Position:
Regenerative Skeletal Medicine Fellow at UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Daniel Cohn Lab at UCLA
Work:
UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center
- UCLA, Daniel Cohn Lab since Nov 2011
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Regenerative Skeletal Medicine Fellow
UCLA
- UCLA since Aug 2011
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Postdoctoral Fellow in the Daniel Cohn Lab
UCLA
- UCLA, Laboratory of Stephen G. Young Jul 2008 - Jul 2011
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Vascular Biology Training Program Fellow
UCLA
- UCLA Apr 2006 - Jul 2011
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Graduate Student Researcher, Young Lab
George Mason University
2002 - 2006
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Collaborator on an HIV project
UCLA
Sep 2003 - Jul 2005
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Undergraduate Researcher, Lusis Lab
Northridge Pharmacy
2000 - 2003
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Pharmacy Clerk
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles 2005 - 2011
Ph.D., Human Genetics, Cardiology
University of California, Los Angeles 2002 - 2005
B.Sc., Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Interests:
Vascular Biology
Metabolism
Biodefense
Infectious Disease
Mouse Models of Human Disease
Medicine
Genetics
Atherosclerosis
Honor & Awards:
2008 Deuel Conference Young Investigator Award
2008 Outstanding Presentation Award, UCLA Molecular Biology Institute
2008 Popjack Award for Atherosclerosis Research
2008–2011 UCLA Vascular Biology Training Fellowship
2009 Deuel Conference Young Investigator Award
2010 Deuel Conference Young Investigator Award
2011 Deuel Conference Young Investigator Award