Oliver I. Fregoso – Principal Investigator
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I am a native of Northern California who has lived in the Midwest, East Coast, PNW, and now Southern California (gasp!). I did my postdoctoral studies with Michael Emerman at Fred Hutchinson where I studied lentiviruses such as HIV. Before that I obtained my PhD from the WSBS at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory studying alternative splicing with Adrian Krainer. If I am not in the lab, I am probably riding a bicycle, playing soccer, cooking, or listening to The Smiths. |
Andrew Lopez
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Donna Li
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Alexander Salas
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Randilea Nichols
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Carina Sandoval
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Originally from Oklahoma, Randilea received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Microbiology from Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, she performed research with two separate professors, Ramathury Mahalingam and Ronald Van Den Bussche. She then moved west and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. Randilea completed her thesis work in Russell Vance's lab studying the in vivo effects of cell specific NAIP/NLRC4 inflammasome activation. Currently, she is studying HIV latency and the possible contribution of the DNA damage response. During her free time, she enjoys hiking & traveling, skiing, baking, and reading.
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Originally from Orange County California, Carina is a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Doctoral Program. She received her B.S. in Biological Science with a concentration in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and Chemistry minor from California State University Fullerton. During her free time she enjoys reading at random coffee shops, hiking, practicing yoga, and playing with dogs.
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Previous Lab Members
Originally hailing from the quaint city of San Francisco, Ian is a PhD student in the Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Doctoral Program (try saying that five times fast). Before moving to Los Angeles, Ian obtained a B.A. in Biology from Kenyon College in Ohio before spending two years with the NIH postbaccalaureate program in Bethesda, MD. When not in lab, Ian enjoys slaying dragons/zombies/space pirates on his computer and listening to books about other people slaying dragons/zombies/space pirates on his iPod. Ian also enjoys a spirited game of badminton and other nerdy sports.
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Cole is a second year undergrad student majoring in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics. He is new to the lab and to research in general, but is excited to help out in any way he can. Like many other members of the lab, Cole was born and raised in Los Angeles, and when he is not too busy studying, he loves to go to concerts, paint, swim, or just watch a good movie.
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