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 […]
Hoftman, Gil, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Clinical high risk, psychosis, schizophrenia, brain development, imaging transcriptomics, molecular neuroscience Appointments Biography Dr. Hoftman’s laboratory works in the areas of genetic and clinical high risk for psychosis, schizophrenia, neurodevelopment, imaging transcriptomics, and molecular neuroscience, with the goal of connecting the molecular underpinnings of disruptions in neural circuitry in psychosis risk to in vivo […]
Zhang, Ye, Ph.D.
Research Astrocyte development and the roles of astrocytes in diseases Appointments Biography Astrocytes constitute at least a third of all cells in human brains. Long thought to be passive support cells, astrocytes are recently found to be critical for the development and function of the central nervous system. Accumulating evidence show that astrocytes are involved […]
Yang, Xiangdong William, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Mouse molecular genetics are used to study the pathogenesis and develop treatment for neurodegenerative diseases Appointments Biography Yang is interested in using the mouse genetic approach to study the pathogenesis and to identify potential therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases, particularly for Huntington’s Disease (HD) and Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Yang and his colleagues focus on […]
Wu, Joyce, M.D.
Research Pediatric Neurology, Pediatrics Appointments Publications
Wong, Derek A., M.D.
Research Patients with inborn errors of metabolism Appointments Biography Dr Wong sees patients with genetic disorders, and has a special interest in patients with inborn errors of metabolism. His clinical and research interests include newborn screening, clinical trials for new therapies for inborn errors of metabolism, and mathematical and computer modeling of biologic processes. Publications
Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Ph.D.
Research Seeks to discover mechanisms that underlie the degeneration of motor neurons, how these systems can go awry in ALS, and how new therapies can be developed Appointments Biography Dr. Wiedau-Pazos specializes in clinical care for ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) patients and heads the ALS research laboratory at the UCLA Department of […]
White, Stephanie A., Ph.D.
Research How social interactions influence the brain Appointments Biography Autism can be clinically diagnosed by two deficits: an inability to participate in joint attention, and poor language development with abnormal social use. The goal of the White laboratory is to understand the mechanisms of this disorder and to develop treatments to compensate for these deficits. […]