{"id":21,"date":"2017-02-09T22:42:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T06:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ibp-correalab\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:09:00","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ibp-correalab\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Stephanie Correa, PhD, she\/her
\nAssociate Professor & Vice Chair for Undergraduate Education
\nDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology
\nAllen Distinguished Investigator<\/a>, a Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group advised program of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n

PhD in Neurobiology & Behavior with Elizabeth Adkins-Regan and Patricia Johnson, Cornell University; Postdoc with Holly Ingraham, UCSF, stephaniecorrea [at] ucla [dot] edu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Laura Cort\u00e9s, Ph.D., she\/her
\nPostdoctoral Scholar
\nNIH Blueprint D-SPAN Award (F99\/K00))
\nLIFT-UP<\/a> Pilot Award
\nBurroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Award
\n2023 Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award<\/p>\n

PhD in Neuroscience with Dr. Nancy Forger at Georgia State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Norma Sandoval, she\/her
\nMCIP PhD candidate
\nNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
\nFord Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
\nGraduate Council Diversity Fellowship
\nGraduate Division Dean\u2019s Scholar Award<\/p>\n

BS, Physiological Science, UCLA<\/p>\n

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Rachel Scott, she\/her
\nMCIP PhD candidate
\nCota Robles Fellowship
\nNIH-NIA Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
\nAmerican Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship<\/p>\n

BS, Physiological Science, UCLA
\nBA Ethomusicology, UCLA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Paul Vander, he\/him
\nMCIP PhD candidate, American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, NIH-NIA F99\/K00 Award<\/p>\n

BS, Biology, University of Michigan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kelly Vranich
\nMCIP PhD Student<\/p>\n

MS, Human Nutrition with Dr. Lori Zeltser, Columbia University
\nBS, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, Arizona State University<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Adriana Vree, she\/her
\nLaboratory Assistant, Postgraduate ResearcherBS in Physiological Science, UCLA<\/td>\n		\n

\"\"<\/a>Higor Fideles, M.S.
\nStaff Research Associate<\/p>\n

MS in Molecular Biology with Dr. Rodrigo Rorato, Federal University of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Samantha Lynch, she\/her
\nUndergraduate Researcher
\nBiology major, Biomedical Research minor, Class of 2027
\nURC-Sciences Summer Program<\/td>\n		\n

\"\"<\/a>Mia Uller
\nUndergraduate Researcher
\nPhysiological Science major, Biomedical Research minor, Class of 2027<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Dashmi Singh, she\/her
\nUndergraduate Researcher
\nNeuroscience Major, Class of 2028<\/td>\n		\n
\"\"<\/a>Grace<\/span> Tran<\/span>, she\/her<\/div>\n
Undergraduate Researcher
\nPhysiological Science major, Class of 2026<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Angel She<\/span>n<\/span>, she\/her
\nUndergraduate Researcher
\nMolecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology major, Class of 2028<\/td>\n		\n
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David Villalpando, he\/him
\nM.S. student in Physiological Science \u201928<\/p>\n

BS, Psychobiology, UCLA ’26<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Former Postdoc and Graduate Students<\/h3>\n

Krisha Aghi, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar 2023-2025, IRACDA Fellowship, Leading Edge Fellowship. Now Postdoctoral Scholar in Daniel Aharoni Lab, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Cara, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, 2021-2024, Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award, Sue Bodine Travel Award, Eugenia Rosemberg Abstract Travel Award.<\/p>\n

Celine Camon, PhD candidate in lab of Dr. Mike Garratt at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Visiting student Winter-Spring 2024. Now Postdoctoral Fellow with Kristen Zuloaga at Albany Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Maggie Gonzales, MA student in Psychological Science at California State University, San Bernardino, Summer 2023.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s University.<\/p>\n

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 UCLA.<\/p>\n

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, Visiting Assistant Professor at Haverford College 2022-2023, now Assistant Teaching Professor at Emory University<\/a><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Dilday, M.D., Research Fellow, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility practice<\/p>\n

Zhi Zhang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2021),\u00a0AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Young Investigator Award, now Young Associate Investigator, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai.<\/p>\n

Laura Kammel, Ph.D.,\u00a0MCIP PhD student (2017-2019), Postdoctoral Scholar (2019), NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship,\u00a0Dissertation Year Fellowship,\u00a0Hyde Fellowship,\u00a0Brain Research Institute Research Grant. Now Postdoctoral Fellow in the Single Cell Dynamics Group (PI Joseph Rodriguez, PhD) at NIEHS.<\/p>\n

John DiVittorio, IBP MS student (2018-2020), 2020 Distinguished TA award, now Technical Applications Specialist at Chai bio.<\/p>\n

Jae Park, M.S., IBP MS student (2017- 2019),\u00a0Dean’s Tuition Fellowships (2017, 2018), now Staff Research Associate in Andrea Hevener’s lab in the David Geffen School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

Former Undergraduates<\/h3>\n

Mia Hansen, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science major, Biomedical Research minor, Class of 2025, Integrated and Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program (i2URP), Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP)<\/p>\n

