Current Phylogeny Lab Members
Physicians & Medical Students
Karam Gill, MD
UCLA-Olive View Internal Medicine Residency, '23
Research Topics:
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Natural Models of Arrhythmia Resistance
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Inherited Adaptations to the Diving Reflex
Alix Masters, MD
UCLA Internal Medicine Resident PGY1
Research Topics:
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Postpartum Syndromes Across the Tree of Life
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Giraffe as Model for Resistance to Gestational Hypertension
Emily Schwitzer, MD
UCLA Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Research Topics:
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Giraffe as Model for Resistance to Gestational Hypertension
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Evolved Pulmonary Adaptations to Ambient Volcanic Matter in Other Species for Human Health
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Female Health Across the Tree of Life: A Community Education Project for One Health in Rwanda
Julia Cho
Harvard Medical School,
M.D. Candidate
Research Topics:
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Lactation Across the Tree of Life
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Phylogeny of Disordered Eating
Graduate Students
Alin Mazmanian
UCLA, B.S. '23
UCLA, M.S. '25
Research Topics:
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Cardiovascular Sex Differences
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Sex Differences in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
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Visualizations of Gene Overlap Between Physiological Processes and Diseases
Kaitlyn Smolens
UCLA, B.S. '23
Research Topics:
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Cardiovascular Sex Differences
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Visualizations of Gene Overlap Between Physiological Processes and Diseases
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Bioinformatic Approach to Evolutionary Trade-Offs [Atherosclerosis]
Undergraduate & Secondary School Students
Molly Abroms
UCLA, B.S. '24
Research Topics:
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Cardiovascular Sex Differences
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Shared Genetic Pathways of Cardiac Diseases
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Ventricular Tachycardia in Dogs
Camille Dash
Harvard University, A.B. '24
Research Topics:
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Cardiovascular Sex Differences
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Placental Morphology and Cardiovascular Sexual Dimorphism
Zoey Marsh
Oakwood Secondary School, '24
Research Topics:
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Sex Differences in Sports-Related Concussions
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Visualizations of Gene Overlap Between Physiological Processes and Diseases
Noa Oranim
Oakwood Secondary School, '25
Research Topics:
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Masculinization of Female Phenotypes: Response to Male Harassment
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Visualizations of Gene Overlap Between Physiological Processes and Diseases
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Evolution of Mental Illness