Applied Neurobiological Imaging

Principal Investigator

Katherine Narr Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Katherine Narr is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and a faculty member of the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center. For close to 10 years, her research has focused on using multiple imaging methods, including structural, functional and diffusion imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HMRS) to facilitate a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms and genetic contributions associated with schizophrenia, depression and other adult and pediatric disorders. A focus of her work includes investigating the mechanisms associated with successful treatment response in major depression.
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Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff and Students

Sara Gonzalez Staff Research Associate I • B.S. in Biomedical Engineering • B.S. in Electrical Engineering	Shantanu Joshi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Florida State University (2007) • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Florida State University (2003) • B. Eng. Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Pune, (1998) [email protected]
Mayank .A. Jog Postdoctoral Scholar • PhD, Biomedical Engineering InterDepartmental Program, UCLA (2017) • Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS-Goa, India (2011) • Computer Science, BITS-Goa, India (2011) [email protected]	Antoni Kubicki Staff Research Associate • B.S., Neuroscience, University of Vermont (2017) [email protected]
Joana Loureiro Postdoctoral Research Associate • BsC+MsC, Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, Lisbon University (2012) • Ph.D., Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Tuebingen University and Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany (2017) [email protected]	Stephanie Njau Staff Research Associate • B.A., Neuroscience, Pomona College (2014) [email protected]
Megha Vasavada, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate • B.A., Neuroscience, Biology and Psychology, Brandeis University, Massachusetts (2007) • Ph.D., Neuroscience, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania (2014) [email protected]	Benjamin Wade, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate • B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of California, Berkeley (2010) • Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (2016) [email protected]

 
 

Alumni

Teodora Dimtchevka Staff Research Associate • Cal State University, Sacramento Currently working as a research analyst at marketing firm RPA	Chinenye Ejimole Clinical Research Coordinator • B.S., California State University Los Angeles (2010) • MSN, Charles R Drew University (2013) [email protected]	Mala Gurbani Staff Research Associate • B.A. Psychology, USC Currently pursuing medical degree at Touro University, Nevada
Liberty Hamilton Staff Research Associate • B.A., Neuroscience, Scripps College, Claremont (2006) • Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley (2008-2013) • Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Neurological Surgery University of California, San Francisco http://libertyhamilton.com	Amber Leaver Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate • B.A., Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (2001) • M.A., Psychology, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania (2003) • Ph.D., Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington (2010) • Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington (2010-2012) • Research Faculty, Instructor, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington (2012-2013) [email protected]	Katherine Lawrence • Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Neuroscience Program Fellowship Recipient, Pomona College (2011) • Ph.D. candidate, Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (2014-present)
Hannah Lyden Staff Research Associate • B.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles • M.S. Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathalogy, University College London/Yale • Clinical Psychology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California (2013-present) [email protected]	Veena Narayan Graduate Student Researcher • Ph.D., Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (2010)	Vanessa Palzes • Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Neuroscience Program Fellowship Recipient, Scripps College 2010
Tara Pirnia Staff Research Associate • B.S. Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (2009) • MD/Ph.D. candidate, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2014-present) [email protected]	Owen Phillips Staff Research Associate • B.S. Biology, University of California, Los Angeles 2006 • Graduate studies, Santa Lucia Foundation (2012-present) [email protected]	Florence Roussotte Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate • B.A., Psychology and Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (2007) • Ph.D., Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (2011) • Associate of Science, Mathematics, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles (2012) [email protected]
Yung-Ping Wang Staff Research Associate	Hongyu Yang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate • Ph.D., Biological Psychology, Psychology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2005) • Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, China (2007) • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (2011) [email protected]	Yaling Yang Postdoctoral Fellow • Ph.D., Psychology/ Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Southern California • Assistant Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California [email protected]
J. Michele Zhang Graduate Student Researcher • Ph.D., Biomedical Physics Interdepartmental Graduate Program, University of California, Los Angeles (2013)	Aimee Zisner • Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Neuroscience Program Fellowship Recipient, Pitzer College (2008)