Katelynn Nguyen
B.S., B.A. | MS1
nguyenk0323@gmail.com
At the end of Winter Quarter 2021, I joined the Sajjadi Lab as an undergraduate volunteer. The following June, I graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Psychobiology and a B.A. in Ethnomusicology. During my undergraduate years, I assisted in research centering on the structural biology and mechanism of protein aggregation involved in amyloid-related neurodegenerative diseases. My interest in Alzheimer’s began after I watched a documentary in fifth grade detailing Ronald Regan’s battle with the disease and after working with dementia patients in high school as part of the Music to Heal program. Following graduation, I transitioned to a Junior Specialist position to coordinate the Hippocampal Sclerosis project and continue my research interests in the Post Mortem MRI project. I hope to attend medical school in the near future to pursue my passions for neurology and medicine.
Dennis Le
B.S. | Clinical Research Volunteer
dennisnl@uci.edu
Arya Rahbar
B.S. | Clinical Research Volunteer
rahbaa2@mcmaster.ca
I joined the Sajjadi Lab in the summer of 2024 as a student research assistant. I am currently working on finishing my undergraduate honors life science degree, with a minor in psychology, at McMaster University. I have continued working as a researcher for the Sajjadi Lab, taking on writing roles and working on researching the biomarkers of TDP-43. I plan on attending medical school in the future to continue working in the medical field and expanding my knowledge and scope in research.