer 2019, SPUR-LABS program. Now PhD student at UC Irvine.
Alexa-Rae Wheeler, summer 2019, Neuroscience Scholars Program. Now PhD student at UT Austin.
Jose Mendez Avila, Psychobiology major, class of 2020, Dean’s Award for Life Science Research 2018-2019.
Carolina de la Cruz, Biology Major, class of 2019, CAMP Scholar.
Noah Kauss, Psychology major, class of 2019.
Chiara Rebagliati, Physiological Science major, class of 2019. Now MS student in Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics at the University of Padua.
Trpti Sanghvi, Neuroscience major, class of 2019.
Patricia Bunda, MCDB major (Highest Departmental Honors), class of 2018, 2018 Bruin Day Ambassador, 2018 Dean’s Prize Winner. Now MSTP student at Yale.
Audrey Magsig, Computational and Systems Biology major, class of 2020, now PhD student at UCSF.
Patrick Chin, Physiological Science major, 2016-2018, now MD student at DGSOM.
Selena Gonzalez, Neuroscience major, 2016-2017, CARES Scholar, 2017 Dean’s Science Prize, now PhD student at UC San Diego.
Former Staff
Mai Tran, Laboratory Assistant (2016), now PhD student at Scripps Institute
Michelle Reid, Laboratory Assistant (2016-2017), now PhD student at UC Berkeley