First Years

Mohammad Afsharinia
B.Sc., Genetics (2018) - Shahid Bahonar University; MSc., Bioinformatics (2021) - Tarbiat Modares University
Thesis Research:

Muscular Dystrophy
Jackson Alga-Sheriff
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Brain Connectivity with Cognitively Burdensome Task in Traumatic Brain Injury
Hannah Azadi
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Neuroendocrinology
Maryam Ghasemi
Doctor of Medicine (2019) - Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Thesis Research:
Jie Ji
B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology (2023) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis Research:

The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Malcolm Lee
B.S., Neuroscience (2021) - George Mason University; BS., Physics (2022) - Virginia Union University
Thesis Research:

Circadian Biology
Jamie Lee
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Cardiology
Noah Liberty
B.S., Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Sleep Homeostasis and Circadian Genes
Louise Lin
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

The effect of the loss of the Reelin pathway on the olfactory system
Jiajia Liu
B.S., Physiology (2021) - The University of Arizona
Thesis Research:

Col18a1 in the heart
Anita Liu
B.S., Physiological Science & Neuroscience (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Behavioral Neuroscience
Alice Ma
B.S., Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Role of Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Adipose Tissue Metabolism
Joseph Manual
B.S., Human Biology (2020) - Northwestern Health Sciences University
Thesis Research:
Hailey Qasawadish
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Systems Biology, Cardio-metabolic Diseases
Ziwei Qiu
B.S., Cell Biology (2023) - University of California, Davis
Thesis Research:

Single-cell RNA seuqence
Cindy Quang
B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology & B.S., Nutritional Science - Toxicology (2021) - University of California, Berkeley
Thesis Research:

Microbiome-serotonin-immune interactions
Nathan Robbins
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Neuroendocrinology
Daisy Sarmiento
B.S., Health and Exercise Science (2023) - Wake Forest Universtiy
Thesis Research:

Vocal learning in songbirds (zebra finch)
Andrea Simonian
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Cancer Cell Mechanobiology
Ojaswini Suryavanshi
B.S., Biology (2022) - California State University, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Learning and Memory
Danielle Torralba
B.S., Physiological Science (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Immunology
Darren Wijaya
B.S., Biochemistry (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Molecular Toxicology/Systems Biology
Richard Yan
B.A., Chemistry (2023) - Michigan State University
Thesis Research:

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Second Years

Norayr Arabatlian
B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology (2021) - University of California, Berkeley
Thesis Research:

Muscular Dystrophy
Sherwin Atighetchi
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Reelin Signaling Pathway, itch, and the spinal cord
Cameron Gill
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Integrative Multiomics/Systems Biology
Nina Gilshteyn
B.S., Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Bioinformatics epigenetics
John Harvey
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

The effects of different light temperatures and intensities on the entrainment and disruption of circadian rhythms in mammals.
Mary Hovanesyan
B.A., Biology (2020) - California State University, Northridge
Thesis Research:

Neurology
Shirin Khosravi
B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology (2019) - University of California, Berkeley
Thesis Research:

Learning and memory research
Tyler Kramer
B.S., Biomolecular Science (2021) - University of Michigan
Thesis Research:

Vestibular Neuroscience
Catherine Li
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Mouse model of neurodegenerative disorders and their effects on circadian rhythms
Yaochi Li
B.S., Biology (2021) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Neuroscience
Jasmine Louie
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Reelin signaling pathway in the mice olfactory nervous system
Michelle Ma
B.S., Physiological Science & Neuroscience (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Cerebral Palsy, satellite cells
Tierra Parker
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Sex differences in physiology and disease
Ellie Schmidtke
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Sex differences
Stacy Tletlepantzi
B.S., Biological Sciences (2020) - University of California, Merced
Thesis Research:

Diabetic/Obesity Research
Peter Tran
B.S., Physiological Science (2021) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Liver Endocrinology and Metabolism
Sophia Villanueva
B.S., Biochemistry (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Circadian Biology
Netpheel Wang
B.S., Physiological Science (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Research:

Olfactory epithelium of Dab1 mutant mice
Qingwen Xie
B.S., Biochemistry-Molecular Biology (2020) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Thesis Research:

Adipogenesis/Lipid Accumulation

Continuing Students

Francisco “Pancho” Alvarez
B.S., Neuroscience (2015) - Bucknell University; M.S., Teaching (2017) - Fordham University
Thesis Research:

Cell Mechanobiology
Scarlett Ramos Rodriguez
B.S., Biological Sciences (2019) - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Thesis Research:

Parkinson's Disease
Alisa Voll
B.A., Psychology (2009) - Brandeis University
Thesis Research:

Neuroscience