Principal Investigator

Dr. Ravi Abrol

Ravinder (Ravi) Abrol

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Interests: Interests: Reading (humor and history of science), programming, mountain biking, and playing cricket.

Graduate Students

Beth Allen

Beth Allen

MS Biochemistry

Interests: Reading fantasy novels, playing board games, cooking/baking, and gardening.

Dylan Capitti Fenton

Dylan Capitti Fenton

MS Biochemistry

Interests: Hiking with my dog, studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu, bouldering, and backpacking/camping.

Joseph Aceves

MS Biochemistry

Undergraduate Researchers

Anita Shayegh Boroujeni

BS Cell and Molecular Biology

Matthew Huerta

BS Biochemistry

Steve Martinez Ramos

BS Biotechnology (PostBac)

Haining Xu

BS Biochemistry

Param Desai

BS Computer Science

Reza Qubadi

BS Computer Science (PostBac)

Nicolas Amiri Dehlavi Garcia

BS Biochemistry

Victoria Hoang

BS Civil Engineering

Alisha Holden

BS Biochemistry (PostBac)

Visiting Scholars

Giselle Muniz

Northridge Academy High School Senior

Collaborators

Working together to advance research

Karin Crowhurst

Karin Crowhurst

California State University, Northridge

Xiaojiang Cui

Xiaojiang Cui

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Maria Elena de Bellard

Maria Elena de Bellard

California State University, Northridge

Paula Fischhaber

Paula Fischhaber

California State University, Northridge

Asuka Inoue

Asuka Inoue

Tohoku University, Japan

Andrew Kruse

Andrew Kruse

Harvard Medical School

Lali Medina-Kauwe

Lali Medina-Kauwe

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Stephen Pandol

Stephen Pandol

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

R Scott Prosser

R Scott Prosser

University of Toronto, Canada

Jiyao Wang

Jiyao Wang

NCBI, National Institutes of Health

Philippe Youkharibache

Philippe Youkharibache

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Alumni

Where they are now

Alexander Tran

Currently: Touro University Medical School; interning at a medical center in Long Beach

Bridget Kawamala

Currently: IntegrityBio

Christian Cruz

Currently: City of Los Angeles

Caesar Tawfeeq

Currently: PhD Program, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, UCSD

Caroline Quinn

Currently: CALPIA

Erik Serrano

Former NIH BUILD PODER Research Scholar
Currently: Computational Bioscience PhD Program, University of Colorado

Isabella Crisostomo

Currently: Medical School, University of Colorado

Jennifer Portillo

Former NIH BUILD PODER Research Scholar; Currently: PhD Program, Washington University in St. Louis

Kenneth Guerrero

Lianna Khachikyan

Currently: Medical School, Touro University

Luis Santiago

Former NIH RISE Research Scholar; Currently: PhD Program, UCSF

Naneh Vartan

Rafeed Khleif

Currently: University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Romny Sanchez

Currently: IntegrityBio

Ronelle Caguioa

Former NIH RISE Research Scholar; Currently: Google

Sally Heo

Current position not listed

Sayuri Pacheco

Former NIH BUILD PODER Research Scholar; Currently: PhD Program, USC

Seyed Sajjadi

Currently: CEO, nFlux

Simoun Mikhael

Currently: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Thomas Parashos

Former NIH BUILD PODER Research Scholar

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