Lab Members
Dr. Brent Fogel obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as an M.D. degree. He completed his residency training in Neurology at UCLA as well as a research fellowship in Neurogenetics. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Human Genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Fogel’s research studies basic molecular mechanisms of neuronal function to understand how impairment can lead to neurodegenerative disorders such as cerebellar ataxia or neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder. Clinically, Dr. Fogel directs the UCLA Neurogenetics Clinic where he is using genome-wide methods to identify rare and novel causes of neurodegenerative disease, particularly cerebellar ataxia, as well as various forms of leukodystrophy and spastic paraparesis. He is also a member of the UCLA Ataxia Center and directs the Ataxia and Neurogenetics Biobank Program. He has authored many research and clinical articles, reviews, and book chapters on spinocerebellar ataxia, clinical neurogenetics, and neurodevelopmental disease. Dr. Fogel’s work has been funded by the American Academy of Neurology, the American Brain Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Ataxia Foundation. |
CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
DIRECTOR OF CENTER OF ADMINISTRATION
CLINICAL NEUROGENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER
FOGEL LAB MANAGER
Darice Wong
STAFF RESEARCHERS
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
GRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Kathie Ngo
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Niharika Duggirala
Ani Eranki
Dario Tommasini
HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCHERS
Cheyanne Shariat
Eileen Zu
FORMER LAB MEMBERS
STAFF RESEARCHERS
Cameron Baker
Rond Malhas
Petar Petrovic
Martina Rama
Kit To
Juliana Valera
Amanda Wahnich
Xizhe Wang
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Mamdouh Aker
Lily Bai
Rahul Chandrupatla
Ellen Cho
Tatyana Diaz
Timothy Isonio (2016 Bruins in Genomics Summer Research Program)
Kristy Lin
Yuanming Mao
Kristen McDonald
Mimi Nguyen (2013 CARES Fellow)
Lynne Rosenberg
Dona Aboud Syriani (Recipient of 2020 Science Dean’s Prize at UCLA Undergraduate Research Week)
Patricia Stan
Ronald Yang
Mandy Wang
UNDERGRADUATE VOLUNTEERS
Lloyd Bai
Nisha Batta
Emily Batton
Sonia Kantak
Stephanie Pang
Ayesha Parikh
Sarah Pi
Shayli Swaim