URC-Sciences Staff

URC-SCIENCES STAFF

Tama Hasson, PhD
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Research
Director, Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
thasson@college.ucla.edu

Jorge Avila, Ph.D
Assistant Director
javila@college.ucla.edu

David Gray, Ph.D
Assistant Director
dgray@college.ucla.edu

Ziba Razinia, Ph.D
Associate Director
zrazinia@college.ucla.edu

David Chavez
Student Affairs Advisor: PEERS
dchavez@college.ucla.edu

Kim Mendez
Program Representative: Amgen, CARES, PEERS
kmendez@college.ucla.edu

Alec Hernandez
Program Representative: Beckman Scholars, BISEP, i2URP, SRP-99, URFP, URSP
ahernandez@college.ucla.edu

Hannah Levy
Student Affairs Advisor: PEERS
hlevy@college.ucla.edu

Emi Pita
Program Representative: PEERS
epita@college.ucla.edu

RaShawna Williams
Program Representative: UC LEADS, CAMP, SPUR
rwilliams@college.ucla.edu

Melis Cakar
Graduate Student Mentor

Christopher Luthers
Graduate Student Mentor

Graham Read
Graduate Student Mentor

Norma Sandoval
Graduate Student Mentor

Rachel Scott
Graduate Student Mentor

Amy Than
Graduate Student Mentor

Faculty Advisory Board

FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

Margot Quinlan, PhD
Chair, Faculty Advisory Board
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Director, Biomedical Sciences Enrichment Program (BISEP)

Charles Alexander, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Student Diversity
Director, Academic Advancement Program (AAP)

Jacquelyn Ardam, PhD
Director, Undergraduate Research Center – Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Jorge A. Avila, PhD
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
Program Director: Beckman Scholars, URC-Sciences Summer Program, URFP, and URSP

Paul Barber, PhD
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Faculty Director, Program for Excellence in Education & Research in the Sciences (PEERS)

Samantha Booras
Assistant Director of Development, Division of Undergraduate Education

Rob Candler, PhD
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ira Clark, PhD
Associate Director, Biomedical Research Minor

John Colicelli, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Biological Chemistry
Faculty Director, Integrated and Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program (i2URP)

Paula Diaconescu, PhD
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faculty Director, Clare Booth Luce Scholars Program

Timothy Fisher, PhD
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Director, UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS)

David Gray, PhD
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
Program Director: BISEP, Clare Booth Luce Scholars, i2URP, UC LEADS

Tama Hasson 
Director, Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Research

Richard Kaner, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Director, Beckman Scholars Program

Brandon Koretz, MD, MBA
Co-Chief of Division of Geriatric Medicine
Professor, Clinical Medicine

Beth Lazazzera, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Faculty Director, Amgen Scholars Program

Megan McEvoy, PhD
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Faculty Director, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC)

Joy McKee
Director of Development, Division of Undergraduate Education

Ni Ni, PhD
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Faculty Director, Clare Booth Luce Scholars Program

Keith Norris, MD-PhD
Professor, Medicine

Maylen Perez Diaz
Medical Science Liason, Biogen

Gina Poe, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology
Faculty Director, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC)

Gregory Pottie, PhD
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean, Research and Physical Resources

Kenneth Subotnik, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Francoise Queval, PhD
Physics and Astronomy

Ziba Razinia, PhD
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
Program Director: Program for Excellence in Education & Research in the Sciences (PEERS)

Veronica Santos, PhD
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Director, Clare Booth Luce Scholars Program

Benjamin Wu, D.D.S., PhD
Professor, School of Dentistry
Professor, Bioengineering