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affiliations: UCLA Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inst. Jonsson Cancer Center Brain Research Inst. UCLA
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lab members - postdoctoral fellows
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Janos Steffen |
| Joined lab in: 2010 Charite Universitatsmedizin, Berlin, Germany steffen@chem.ucla.edu |
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lab members - graduate students
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Matthew Maland | |
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Program: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Joined lab in: 2010 B.S California State University, Long Beach mmaland@chem.ucla.edu |
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Eriko Shimada | |
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Program: UCLA ACCESS Joined lab in: 2010 B.S, M.S. University of California, San Diego shimada.eriko@gmail.com |
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| I worked as an undergraduate/graduate researcher with Dr. Gourisankar Ghosh at UCSD where I characterized the binding characteristics of the NF-kb pathway. Currently I am working on identifying the function and RNA targets of an essential mitochondrial protein, polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase). Outside of lab, I love to dance Argentine tango, go running, play badminton and eat delicious foods. |
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Jesmine Cheung | |
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Program: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Joined lab in: 2013 B.S University of California, Berkeley tmc@chem.ucla.edu |
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| I started doing research during my junior year at Berkeley. I worked in Dr. Zhong's lab which focused on the mechanism of autophagy. After I graduated in 2010, I worked as a research assistant at UCSD in Dr. Niwa's lab, which focused on the mechanism of UPR (Unfolded Protein Response) and the role of UPR in cellular changes and regulations. In order to gain more research experience, I decided to join Dr. Alex Van Der Bliek's lab in 2011, which primarily focuses on mitochondrial fission and fusion using C. elegans as the model system.
My current research in the Koehler lab involves characterizing small molecules that modulate mitochondrial import pathways.
When I am not in the lab, I pursue photography in my free time. I also enjoy cooking because I love to eat. |
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Michael Conti | |
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Program: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Joined lab in: 2013 B.S Boston College conti@chem.ucla.edu |
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Eric Torres | |
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Program: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Joined lab in: 2014 B.S California State University, San Bernardino etorres@chem.ucla.edu |
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| I graduated from California State University San Bernardino where I received my B.S in Biochemistry. As an undergraduate, my past research involved characterizing an SBS (Short Bowel Syndrome) model in zebrafish with respect to intestinal stem cell differentiation and adaptation at Dr. Grikscheit's lab in Children's hospital Los Angeles. Currently I work with Matrix Processing Peptidase (MPP), an essential processing component of mitochondrial import pathways. I aim to characterize the role of MPP in import and translocation in a wide array of substrates using small molecules. On my free time, I enjoy going to concerts, eating at different restaurants and hiking (not really, I hate hiking). |
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