Mingxia Gu, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Heart & Lung Diseases and Stem Cell Biology Appointments Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Broad Stem Cell Research Center Biography Mingxia Gu, MD, PhD, investigates how blood vessels contribute to organ development, disease and regeneration. By leveraging patient-specific stem cell models and advanced bioengineering techniques, she seeks to develop novel, personalized therapies for […]
Riki Kawaguchi, Ph.D.
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Alexander Huk, Ph.D.
Research Neural computations underlying vision, cognition, and action Appointments Director, Fuster Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience Publications
Michael Wells, Ph.D.
Research Human Variation, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Neurodevelopment, Stem Cell Models, Human Genetics Appointments Assistant Professor, Human Genetics Biography Originally from Columbus, OH, Michael F. Wells earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame in 2008, and a PhD in Neurobiology from Duke University in 2015 under the guidance of […]
Gena Konopka M.D., Ph.D.
Appointments Chair & Professor of Neurobiology Biography Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D., became Chair of the Department of Neurobiology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Konopka was Professor and Vice Chair of Neuroscience, the Jon Heighten Scholar in Autism Research, and the Townsend Distinguished Chair in Research on Autism […]
Valerie Arboleda Ph.D.
Research Interested in understanding how genetic variation contributes to both rare neurodevelopment disorders and common diseases. Appointments Associate Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Human Genetics Biography Valerie Arboleda is a physician-scientist with a primary interest in understanding the genetic architecture of rare, monogenic and common complex disease. She has described novel genes associated with […]
Aparna Bhaduri, PhD
Research Studying neural stem cell specification in the developing human cortex and in glioblastoma Appointments Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry Biography Dr. Aparna Bhaduri earned a B.S in Biochemistry and Cell Biology and a B.A in Political Science from Rice University in 2010. She completed her doctoral studies at Stanford University in Cancer Biology in […]
Araceli Espinosa, PhD
Titles Research NeurobiologistSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLANeurobiochemistry and Molecular Genetics Laboratory of Jean de Vellis, Ph. D. Research Areas of Expertise OLIGODENDROCYTES DURING DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE MYELINATION, DEMYELINATION, MYELIN DISORDERS SUCH AS LEUKODYSTROPHIES. IRON HOMEOSTASIS, TRANSFERRIN AND RELATED PROTEINS IN THE CNS. GRAVITATIONAL MODULATION OF NEURAL CELLS DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION SPINAL […]
Janel Lebelle, Ph.D.
Appointments Biography Dr. Le Belle is an adjunct associate professor faculty member with expertise in stem cell biology, exogenous and endogenous cellular brain repair following injury, fatty acid metabolism, signaling, and regulation of neural stem cells in the aging brain and in glioma stem cells, and the effects of neuroinflammation on brain development, neural stem […]
Suma Jacob, MD, PhD
Suma Jacob, MD, PhD is a distinguished child-adolescent-adult psychiatrist as well as a neuroscientist who is widely recognized for her research in neuroendrocrinology and neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. She did her PhD and post-doctoral research in the emerging field of social neuroscience. Suma studied hormonal pathways and how compounds act as modulator signals to […]