Members

Principal Investigator

Michael A Teitell, MD PhD


Principal Investigator

mteitell@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 1985, Biochemistry
  • M.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 1985, Biochemistry
  • Ph.D. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 1991, Biochemistry
  • M.D. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 1993, Medicine, Immunology

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Amy Vandiver, MD, PhD


Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology

AVandiver@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.A. – Princeton University, NJ, 2008, Molecular Biology
  • Ph.D. – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 2017, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • M.D. – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 2017, Medicine
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow – Teitell lab, UCLA, 2018, STAR Program

Berney Peng, PhD


Post-Doctoral Fellow

bpeng01@ucla.edu

  • B.S. – Washington University in St. Louis, 2003, Chemical Engineering
  • M.S. – Tufts University, 2014, Biomedical Engineering
  • Ph.D. – Tufts University, 2020, Biomedical Engineering

Thang Nguyen


Post-Doctoral Fellow

thangnguyen2010@ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2014, Bioengineering
  • Ph.D. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2022, Bioengineering

Vahan Martirosian


Post-Doctoral Fellow

vmartirosian@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Irvine, CA, 2012, Biological Sciences
  • M.S. – University of Southern California, CA, 2016, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
  • Ph.D. – University of Southern California, CA, 2021, Medical Biology

Graduate Students

Amy Yu


Grad Student – Molecular Biology Interdepartmental PhD Program

AKYu@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2016, Biochemistry.

Bowen Wang


Grad Student – Bioengineering PhD Program

bowenwang410@g.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Berkeley, CA, 2017, Bioengineering.

Mary Doan


Grad Student – Molecular and Medical Pharmacology PhD Program

marydoan@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – Drexel University, PA, 2019, Biological Sciences; minor in Business Administration

Administrative/Technical Staff

Eaint Honey Aung Win


Staff Research Associate, Laboratory Manager

eainthoneyaungwin@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. - Purdue University, IN, 2021, Biological Sciences
  • M.S. - Purdue University, IN, 2022, Biological Sciences with concentration in Immunology, Microbiology and Physiology

Amy Carver


Administrative Assistant

ACarver@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – Whitworth University, WA, 2009, Physics
  • B.A. – Whitworth University, WA, 2009, English

Kristin Pischel


Staff Research Associate I

kjpischel@g.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2023, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Jasmine Gasilla


Staff Research Associate, Vandiver Lab

jgasilla@mednet.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 2022, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Undergraduates and Volunteers

Michelle Zhang


Undergraduate Student Intern

mzhang2025@g.ucla.edu

  • B.S. - UC Los Angeles, CA, 2024 (expected) Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology; minor in Biomedical Research

Shail Patel


Undergraduate Student Intern

shailpatel1122@g.ucla.edu

  • B.S. - UC Los Angeles, CA, 2026 (expected) Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics

Nithya Madhu


Undergraduate Student Intern

nithyam04@g.ucla.edu

  • B.S. - UC Los Angeles, CA, 2025 (expected) Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

Ryan Motakef


Undergraduate Student Intern

rmotake71@g.ucla.edu

  • B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2027 (expected) Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology