Congratulations to our recent graduates!
August, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Nataly and Dr. Andréa for receiving their PhDs from the department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology! Both are continuing their careers as postdoctoral researchers, and we wish them the best of luck with their future projects! Congratulations to Clarissa as well for completing her undergraduate studies at UCLA. We will miss them but are excited for all they will accomplish as they continue to grow as scientists!
Check out this student spotlight of Clarissa!
December, 2025
An undergraduate researcher in the lab, Clarissa, was recently highlighted with a student spotlight through the UCLA Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences! Follow this link to read her interview.
Congratulations to PhD Candidate, Alex!
November, 2025
Congratulations to 3rd-year graduate student Alex on passing her qualifying exam and advancing to candidacy! Alex will be studying the role of mitochondria in retinal pigment epithelial cells in collaboration with the Williams Lab in the UCLA Stein Eye Institute. We are very proud of Alex and excited to see all she will accomplish as a candidate in the lab!
Welcome Summer 2025 Trainees!
July, 2025
We want to extend a big welcome to Steven Moreton who will be joining us for the summer from Morehouse School of Medicine. Steven is a fifth year PhD student and will be applying some techniques from our lab to his studies on brown adipocytes.
Welcome to our newest lab member!
September, 2024
We want to extend a big welcome to our newest lab member Alex Kratochwill! Alex is a rising 2nd-year PhD student in the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology department at UCLA. We are so excited to see all Alex will accomplish in lab!
