Alumni

Suhail Khoja PhD

Suhail Khoja Ph.D. is a Project Scientist in the Department of Surgery at UCLA. His research is primarily focused on CRISPR/Cas9-based correction of ARG1-deficient patient derived induced pluripotent stem cells and use this model to study the neuronal development in ARG1-deficient and ARG1 corrected cells. In addition Dr. Khoja is also investigating the correction of hepatic carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (Cps1) deficiency in mice using In vivo gene therapy.

Besides his research, Dr. Khoja is nature lover and enjoys spending time and traveling with his family and friends.

Suhail is now working as a Senior Scientist at Korro Bio, Inc. in Cambridge MA since 2020.

Xiao-Bo Liu PhD

Researcher

Stephanie Angarita MD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Jennifer Kasten MD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Gloria Cantero PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Kip Hermann PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Denise Tai MD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Brian Truong BS

Brian is a PhD student in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology (2015-2019). His research has focused on developing human induced pluripotent stem cell-based gene therapy strategies for treatment of arginase deficiency. Additionally, with industry collaborators, he has also investigated lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated mRNA for treatment of arginase deficiency as well as other urea cycle disorders. During his free time, Brian enjoys kickboxing, lifting weights, and checking out the local nightlife.

Pharmacology home page: https://www.pharmacology.ucla.edu/

Brian defended his thesis in September 2019 and transitioned into the biotech industry sector. He is currently a Research Scientist II at Poseida Therapeutics in San Diego, CA working on developing nanoparticle technology for gene therapy applications.