Our Team
Executive Leadership
Stewart Han
PresidentStewart Han
President
Maurizio Vecchione
Chief Innovation Officer
Rene Castro
Head of OperationsRene Castro
Head of Operations
Core Faculty
Amy Waterman
Deputy Director, TREC, Professor, UCLA Nephrology
Vadim Jucaud
Assistant ProfessorVadim Jucaud
Assistant Professor
Wujin Sun
Terasaki FellowWujin Sun
Terasaki FellowAffiliate Faculty
Amir Ghaemmaghami
Affiliate FacultyAmir Ghaemmaghami
Affiliate Faculty
Rahmi Oklu
Affiliate FacultyRahmi Oklu
Affiliate Faculty
Fernando Vinuela
Affiliate FacultyFernando Vinuela
Affiliate Faculty
Scientific Team
Behnam Benjamin Zamanian
Affiliate Scientist
Hossein Montazerian
Affiliate Graduate Student Researcher
Judy Hopfield
Lab Manager, Clinical Laboratory ScientistJudy Hopfield
Lab Manager, Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Martin Hartel
Affiliate Graduate Student Researcher
Reihaneh Haghniaz
Postdoctoral ResearcherReihaneh Haghniaz
Postdoctoral Researcher
Wei Huang
Research AssociateWei Huang
Research Associate
Elham Davoodi
Affiliate Graduate Student Researcher
John Gozal
Data ScientistJohn Gozal
Data Scientist
Melanie Khim
Computer Scientist IMelanie Khim
Computer Scientist I
Natan Barros
Affiliate Postdoctoral Researcher
Tyler Hoffman
Affiliate Graduate Student Researcher
Yangzhi Zhu
Postdoctoral ResearcherYangzhi Zhu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Erica Ho
Research and Education AssociateErica Ho
Research and Education Associate
Fatemeh Nasrollahi
Affiliate Postdoctoral ResearcherFatemeh Nasrollahi
Affiliate Postdoctoral Researcher
Mohammad Ali Darabi
Postdoctoral Researcher
Praveen Bandaru
Chemical TechnicianPraveen Bandaru
Chemical Technician
Innovation Team
Ramadan Assi
Senior Innovation StrategistRamadan Assi
Senior Innovation StrategistAdministrative Team
Anh Nguyen
Assistant Director of Research ServicesAnh Nguyen
Assistant Director of Research Services
Jennifer Magana
Marketing Communications CoordinatorJennifer Magana
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Shari Denham
Grant CoordinatorShari Denham
Grant Coordinator
Angela Zhang
Senior Fund ManagerAngela Zhang
Senior Fund Manager
Jenilee Angeles-Pasco
Human Resources Manager
Samantha Montinola
Executive Administrative AssistantSamantha Montinola
Executive Administrative Assistant
Jacqueline Barbosa
Senior Executive Administrative Assistant
Keiko Takahashi
Accounting AssociateKeiko Takahashi
Accounting Associate
Veronica Gozal
Accounting ManagerVeronica Gozal
Accounting ManagerFacilities Team
Anwar Titodipoero
Facilities AssociateAnwar Titodipoero
Facilities Associate
Marvin Escobar
CustodianMarvin Escobar
Custodian