Angie Rivera, Undergraduate Researcher, MCDB Major, Biomedical Research minor, Class of 2025<\/p>\n

Elle Truchan, Undergraduate Researcher, MCDB Major, Class of 2025<\/p>\n

Jack Amos, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science Major, Class of 2025<\/p>\n

Monay Martinez, Undergraduate researcher then Laboratory Assistant, BS, Physiological Science, UCLA, class of 2024, now MS student in Van Veen lab<\/p>\n

Gabbi Richardson, Undergraduate researcher then Laboratory Assistant, BS in Physiological Science, BS in Neuroscience, UCLA, class of 2024<\/p>\n

Morgan Myles, Undergraduate Researcher, BRI-HBCU Program, Spelman College<\/p>\n

Julissa Lopez, Undergraduate Researcher, Cultivating Interest in Research Careers (CIRC) Program, Cypress College<\/p>\n

Sakina Rashid, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Major, Global Health Minor, Class of 2024, Scheibel Scholar (Life Science Dean’s Award for Neuroscience Research<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Alexandra Ahlschlager, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science major, Class of 2024<\/p>\n

Megan Singer, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science Major, Class of 2024<\/p>\n

Maria Fernanda Martignago Cassol, Physiological Science major, class of 2023, Jeannette Duval Scholarship, 2023 Dean’s Science Prize<\/p>\n

Alauki Patel, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science Major, class of 2024<\/p>\n

Kelsey Perlman, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Psychobiology major, Class of 2023<\/p>\n

Sam Duong-Brett, she\/her, Undergraduate researcher, Human Biology and Society major, 2023.<\/p>\n

Erica Chavez, Undergradaute at Northwestern University, Bioscience Scholars Summer Program, Summer 2023.<\/p>\n

Jackie Gallardo-Beltr\u00e1n, 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.<\/p>\n

Adriana Vree, she\/her, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science major, class of 2023.<\/p>\n

Samiha Molla, she\/her\/hers, Undergraduate Researcher, Physiological Science Major, Spanish Minor, Class of 2023<\/p>\n

Emnete Abraham, class of 2023, Health Science Major, Biology and Chemistry double minor, Howard University. Summer 2022 BRI UC-HBCU Pathways Program<\/p>\n

Alejandra Bar\u00f3n, Physiological Science major, class of 2022, Dean’s Science Prize<\/p>\n

Sahara Ali, Psychobiology major, class of 2022, Regents Scholar, CARES Scholar, CARES Fellow. NIH Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award, now MSTP student at University of Utah<\/p>\n

Alexia Joseph, Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology major, class of 2021,\u00a0MCDB Highest Departmental Honors, MCDB Senior Research Award, Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, 2021 Chancellor\u2019s Service Award. Now medical student at Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida<\/p>\n

Nilla Sivakumar,\u00a0Neuroscience major, class of 2020,\u00a0Summer 2019\u00a0Scheibel Neuroscience Scholar, 2020 Science Dean’s Prize winner, Regents Scholar. Now PhD student at UCSF.<\/p>\n

Bethlehem Tesfaye, Physiological Science major, class of 2019, Post-graduate Researcher (2019-2020), 2019 IBP poster award. Now medical student at UC Irvine.<\/p>\n

Nathan Sanchez, Neuroscience major, class of 2020. Now medical student at UCSF.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Leon, summer 2019, SPUR-LABS program. Now PhD student at\u00a0UC Irvine.<\/p>\n

Alexa-Rae Wheeler, summer 2019, Neuroscience Scholars Program. Now PhD student at UT Austin.<\/p>\n

Jose Mendez Avila,\u00a0Psychobiology major, class of 2020,\u00a0Dean’s Award for Life Science Research 2018-2019.<\/p>\n

Carolina de la Cruz, Biology Major, class of 2019, CAMP Scholar.<\/p>\n

Noah Kauss, Psychology major, class of 2019.<\/p>\n

Chiara Rebagliati, Physiological Science major, class of 2019. Now MS student in\u00a0Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics at the University of Padua.<\/p>\n

Trpti Sanghvi, Neuroscience major, class of 2019.<\/p>\n

Patricia Bunda, MCDB major (Highest Departmental Honors), class of 2018, 2018 Bruin Day Ambassador, 2018 Dean’s Prize Winner. Now MSTP student at Yale.<\/p>\n

Audrey Magsig, Computational and Systems Biology major, class of 2020, now PhD student at UCSF.<\/p>\n

Patrick Chin, Physiological Science\u00a0major, 2016-2018, now MD student at DGSOM.<\/p>\n

Selena Gonzalez, Neuroscience major, 2016-2017, CARES Scholar, 2017 Dean’s Science Prize, now PhD student at UC San Diego.<\/p>\n

Former Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mai Tran, Laboratory Assistant (2016), now PhD student at Scripps Institute<\/p>\n

Michelle Reid, Laboratory Assistant (2016-2017), now PhD student at UC Berkeley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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