Lab Members

Edwin S. Monuki MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine


Victoria Espericueta, BS
PhD student, Experimental Pathology (stem cell derivation/disease modeling/choroid plexus pathology)


Jasmine Lee
CIRM Bridges Intern, California State University, Long Beach (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)


Riley Scanlon
CIRM Bridges Intern, California State University, Fullerton (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)


Jessi Nguyen
Laboratory assistant II (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)


Brett A. Johnson PhD
Project Scientist


 

UCI Undergraduate Students

Jerar Palian (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)

Aditi Kulkarni (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)

Tejas Thirumalai (choroid plexus pathology)

Isidro Sanchez (stem cell derivation)


Volunteer Interns

Todd Soo (choroid plexus pathology)

Caren Yassa (choroid plexus pathology, CPEC development)

Nicolas Maramica (choroid plexus pathology)

Michelle Kim (choroid plexus pathology)

Ashley Nguyen (choroid plexus pathology)

Juslyn Chan (choroid plexus pathology)

Ryan Salehi (choroid plexus pathology)

Eunice Shin (choroid plexus pathology)


Summer 2025

Flor Garza UCI Medical student, T35 trainee (choroid plexus pathology)

Guillermo Flores CIRM COMPASS Scholar, CSU Fullerton (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)

Olivia Espericueta (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)

Mina Tapia (stem cell derivation/disease modeling)