Biological Sciences

Lisa V. Smith

Education: B.A., Loyola Marymount University, Biology; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles, Biology; DrPH, University of California, Los Angeles, Public Health-Epidemiology

Dissertation: Alternative Strategies to Test for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Thesis Advisor: Sander Greenland, Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles

Research Topic: Relationship between Vaginal Douching, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and the Risk of Cervical Neoplasia Among Poor and Underserved African American Women

Mentor: Zuo-Feng Zhang, Professor of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles

Current Position: Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles

Emily R. Troemel

Education: B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biochemistry; Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, Cell Biology

Dissertation: Chemosensory Receptors in C. elegans

Thesis Advisor: Cori Bargmann, Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco

Research Topic: Visual Motion Detection in Drosophila

Mentor: Charles Zuker, Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego

Current Position: Research Scientist, Renovis, Inc.

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