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Amander Clark Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
I was recruited to UCLA, Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine in the Summer of 2006. My training has extended across two continents, namely Australian where I received my PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne, and the USA where I received Postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine in mouse genetics, and University of California, San Francisco in human embryonic stem cell research. I look forward to sharing my research interests and experience with the community at UCLA, and recruiting talented personnel to study stem cell and germ cell biology in the laboratory. Download Curriculum Vitae
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Post Doctoral Fellows |
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Anne Lindgren PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Anne did her undergraduate work at Bryn Mawr College, where she majored in Biology. After graduating, she examined meiosis and sporulation in yeast as a technician in the lab of Dr. Edward Winter at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. For her graduate studies, Anne moved to Chicago to work in the lab of Dr. Kathleen Millen at The University of Chicago. There she studied the formation and function of the roof plate in the developing central nervous system of the moue. Continuing to use the mouse as a model system in this lab, Anne is studying cancer stem cells using the germ cell tumor model. Anne enjoys knitting and film but not at the same time. Anne’s future career goals are uncertain but will definitely involve research in either the academic or industrial setting. |
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Sophia Gkountela PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Sofia received her Degree in Biology from National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Greece in 2003. She then joined the lab of George Diallinas at the same institution in order to further pursue her interests in molecular microbiology. In 2007 she received her PhD on the molecular and functional characterization of nucleobase transporters of the human pathogen Candida albicans. Sofia was, by the time, fascinated by the expanding cosmos of small RNAs and thus joined the lab of Goran Akusjarvi at Uppsala University, Sweden as a postdoctoral in 2007. Once there, she engaged in the structural and functional analysis of miRNAs derived from the type 5 adenovirus associated RNAs. In 2009 Sofia joined our lab as a postdoctoral researcher to study the involvement of miRNAs in germ line specification. Currently, she is trying to elucidate the epigenetic modifications during germ cell specification in mice and humans where she hopes to identify miRNA regulators. In her spare time Sofia enjoys films, cooking experiments and travelling around the globe. |
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Graduate Students |
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Gayane Ambartsumyan MD
PhD tract STAR Fellow
Gayane received her bachelor degree in Biochemistry, and her MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. During medical school, Gayane actively participated as a volunteer translator at hospitals with high number of Armenian patients and served as President of the Armenian Medical Stuents Association. During medical school Gayane also conducting research in pediatric genetics. Following medical school Gayane completed her Residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA, finishing her training as one of the Chief Administrative Residents. During residency Gayane also participated in research projects examining FHIT expression in vulvar cancer. Gayane enters the lab as a Speciality Training and Advanced Research Fellow where she will be working towards her PhD in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology with an emphasis on using human embryonic stem cells as a model for human preimplantation embryo development. |
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John Vincent B.Sc.
Graduate student. Molecular Biology Interdepartmental PhD program
John graduated in the Spring of 2007 from Boston University with honors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He became interested in RNA biology while working in the lab of Jim Deshler studying mRNA localization in mammalian neurons. At UCLA, John is continuing to work in the RNA field by examining the role of microRNAs in cancer stem cell and germ cell biology using embryonic stem cells and mouse modeling. Outside of the lab John enjoys music, movies, exploring southern California, and playing beach volleyball with fellow ACCESS classmates.
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Reserach Faculty |
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Sylvia Diaz-Perez PhD.
Assistant Researcher Silvia Received her BS in Biochemical Engineering, MS in Molecular Biology and PhD in Experimental Biology. She has research experience in different science fields, from Archaeas, Fungi, Mouse and Human. Her experience in Epigenetics and Chromatin Structure comes from one of the most interesting aspects of early embryonic development, X inactivation in mammalian cells. I was a postdoctoral for six years in York Marahren’s lab in Human Genetics Department at UCLA. I am interested to study the epigenetic reprogramming of human germ cell. Silvia future carrier goals are doing research in the academia. Silvia is mom of Larisa and Rodrigo and married with Felipe. I like to cook, and enjoy Yoga and swimming. |
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Clinical Fellows |
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Deirdre Conway MD.
Clinical Fellow OB/GYN |
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Visiting Fellows |
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Ziwei Li
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Undergraduate Researchers |
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Kyle Natsuhara |
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Previous Lab members |
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Tae Sub Park PhD
Tae Sub (Postdoc 2006-2009) has returned to South Korea to take up the position of Senior Researcher at Avicore Biotechnology Institute
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Julia Chee Chin B.Sc
Julia graduated in 2009 with a Major in MCDB she is currently completing her Masters at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Jing Wen Tan B.Sc
Jingwen graduated in 2008 with a Major in MCDB she is working towards her Doctorate in Public Health.
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Eric Segal B.Sc
Eric graduated in 2009 with a Major in MCDB. He is currently working in a Biotech company called Biogen Idec in San Diego while applying to Medical School
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Ginette Shen B.Sc
Ginette graduated in 2008 with a Major in MCDB she is now in Dental School in San Francisco.
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Anne Conway B.Sc
After two years as our Lab Manager, Anne left the lab in September 2008 and is now in graduate school at UCSD working towards her PhD
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Raymond Kwan MS.
Staff Reserach Associate II |
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