Students

	Student	Research Interests
	Marcus Alvarez Gonda 6335 310-794-9802	My work involves following up lipid GWAS signals using high-throughput data sets, primarily RNA sequencing. My goal is to identify specific variants, genes, and mechanisms involved in metabolic disease, primarily cardiovascular disease and dyslipidemia.
	Qin An Gonda 6554 310-267-0438	Research Interests: integrating experimental and computational methodology together, to systematically investigate transcriptomic and epigenomic dynamics. Personal interest: writing code that never works.
	James Boocock	I am interested in understanding the genetics of complex traits. Current research interests include new methods for performing functional annotation of association studies, uncovering regions under natural selection in human populations, and the role that structural variation plays in complex traits.
	Xinyuan Chen	Interested in understanding epigenetic mechanisms and genetics of signaling pathways to address human diseases.
	Alex Chubick	I’m interested in neurogenetics and studying genetic mutations that are related to neurodegenerative diseases.
	Yonatan Cooper	Functional characterization of genomic elements using massively parallel library assays.
	Arun Durvasula	My research interests center around using novel techniques and data to study the forces that produce and maintain genetic variation.
	Chantle Edillor MRL 3525 310-794-7257	My research interests include the epigenetics of complex disease, systems genetics, and personal genomics. My out-of-lab interests are art+science, social media, and being a low-key foodie.
	Colin Farrell	Interest in integrating genomic information for disease discovery and personalized medicine.
	Kristina Garske Gonda 6335 310-794-9802	I have always had a special interest in genetics and the way the human genome interacts with itself, as well as with one's environment. I am excited to apply the knowledge and skills I acquired in my previous research position to continue my education in the Genetics and Genomics program at UCLA.
	Liangke Gou Gonda 5309 310-206-3716	Interest in understanding the molecular and genetic mechanism in human disorders, exploring the function of epigenetic changes in the progress of human diseases genesis.
	Eric Heinrichs	I am interested in disorders and diseases, and how to treat and prevent them.
	Catharine E. Krebs Gonda 4335 310-206-5321	Interested in elucidating genetic and epigenetic causes of psychiatric phenotypes primarily through bioinformatic analyses.
	Malika Kumar 408-386-7919	Interested in investigating the genetic basis of rare and Mendelian disease using clinical sequencing and developing diagnostic sequencing technology. Outside of the lab, I am interested in science education and communication.
	Katie Leap	I’m interested in developing causal models of disease by using differential expression in diseased vs. non-diseased tissues, specifically in endometriosis. When not in lab, I’m in lab.
	Jiajin Li	Mining genetic information from sequencing data and developing new methods for analysis.
	Jazlyn Mooney	Interested in implementing techniques from evolutionary anthropology and population genetics to examine patterns of human genetic variation. When I am not in lab, I enjoy going to crossfit and digging for vinyl.
	Shirley Nieves-Rodriguez	I am interested in the development of diagnostic tools and therapies for genetic diseases, and in their translation to the clinical setting.
	Maria Palafox	Interested in studying sex differences in metabolism. Also I would like to develop new biological tools applicable to many different areas of research. In my down time I enjoy science writing, running, and playing with my bunny.
	Ashot Papikian Terasaki 4045 310-206-3336	Interested in analyzing high-throughput sequencing data in order to determine the epigenomic changes that occur as a result of certain treatments or mutants.
	Austin Quach Gonda 5545	Primary research interests lie in elucidating the latent causal processes in aging and neurodegeneration through epigenomic and metabolomic analyses.
	Christopher Robles BSRB 346-01A	Interested in bioinformatics, next-generation sequencing applications, and technology development. Outside of lab I enjoy rock climbing, cycling, and brewing beer.
	Alejandra Rodriguez Gonda 6335 310-794-9802	Primary research focusing on fine mapping and characterization of genome-wide association signals (GWAS) for cardiovascular loci. Currently developing and implementing strategies for the functional characterization of these variants. Interested in the epigenetic changes that occur in complex diseases such as cardiovascular disease and stroke.
	Gregory Rosenberg	I am interested in the genetic and molecular basis of complex traits and diseases as well normal human biological function and applying this understanding to causal models and therapeutic approaches.
	Lisa Truong CHS 76-065 310-825-7569	I am interested in studying the genetics that contribute to proper chromosome segregation during meiosis. In particular, I am interested in how improper segregation and aneuploidies can affect embryonic development and lead to genetic disease like Down syndrome.