UCLA

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

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.

Alejandro Torres

Grad Student – Cell and Developmental Biology PhD Program

ajrtorres@g.ucla.edu

B.S. – California State University, Northridge, CA, 2018, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Mary Doan

Grad Student – Molecular and Medical Pharmacology PhD Program

marydoan@mednet.ucla.edu

B.S. – Drexel University, PA, 2019, Biological Sciences

Administrative/Technical Staff

Alex Napior

Laboratory Manager

ANapior@mednet.ucla.edu

B.S. - Loyola Marymount University, CA, 2017, Biology
B.A. - Loyola Marymount University, CA, 2017, Spanish

Amy Carver

Administrative Assistant

ACarver@mednet.ucla.edu

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

Visiting Scholars

Alexis Anica

2022 Amgen Summer Scholars Program

B.S. - UC Irvine, CA, 2023 (expected), Public Health Sciences

Undergraduates and Volunteers

Kristin Pischel

Undergraduate Student Intern

kjpischel@g.ucla.edu

B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2023 (expected) Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Thomas Kretschmer

Undergraduate Student Intern

tkretschmer@ucla.edu

B.S. – UC Los Angeles, CA, 2023 (expected) Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

Christian Monsivais

Undergraduate Student Intern

chrismonsi24421@g.ucla.edu

B.S. - UC Los Angeles, CA, 2023 (expected) Biochemistry

High School Volunteers

Ryan Motakef

High School Volunteer

rmotake71@geffenacademy.ucla.edu

Expected Graduation 2023