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affiliations: UCLA Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inst. Jonsson Cancer Center Brain Research Inst. UCLA
past lab members - postdoctoral fellows
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Steve Claypool |
| Joined lab in: 2003 PhD Harvard University Currently at: Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Email link |
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| My research explores the mitochondrial components of lipid metabolism. The primary goal is to understand lipid biogenesis and transport that occurs in the mitochondria. |
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past lab members - graduate students
| Danielle Leuenberger | |
| Joined lab in: 2000 PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Currently at: Postdoc at Stanford in the Scott Lab Email link |
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| Karin Roesch | |
| Joined lab in: 2000 PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Currently at: Harvard forPostdoc in the Cepko Lab Email link |
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| Sean Curran | |
| Joined lab in: 2000 PhD, University of California, Los Angeles BS, University of California, Los Angeles Currently at: Harvard for Postdoc in the Ruvkun Lab Email link |
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| David Hwang | |
| Joined lab in: 2001 PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Currently at: University of Utah for Pharmacy School Email link |
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Robert Rainey |
| Joined lab in: 2002 PhD University of California Los Angeles (2006) B.S. University of California Los Angeles (1998) Currently at: Postdoc at House Ear Institute Email link |
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Kristen Koch |
| Joined lab in: 2003 PhD University of California, Los Angeles B.S. University of California Santa Barbara Currently at: Center for Naval Analyses Email link |
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Ed Leverich |
| Joined lab in: 2003 PhD University of California Los Angeles (2008) B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Microbiology Cal State LA Currently at: Los Angeles Police Department Email link |
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past lab members - additional
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Frederick Tsai |
| Postbaccalaureate Researcher Joined lab in: 2005 B.S. University of California Los Angeles Currently at: NYU for MD/PhD | |
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Santi Srijumnong |
| Undergraduate Researcher Joined lab in: 2007 UCLA Currently at: | |
| I am working under the supervision of Steven Claypool. I assist Steve in characterizing and localizing Barth Syndrome mutant tafazzins inside mitochondria. This hands-on experience in the Koehler Lab is part of my undergraduate degree in the MCDB program and will help me prepare for a career in bioscience research. |
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