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Stephanie Correa, PhD, she/her, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Allen Distinguished Investigator (a Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group advised program of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation) PhD in Neurobiology & Behavior with Elizabeth Adkins-Regan and Patricia Johnson, Cornell University; Postdoc w/ Holly Ingraham, UCSF, stephaniecorrea [at] ucla [dot] edu |
Alexandra Cara, Ph.D., she/her, Postdoctoral Scholar, 2022 Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award, Sue Bodine Travel Award, Eugenia Rosemberg Abstract Travel Award. PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology with Dr. Carol Elias, University of Michigan |
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Laura Cortés, Ph.D., she/her, Postdoctoral Scholar, NIH Blueprint D-SPAN Award (F99/K00), LIFT-UP Pilot Award, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Award, 2023 Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award, SBN New Investigator Award PhD in Neuroscience with Dr. Nancy Forger at Georgia State University |
PhD in Neuroscience with Dr. Ehud Isacoff, UC Berkeley |
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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 |
Rachel Scott, she/her, MCIP PhD candidate, Cota Robles Fellowship (2020-2021 & 2023-2024), NIH-NIA Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (2021-2023) BS, Physiological Science & BA Ethomusicology, 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 |
Celine Camon, She/her, PhD candidate in lab of Dr. Mike Garratt at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Visiting student Winter-Spring 2024. |
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Maria Fernanda Martignago Cassol, she/her, Laboratory Assistant, Postgraduate Researcher Physiological Science major, class of 2023, Jeannette Duval Scholarship, 2023 Dean’s Science Prize
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Adriana Vree, She/her, Laboratory Assistant, Postgraduate Researcher Physiological Science major, class of 2023 |
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 Sakina Rashid, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience Major, Global Health Minor, Class of 2024, Scheibel Scholar (Life Science Dean’s Award for Neuroscience Research)
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Megan Singer, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher Physiological Science Major, Class of 2024 |
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Alexandra Ahlschlager, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science major, Class of 2024
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Mia Hansen, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher
Physiological Science major, class of 2025
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 Monay Martinez, LAEP Scholar
Physiological Science Major, Class of 2024
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Angie Rivera, LAEP Scholar MCDB Major, Class of 2025 |
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Gabbi Richardson, Undergraduate Researcher Physiological Science Major, Class of 2024 |
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Former Postdoc and Graduate Students
Maggie Gonzales, MA student in Psychological Science at California State University, San Bernardino, Summer 2023.
Amanda Misquez, IBP MS Student co-advised with Ed van Veen (2021-2023), Undergraduate Researcher in Correa Lab (2020-2021), IBP Fellowship 2023, 2023 Distinguished TA Award. Now instructor at Mount St Mary’s University.
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). Now lab manager at Duke University.
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
Alauki Patel, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science Major, class of 2024
Kelsey Perlman, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Psychobiology major, Class of 2023
Sam Duong-Brett, she/her, Undergraduate researcher, Human Biology and Society major, 2023.
Erica Chavez, Undergradaute at Northwestern University, Bioscience Scholars Summer Program, Summer 2023.
Jackie Gallardo-Beltrán, she/they, Undergraduate Researcher in van Veen Lab, Psychology major, Biomedical Research minor, class of 2023, 2023 Dean’s Science Prize, now PhD student at UCSD.
Adriana Vree, she/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science major, class of 2023.
Samiha Molla, she/her/hers, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science Major, Spanish Minor, Class of 2023
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