Minding Our Microbes
The body contains trillions of microbes that impact health & disease. We aim to understand how they influence brain & behavior.
Investigating Questions in Integrative Biology
re: Brain & Behavior
What are the effects of the microbiota on the nervous system? And how do microbes communicate with the nervous system?
re: Health & Disease
How do microbe-nervous system interactions impact health and disease? And can modification of the microbiota treat symptoms of neurological diseases?
re: Origins & Interactions
Which species or communities confer particular functional effects? And what are the evolutionary benefits of microbe-nervous system interactions?
Meet the team
Jorge Paramo
Gnotobiotics Manager
Kristie Yu
MD/PhD Researcher
Sabeen Kazmi
PhD Researcher
Lewis Yu
PhD Researcher
Gulistan Agirman
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ezgi รzcan
Postdoctoral Scholar
Celine Son
PhD Researcher
Cheng Qian
Postdoctoral Scholar
Angela Liang
Undergraduate Researcher
Julissa Alvarado
Public Administration Analyst
Malvika Iyer
Undergraduate Researcher
Arlene Lopez-Romero
Staff Research Associate
Alicia Roice
Undergraduate Researcher
Takahiro Ohara
Postdoctoral Scholar
Kaden Connelley
Undergraduate Researcher
Katie Lau
Undergraduate Researcher
Jie Ji
Master's Researcher
Louie Reichmuth
Undergraduate Researcher
Andrew Varghese
Undergraduate Researcher
Beverly Lauring
Undergraduate Researcher
Noah Liberty
Master's Researcher
Stephanie Orchanian
Postdoctoral Scholar
Pablo Segundo
Postbaccalaureate Researcher
Franciscus Chandra
PhD Researcher
Isabelle Lesmana
PhD Researcher
Andrew La
Undergraduate Researcher
Allison Cunningham
Undergraduate Researcher
Imogene Gaede
Undergraduate Researcher
Arhan Surapaneni
Undergraduate Researcher
Alumni
The body contains trillions of microbes that impact health & disease. The Hsiao Lab at UCLA aims to understand how they influence brain & behavior.
