People

Song Li, Ph.D
Principal Investigator
Chancellor’s Professor and Department Chair
Department of Bioengineering | Department of Medicine
5121C Engineering V
310-794-6140 | 310-794-5956 fax
songli@ucla.edu

Jennifer Soto
Research Scientist, Lab Manager, 2016
Direct cell reprogramming
jennifer.soto@ucla.edu

Jana Zarubova
Research Scientist, 2018
Vascular tissue engineering, extracellular vesicles
janazarubova@ucla.edu

Zeyang Liu
Research Scientist, 2022
liuzey1989@gmail.com

Bo Zhang
Visiting Scholar, 2024
jack8913@ucla.edu

Jason Lin
Visiting Graduate Student, 2024
jasoncool211173@gmail.com

Yue Yan
Postdoctoral scholar, 2024
lillyueyan@ucla.edu

Yifan Wu
Ph.D Student, 2021
Biomaterials, mechanobiology
yifan671@ucla.edu

Joyce Huang
Ph.D Student, 2022
huangj06@ucla.edu

Ramzi Massad
Ph.D Student, 2022
Biomaterials
ramzimassad@g.ucla.edu

Jing Tian
Ph.D Student, 2022
Neuromuscular regeneration
jinti0303@g.ucla.edu

Haochen Nan
Ph.D Student, 2023
haochennan@g.ucla.edu

Hye Sook (Danielle) Shin
Ph.D Student, 2023
hyshin@g.ucla.edu

Raymond (Youcheng) Yang
Ph.D Student, 2023
youcheng@g.ucla.edu

Donna Rahgoshay
Ph.D Student, 2023
donnarahgoshay@g.ucla.edu

Shubing (Brian) Wang
Ph.D Student, 2024
brianbrian@g.ucla.edu

Nico Pedroncelli
Ph.D Student, 2024
nicoped@g.ucla.edu

Soomin Park
Ph.D Student/Orthodontics Resident, 2024
sop7007@g.ucla.edu

Ruthie Carmeli
Master Student, 2023
rcarmeli@ucla.edu

Lizabeth Ammabel Tukiman
Master Student, 2024
ammabelt@ucla.edu

Catherine Ngo
Master Student, 2025
catherinengo@g.ucla.edu

Claire Shi
Undergraduate Student
claireshi@ucla.edu
Vedant Madabushi
Undergraduate Student
vmadabushi@g.ucla.edu
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