Minding Our Microbes
The body contains trillions of microbes that impact health & disease. We aim to understand how they influence brain & behavior.
The Lab's Focus
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?
Latest News
Congratulations to Isabelle on winning Honorable Mention for the Taylor M. Brown Memorial Award!! The committee was extremely impressed by her dedication to increasing diversity at UCLA, as well as her many accomplishments in research, teaching, mentoring, and outreach.
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Meet the team
Jorge Paramo
Gnotobiotics Manager
Lewis Yu
PhD Researcher
Gulistan Agirman
Postdoctoral Scholar
Celine Son
PhD Researcher
Cheng Qian
Postdoctoral Scholar
Julissa Alvarado
Public Administration Analyst
Malvika Iyer
Undergraduate Researcher
Alicia Roice
Undergraduate Researcher
Takahiro Ohara
Postdoctoral Scholar
Kaden Connelley
Undergraduate Researcher
Katie Lau
Undergraduate Researcher
Andrew Varghese
Undergraduate Researcher
Beverly Lauring
Undergraduate Researcher
Stephanie Orchanian
Postdoctoral Scholar
Franciscus Chandra
PhD Researcher
Isabelle Lesmana
PhD Researcher
Andrew La
Undergraduate Researcher
Allison Cunningham
Undergraduate Researcher
Yixi Ou
Undergraduate Researcher
Ella Chu
Undergraduate Researcher
Claire Park
Undergraduate Researcher
Kaiden Burke
Master's Researcher
Carmen Spicer
PhD Researcher
Monica Bandora
Postbaccalaureate Researcher
Kano Meixner
Undergraduate Researcher
Ari Phan
Undergraduate Researcher
Yewen Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher
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Alumni
Jie Ji โ Master's Researcher from 2023 to 2025
Sabeen Kazmi โ PhD Researcher from 2019 to 2025
Pablo Segundo โ Postbaccalaureate Researcher from 2024 to 2025
Rithu Velu โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2025 to 2025
Noah Liberty โ Master's Researcher from 2024 to 2025
Angela Liang โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2025
Louie Reichmuth โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2023 to 2025
Imogene Gaede โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2024 to 2025
Arhan Surapaneni โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2024 to 2025
Ezgi รzcan โ Postdoctoral Scholar from 2021 to 2025
Arlene Lopez-Romero โ Staff Research Associate from 2022 to 2024
Kristie Yu โ MD/PhD Researcher from 2019 to 2024
Elena Coley โ PhD Researcher from 2018 to 2024
Michael Quicho โ Master's Researcher from 2021 to 2024
Greg Lum โ Postdoctoral Scholar from 2019 to 2024
Alonso Iniguez โ MD Researcher from 2022 to 2024
Cindy Quang โ Master's Researcher from 2023 to 2024
Anna Novoselov โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2024
Kelly Jameson โ PhD Researcher from 2016 to 2023
Anisha Chandra โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2019 to 2023
Yvonne Fu โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2021 to 2023
Janet McDermott โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2023
Jonathan Lynch โ Assistant Project Scientist from 2019 to 2022, now Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry at John Hopkins
Anna Chakhoyan โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2019 to 2022
Jessie Hsu โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2022
Lyna Dinh โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2022
Alexis Massey โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2022
Geoff Pronovost โ PhD Researcher from 2016 to 2022, now Scientist at Interface Biosciences
Sidney Shah โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2022
Erika Gonzalez โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2020 to 2022
Kayli Choy โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2020 to 2022
Hannah Espey โ Master's Researcher from 2020 to 2022
Jamie Lee โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2022
Ping Fang โ Postdoctoral Scholar from 2019 to 2022, now Scientist at Actym Therapeutics
Mariana Arino โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2021 to 2022
Helen Vuong โ Postdoctoral Scholar from 2016 to 2022, now Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics at University of Minnesota
Seoyoung Cho โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2022 to 2022
Donya Mazdeyasnan โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2019 to 2022
Christine Olson โ PhD Researcher from 2015 to 2021, now Postdoctoral Researcher at UCSF
Sahil Telang โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2017 to 2021, now MD student at USC
Angela Chen โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2018 to 2021
Grace Yang โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2019 to 2021, now Vice Coordinator at International Circle of Genetics Studies
Emma Leshan โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2019 to 2021, now Research Associate Scientist at Cellphire Therapeutics
Ryan Hoang โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2020 to 2021, now Student Researcher at UCLA
Thomas Fung โ Postdoctoral Scholar from 2016 to 2019, now Scientist at Nurix Therapeutics
Austin Qiu โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2016 to 2019
Maria Kazantsev โ Master's Researcher from 2016 to 2019, now MD Student at Drexel University
Tomiko Rendon โ Gnotobiotics Manager from 2017 to 2019, now Laboratory Research Assistant 2 at PsychoGenics
Aaron Llanes โ Master's Researcher from 2018 to 2019
Alonso Iniguez โ Master's Researcher from 2017 to 2019, now MD at UCLA
Yongning Deng โ Visiting Scholar from 2019 to 2019, now Clinician in neurodegenerative disease
Dawn Liang โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2016 to 2018, now MD student at UC
Emily Siegler โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2016 to 2018, now MD student at California Northstate University
Christopher Garduno โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2016 to 2017, now Product Fit and Wear Test Analyst at Brooks Running
Julianne McGinn โ Gnotobiotics Manager from 2015 to 2017, now Writer
Kristie Yu โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2016 to 2017, now MD/PhD Student at UCLA
David Nusbaum โ Staff Research Associate from 2015 to 2016, now Urology Resident at UChicago Medicine
Jessica Yano โ Staff Research Associate from 2014 to 2016, now PhD student UCLA Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Gauri Shastri โ Undergraduate Researcher from 2014 to 2015, now MD student at UCSD
The body contains trillions of microbes that impact health & disease. The Hsiao Lab at UCLA aims to understand how they influence brain & behavior.
