2019 Fellows

Lauren Albrecht, Ph.D.

For training at University of California Los Angeles Geffen School of Medicine with Dr. Edward De Robertis
Methylation is Required for Protein Catabolism, Endolysosomes, and Wnt Signaling
Video: Harnessing Metabolism to Rewire Kidney Disease and Cancer

Kristen Berendzen, M.D., Ph.D.

For training at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Devanand Manoli
Understanding the neurobiology of social cognition deficits in frontotemporal lobe dementia
Video: The Need to Connect – How the Brain is Hard-Wired for Attachment

Ryan Morrie, Ph.D.

For training at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. David Julius
Establishing and maintaining sensory signaling in the dynamic gastrointestinal environment
Video: Establishing a Gut Feeling for How Intestinal Pain is Sensed

David Snead, M.D., Ph.D.

For training at University of California San Diego School of Medicine with Dr. Samar Reck-Peterson
Structural Bases of LRRK2 Oligomerization and Microtubule-Associated Pathology
Video: Targeting Parkinson’s Disease at the Atomic Level

Ben Wendel, Ph.D.

For training at Stanford University School of Medicine with Dr. Mark Davis
Unraveling the mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome: search for the hidden trigger
Video: Lost in Translation — Deciphering the Language of the Immune System

Ruby Yu, Ph.D.

For training at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Alexander Marson
Dissecting the effects of noncoding sequence variation on target gene regulation
Video: Understanding the Genetic Script