Scientists
Onn Brandman
Onn Brandman (principal investigator and Associate Professor of Biochemistry) enjoys working with other scientists, gardening, and basic carpentry.
Kathy Le
Kathy is a graduate student studying the physical properties of cells. Outside of lab, she likes baking, kayaking, and playing with her cat, Bear.
Eduardo Tassoni
Eduardo is a graduate student studying stress response and stress granules. In his spare time, Eduardo enjoys playing and watching volleyball, cooking, biking and reading.
Angel Madero
Angel is a graduate student studying translation regulation and developmental pathways. Outside the lab he enjoys backpacking, skiing, salsa dancing and playing soccer.
Danish Khan
Danish is a post-doc exploring RQC and CAT tails to understand their role in neurodegeneration. When not in lab he likes to cook and talk to a real cat called Travis.
Sebastian Alfonso
Sebastian is a pre-medical undergraduate who enjoys fishing, reading, and running. He is studying how behavioral and environmental factors influencing disease.
Ananya Vinayak
Ananya is a graduate student studying and building self-regulating drugs. When she is not in lab, she enjoys hiking, cooking, singing and playing the piano.
Eric Heng
Eric is an undergraduate student majoring in biology who is currently studying translation initiation. His hobbies include hiking, reading, and making videos.