Teitell Lab > Current Lab Members

[CURRENT MEMBERS] FORMER MEMBERS
Principal Investigator
Michael A Teitell MD PhD Principal Investigator mteitell@mednet.ucla.edu B.S. - UC Los Angeles, 1985, Biochemistry M.S. - UC Los Angeles, 1985, Biochemistry Ph.D. - UC Los Angeles, 1991, Immunology M.D. - UC Los Angeles, 1993, Medicine
Post Docs
	Kiyoko Setoguchi-Miyata, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow kmiya@cell.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp B.S.- Molecular Biology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2001 M.S.- Molecular Biology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2003 Ph.D.- Molecular Biology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2007 Post-Doc- Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, 2008 Post-Doc- Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2009	Angara Zambrano, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow angarazambrano@gmail.com B.S.- Biochemistry, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, 2000 Ph.D.- Cellular and Molecular Biology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, 2004 Asst. Professor- Cell Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile, 2004-2009
	Erick Lin MD, PhD Post-Doctoral fellow elin@mednet.ucla.edu B.A.- UC Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1998 Ph.D.- Northwestern University, 2007 M.D.- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009	Thomas Zangle, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow tzangle@stanford.edu B.A.- Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 2005 M.S.- Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2007 Ph.D.- Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2009
Graduate Students
	Mara Sherman Grad Student - Molecular Biology Interdepartmental PhD Program marasherman@ucla.edu Currently I'm working on the role of TCL1 and its tumorigenic capacities in the germinal center. B.A. - Cornell, 2005, Biological Sciences	Jin Zhang Grad Student - Cellular and Molecular Pathology PhD Program ZHgene@gmail.com I am interested in understanding how human embryonic stem cells respond to stress such as DNA damage or oxidative stress, and how the responses regulate cell fate decisions. B.S. - Zhejiang University, China, 2005, Biological Science
	Nicole Walsh Grad Student - Cellular and Molecular Pathology PhD Program ncwalsh@ucla.edu B.A. - Mt. Holyoke, 2004, Biological Sciences	Sarah Pefley Grad Student - Biomedical Engineering Interdepartmental PhD Program spefley@gmail.com B.S. University of Washington, Seattle, 2009
	Jennifer Chun Grad Student - Biomedical Engineering Interdepartmental PhD Program jen.chun@hotmail.com B.S. - UCSD, 2009
Administrative / Technical Staff
	Brenda Mueller Administrative Assistant bmueller@mednet.ucla.edu B.S. - Washington State U, 1987, Microbiology	Geoff Smith Research Associate I Lab Manager gsmith86@ucla.edu B.S. - UC Los Angeles, 2008, Physiological Sciences
	Jason Hong Research Associate I jshong@mednet.ucla.edu B.S. - UC Los Angeles, 2004, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	Tara TeSlaa Research Associate I Tteslaa@ucla.edu B.S. - St. Peter's College, 2007, Biochemistry, Math, Biotechnology M.S. - UC Los Angeles, 2008, Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduates
	Anna Do Undergraduate Assistant, annado@ucla.edu B.S. - UC Los Angeles, 2010 (expected), Physiological Sciences	Lydia Zheng Undergraduate Assistant, lxzheng@ucla.edu B.S. - UC Los Angeles, 2011 (expected) Bioengineering
	Mark Lin Undergraduate Assistant, mlin33@ucla.edu B.S. - UC Los Angeles, 2012 (expected) Electrical Engineering	Mariam Bonyadi Undergraduate Assistant mbonyadi@ucla.edu B.S.- UC Los Angeles, 2013 (expected) Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics