UCLA Amgen Scholars Program Faculty

The following faculty have agreed to consider hosting an Amgen Scholar for 10 weeks in the summer. If you do not already have a UCLA faculty mentor, please look at this list and visit the faculty web sites. Be sure to list at least 3 faculty you are interested in working with in your SPUR application essay.

Faculty Name	Department	Web site address
Abramson, Jeffrey	Molecular, Cell & Integrative Physiology	http://www.physiology.ucla.edu/Labs/Abramson/default.htm
Arnold, Art	Physiological Sci	http://www.physci.ucla.edu/html/arnold.htm
Banerjee, Utpal	Mol, Cell & Dvlmt Bio	http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Banerjee/
Baum, Linda	Path & Lab Med	http://faculty.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=8597
Bisley, James	Neurobiology	http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=141880
Black, Douglas	Micriobiology and Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/black/index.html
Bhushan, Anil	ACCESS Program: MBI IDP	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10038
Bozovic, Dolores	Phys & Astr	http://personnel.physics.ucla.edu/directory/faculty/index.php?f_name=bozovic
Bradley, Kenneth	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/bradley/index.htm
Braun, Jonathan	Path & Lab Med	http://faculty.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=8560
Brecha, Nicholas	Neurobiology / Med-Gastro, CURE	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=46182
Brent, Gregory	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=125
Cai, Hua Linda	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10032
Campbell, David	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/campbell/index.html
Carpenter, Ellen	Biobehav Sc/Neurobiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=14
Castro, Maria	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10016
Cederbaum, Stephen	Psychr & Biobehav Sci/Ped/Medl Genet	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel_id=7945
Chanfreau, Guillaume	Biochemistry	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/chanfreau/index.html
Chen, Jau-Nian	Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/jnchen/Welcome.html
Cheng, Genhong	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/cheng/fac_cheng.html
Chesselet, Marie-Francoise	Neurology	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel_id=45716
Chow, Samson	Molecular & Medical Pharmacology	http://faculty.pharmacology.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45537
Clark, Amander	Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/clark/
Clarke, Catherine	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	http://www.biochemistry.ucla.edu/biochem/Faculty/CClarke/
Clarke, Steve	Chemistry & Biochemistry	http://www.biochemistry.ucla.edu/biochem/Faculty/SClarke/
Clubb, Robert	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	http://www.biochemistry.ucla.edu/biochem/Faculty/Clubb/
Colicelli, John	Biological Chemistry	http://www.biolchem.ucla.edu/labs/colicelli/
Colwell, Christopher	Molecular, Cell & Integrative Physiology	http://www.mrrc.npi.ucla.edu/CColwell/Colwell_lab_WebPage/page1.htm
Courey, Al	Chem & Biochem	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=22
Crosbie, Rachelle	Physiological Science	http://www.physci.ucla.edu/research/crosbie/
Czernin, Johannes	Mol & Medl Pharmacol/Nuc Med Clin	http://faculty.pharmacology.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=9195
Dawson, David	Cellular & Molecular Pathology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10045
de Vellis, Jean	Psychr & Biobehav Sci/Neurobiology	http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=46697
Dell'Angelica, Esteban	Human Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/web/Faculty.aspx?ri=1040
Demer, Linda	Molecular, Cell & Integrative Physiology	http://149.142.237.180/faculty/demer.html
Diener, Andrew	Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10036
Dipple, Katrina	Human Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=1429
DiStefano, Joe	Cmptr Sci/Med	http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd/people/faculty_pages/distefano.html
Dreier, Linda	Neurobiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10028
Dubinett, Steven	Cellular and Molecular Pathology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10011
Eckhert, Curtis	Pub Hlth-Envir Hlth Sci	http://www.ph.ucla.edu/ehs/eckhert.htm
Engel Jr., Jerome	Neurobiology
Fan, Guoping	Human Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=1540
Farber, Debora	JSEI-Oph	http://www.jsei.org/Research/research_Scientists.asp?DisplayScientist.asp?EmployeeID=13301
Feigon, Juli	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	http://www.biochemistry.ucla.edu/biochem/Faculty/Feigon/
Feldman, Jack	Neurobiology	http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=46698
Fiala, Milan	Med-VA Greater LA Healthcare Sys	http://www.adtherapy.med.ucla.edu/
Frand, Alison	Biological Chemistry	http://www.frandlab.com
Frye, Mark	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.physci.ucla.edu/research/frye
Fong, Peggy	Ecol & Evolutionary Bio	http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/indivfaculty.php?FacultyKey=1635
Gable, Shelly	Psych-Soc	http://www.psych.ucla.edu/Faculty/faculty.php?id=81&area=7
Garcia-Garibay, Miguel	Chem & Biochem	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/mgg/index.html
Geschwind, Daniel	Neurology	http://www.semel.ucla.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=275
Gober, James	Chem & Biochem	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/gober/
Graeber, Thomas	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://www.pharmacology.ucla.edu/faculty/graeber
Grody, Wayne	Cellular & Molecular Pathology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=45
Gunsalus, Robert P.	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/gunsalus/index.html
Guo, Feng	Biological Chemistry	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=3616
Harper, Ron	Neurobiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=49
Hartenstein, Volker	Mol, Cell & Dvlmt Bio	http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Hartenstein/
Hill, Kent L.	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/Hill/index.html
Hirsch, Ann	Mol, Cell & Dvlmt Bio	www.mcdb.ucla.edu/research/HIrsch/
Houk, Ken	Chemistry and Biochemistry	www.chem.ucla.edu/houk/
Hovda, David	Surg-Neuro	http://faculty.pharmacology.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45792
Huang, Jing	Molecular & Medical Pharmacology	http://labs.pharmacology.ucla.edu/huanglab/
Iruela-Arispe, Luisa	Mol, Cell & Dvlmt Bio	http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Arispe/arispe.mainpage.html
Jacobsen, Steven	HSSEAS-Ofc of Acad & Stu Afrs/Elec Engr	www.mcdb.ucla.edu/research/Jacobsen/index.html
Jamieson, Christina	Urology	http://www.uclaurology.com/physicians/Jamieson_36.cfm
Jay, Jennifer	Civil & Envir Engr	http://cee.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/peop_faculty.php?facType=Professor&fpg=0&uid=19
Jen, Joanna	Neuro	http://portal.ctrl.ucla.edu/npi/institution/physician?personnel_id=9076
Jewett, Anahid Ray	Oral Biology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=3548
Jiang, Meisheng	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10018
Johnson, Patricia	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=58
Kamei, Daniel	Bioengineering	http://kameilab.seas.ucla.edu/
Kaner, Richard	Chem & Biochem	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/kaner/
Kasamatsu, Harumi	Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=141
Kaufman, Dan	Mol & Medl Pharmacol	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=1366
Kelly, Kathleen	Path & Lab Med	http://faculty.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=45971
Khakh, Baljit	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.physiology.ucla.edu/Labs/khakh/index.htm
Koeffler, Philip	Cedars-Sinai Medl Cntr-Med/HemOnc	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=46443
Koehler, Carla	Chem & Biochem	http://koehler.chem.ucla.edu
Kraut, Jeffrey	Med-Neph	http://research.medsch.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=46957
Kurdistani, Siavash	Biological Chemistry	http://www.kurdistanilab.com
Kwon, Ohyun	Chem & Biochem	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/research/org/Kwon.html
Lane, Timothy	OB & GYN	www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/web/Faculty.aspx?ri=433
Lai, Albert	Neuroscience IDP
Lazazzera, Beth	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/lazazzera/index.htm
Lee, Benhur	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	http://mikewolf.bol.ucla.edu/LeeLab/home.htm
Levine, Michael	Neuroscience	http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45587
Li, Huiying	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://labs.pharmacology.ucla.edu/lilab/
Lin, Chentao	Mol, Cell & Dvlmt Bio	www.mcdb.ucla.edu/research/Lin/
Loo, Joseph	Biological Chemistry	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=3447
Lusis, Aldons Jake	Med-Cardio/Microbio	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/lusis/fac_lusis.html
Lyons, Karen	Ortho Surg/Bio Chem	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45374
Martinez-Agosto, Julian	Human Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10042
Martinson, Harold	Chem & Biochem	http://www.biochemistry.ucla.edu/biochem/Faculty/Martinson/
McBride, William	Molecular Toxicology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10020
Melega, William	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=77
Merchant, Sabeeha	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/merchant.html/
Merlic, Craig	Chem & Biochem	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/research/org/merlic.html
Miceli, Carrie	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/Miceli/index.html
Milisavljevic, Vladana	Peds-Neo	http://portal.ctrl.ucla.edu/npi/institution/physician?personnel_id=10231
Mikkola, Hanna	Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10010
Miller, Jeffrey H.	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/miller_jh/fac_miller.html
Mischel, Paul	Cellular & Molecular Pathology	http://www.mischellab.org/Welcome.html
Modlin, Robert	Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=1352
Moldwin, Mark	IGPP/ESS	http://www.ess.ucla.edu/faculty/moldwin/index.asp
Monbouquette, Harold G.	Chemical & Biomolecular Engr	http://www.chemeng.ucla.edu/HMonbouquette/index.html
Nelson, Stanley	Human Genetics	http://genomics.ctrl.ucla.edu/pmwiki/
Newman, William	ESS/Phycs & Astr/Math	http://www.astro.ucla.edu/faculty/newman.htm
Novitch, Bennet	Neurobiology	http://www.neurobio.ucla.edu/~bnovitch/Site/Welcome.html
Otis, Thomas	Neurobiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=2217
Pajukanta, Paivi Elisabeth	Human Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=3541
Papazian, Diane	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=45282
Payne, Gregory	Biol Chem	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel_id=45966
Pellegrini, Matteo	Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology	http://pellegrini.mcdb.ucla.edu/
Penichet, Manuel	Surgery	http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=105494
Phelps, Patricia	Physiological Science	http://www.physci.ucla.edu/research/phelps/index.php
Ping, Peipei	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.signalingmodules.org/people/ping.html
Portera-Cailliau, Carlos	Neurobiology	http://www.porteralab.neurology.ucla.edu
Pyle, April	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10026
Quinlan, Margot	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	http://www.biochemistry.ucla.edu/biochem/Faculty/Quinlan/quinlanLab/index.html
Rao, Jian Yu	Cellular and Molecular Pathology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=1324
Reddy, Srinivasa	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://www.cancer.ucla.edu/index.aspx?page=279&recordid=341
Rubin, Yves	Chem & Biochem	http://siggy.chem.ucla.edu/
Sachs, George	Molecular Sci/Integr Physiology	http://www.mcip.ucla.edu/indivfaculty.php?FacultyKey=1020
Sagasti, Alvaro	Mol, Cell & Dvlmt Bio	www.mcdb.ucla.edu/research/Sagasti/
Sakamoto, Kathleen	Pediatrics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=105
Schiestl, Robert	Molecular Toxicology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=1045
Schlinger, Barney	Physiological Science	www.physci.ucla.edu/research/Schlinger
Schmidt, Jacob	Bioengineering	http://schmidtlab.seas.ucla.edu/
Schweizer, Felix	Neuroscience	www.neurobio.ucla.edu/~felixs
Shi, Wenyuan	Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/shi/index.html
Silverman, Daniel	Molecular & Med Pharmac	http://faculty.pharmacology.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=8984
Singh, Ram	Med-Rheum	http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=44642
Sinsheimer, Janet	Human Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=816
Smale, Stephen	Microbiology and Immunology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=151
Small, Gary	Psychr & Biobehav Sc/Med-Geri, Cntr on Aging	http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=8377
Soatto, Stefano	Cmptr Sci	http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~soatto/
Spigelman, Igor	Dentistry	http://uclasod.dent.ucla.edu/research/index.asp?id=266&ph=1
Sternini, Catia	Med-Div of Digestive Dis & Neurobiology	http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45878
Suchard, Marc	Human Genetics	http://www.biomath.ucla.edu/msuchard/
Sun, Ren	Molecular and Medical Pharmacology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=405
Tamanoi, Fuyuhiko	Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics	http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/tamanoi/
Teitell, Michael	Medicine	http://faculty.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=9524
Tintut, Yin	Cardiology	http://www.cardiology.med.ucla.edu/faculty/tintut.htm
Toga, Arthur	Neuro	http://www.loni.ucla.edu/About_Loni/people/Indiv_Detail.jsp?people_id=1
Tolbert, Sarah	Chemistry	http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/tolbert/
Tontonoz, Peter	Cellular and Molecular Pathology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=789
Tseng, Hsian-Rong	Mol & Medl Pharmacol	http://labs.pharmacology.ucla.edu/tsenglab/
Valentino, Daniel	Radiology	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45606
van der Bliek, Alexander	Biological Chemistry	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=161
Vergara, Julio	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=162
Vilain, Eric	Hum Genetics	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel_id=9435
Vinters, Harry	Cellular and Molecular Pathology	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=163
Wang, Kang	Elec Engr	http://www.cnsi.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=113594
Wang, Yibin	Molecular, Cell and Integrative Physiology	http://www.anes.ucla.edu/~yibinwang/page.htm
Weinmaster, Gerry	Biol Chem	http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/research/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45855
White, Stephanie	Physiological Sci	http://www.physci.ucla.edu/research/white/
Witte, Owen	Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics	http://faculty.pharmacology.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45695
Wohlschlegel, James	Biological Chemistry	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=10024
Wong, David	Oral Biology	http://hspp.dent.ucla.edu/wonglab/
Wu, Lily	Urology	www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/web/Faculty.aspx?type=30&id=1396
Wu, Hong	Mol & Medl Pharmacol	http://labs.pharmacology.ucla.edu/hwulab/
Wu, Ben	Bioengineering	http://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/facultyresearch/facultyprofiles/wu.html
Wu, Anna	Mol & Medl Pharmacol	http://faculty.pharmacology.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=45665
Xiao, Grace Xinshu	Physiological Science	http://www.physci.ucla.edu/research/xiao/
Yang, Daniel	MAE	http://www.mae.ucla.edu/academics/faculty/yang.htm
Yang, Otto	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web//Faculty.aspx?ri=1526
Yang, Xian-Jie	JSEI-Oph/Neurobiology	http://www.jsei.org/Research/research_Scientists.asp?DisplayScientist.asp?EmployeeID=16501
Zeltzer, Lonnie	Ped-Pain Prog	http://www.mattel.ucla.edu/pedspain/bio.php?n=LonnieKZeltzer&p=1
Zeng, Gang	Urology	http://www.uclaurology.com/physicians/Zeng_39.cfm
Zhou, Z. Hong	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	http://EICN.ucla.edu