Pekkurnaz Laboratory
The Mitochondria and Neurometabolism Lab
Pekkurnaz Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Scholars:
Vince Luczak
Currently: Senior Scientist, Neurocrine Biosciences
Richard Sanchez
Currently: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Head of Light Microscopy
Daniel Enterria- Morales
Currently: Senior Researcher, Sanford Burham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Graduate Students:
Blenda S. Yu
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher Denali Therapeutics
Teva Bracha
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher OHSU Neuroscience
Norah Al-Azzam
Currently: Graduate Student, UCSD NGP
Lab Personnel:
Nathalie A. Djaja [Lab Manager]
Currently: Graduate Student, John Hopkins University
Weronika Matysik [Lab Manager]
Currently: Graduate Student, UCSD, Biology
Lauren Micou [Lab Manager]
Currently: Medical Student, Thomas Jefferson University
Amanda Martin [Lab Manager]
Undergraduate Students:
Lanzhou Wu
Currently: Graduate Student, Johns Hopkins University
Zachary Papich
Currently: Graduate Student, OHSU
Alyssa Salazar
Currently: Graduate Student, Brown University
Olivia Gerald
Currently: Medical Assistant at Pediatrics Alternatives
Seaokjun Yoon
Currently: Pharmacy School, USC
Chloe Nguyen
Currently: Graduate Student, UCSD Bioengineering
Janset Onyuru
Currently: Research Assistant UCSD
Wiljeen Paul
Currently: Graduate Student, Duke University
Gizem Altinok
Currently: Research Assistant, UCSD
Camilla Kim
Currently: Medical School Intern
Noura Alfakie
Currently: Graduate Student, UCSD Biochemistry
Riya Kalra
Currently: Research Assistant, UCSD
Darian Robles
Currently: Parkinson's Clinic Medical Intern
Arlina Delugo
Currently: County of San Diego Public Health Research Assistant
Sahara Rout
Currently: Palomar Pathmaker Intern
Corbin Frohreich
Currently: Laboratory Technician, Sequenom
Nirosh Mataraarachchi
Currently: Medical Student, UCSF