Principal Investigator
Mathew Blurton-Jones, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, UCI ADRC iPSC Core
Director, UCI SCRC CRISPR Core
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
University of California, Irvine
3014 Sue and Bill Gross Hall
845 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92697
Tel: (949) 824-5243 | Email: mblurton@uci.edu
Senior Scientist
Hayk Davtyan, Ph.D.
Research Professor
iPSC Core Investigator
Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders
2027 Sue and Bill Gross Hall
845 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92697
Tel: (949) 824-2448 | Email: hdavtyan@uci.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Ghazaleh Escandari-Sedighi, PhD
Larry Hillblom Fellow
ghazalee@uci.edu
Jean Paul Chadarevian, PhD
jchadare@uci.edu
PhD Students
Zahara Mary Kelly Keulen, MS
Ph.D. Candidate
zkeulen@uci.edu
Alina Lahian Chadarevian, BA
2st Year Graduate Student
alahian@uci.edu
Specialists
Christina Tu, MS
Stem Cell Specialist
Director of Stem Cell Techniques Courses
htu@hs.uci.edu
Tau En Lim, MS
Associate Specialist
telim@uci.edu
Technicians
Joia Kai Capocchi
Staff Research Associate
jcapocch@uci.edu
Kimya Manssour, BS
Lab Assistant II
kimiyam1@uci.edu
Katia Deynaga, BS
Junior Specialist
edeynega@uci.edu
Jasmine Nguyen, BS
Junior Specialist
jasminn9@uci.edu
Undergraduate Students
Lauren Le – Fourth Year, UCI
Michael Mgerian – Third Year, UCI
Madison Sutherland – Third Year, UCI
Alan Mai – Third Year, UCI
Ani Agababian – Third Year, UCI
Abby Do – Fourth Year, CSUF CIRM Student
Lab Alumni
Sepideh Kiani Shabestari, Ph.D. | Stanford University
Adrian Escobar, B.S. | University of California, Los Angeles
Jaclyn Beck, Ph.D. | Industry
Jessica Sanchez, Ph.D. | Industry
Alberto Granzotto, Ph.D. | Italy
Morgan Coburn, Ph.D. | University of Virginia
Amanda McQuade, Ph.D. | University of California, San Francisco
Christel Claes, Ph.D. | Industry
Emma Danhash, BS | Washington University in St. Louis
Edsel Abud, MD, Ph.D. | Scripps Clinic – Scripps Green Hospital
Wesley Chen, Ph.D. | University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
Samuel Marsh, Ph.D. | Harvard University
Maria Torres, Ph.D. | Industry
Natalie Goldberg, Ph.D. | University of California, San Diego
Jacqueline Caesar | Industry
Andy Agazaryan | Meharry Medical College