TEAM
We intentionally bring people together from different backgrounds because it means people are wired differently, offering the team complementary perspectives on how problems are framed and solved. We believe that fostering diverse perspectives encourages collaboration, sparks creativity, and leads to better science.
MEHDI BOUHADDOU
Principal Investigator (PI)
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG)
Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences (QCBio)
Mehdi received his B.A. from UC Berkeley, Ph.D. from Mount Sinai, and did a postdoc at UCSF. For his Ph.D. with Marc Birtwistle, he developed ordinary differential equation (ODE) mathematical models of cancer signaling pathways. During his postdoc with Nevan J Krogan, he applied mass spectrometry phosphoproteomics and affinity purification to virology and cancer. He is fascinated by how proteins communicate and how they are interconnected. In his free time, he aspires to be a professional tennis player (not) and dabbles in triathlon training.
Andrea Chan
Undergraduate Researcher SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein phosphorylation
Mentored by Yennifer
Callie Phung
Undergraduate Researcher SARS-CoV-2 orf9b protein-protein interactions
Mentored by Shipra
Immy Ashley, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Coral proteomics and molecular biology
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Kareem Alba
Undergraduate Researcher
Mapping human kinases to viral phosphorylation sites
Mentored by Mehdi
Sara Makanani
PhD Student
Herpesvirus Latency Proteins as Phosphorylation-Triggered Biosensors
Sophie Lin
Undergraduate Researcher
Mapping human kinases to viral phosphorylation sites
Mentored by Kareem
Angelina Park
Undergraduate Researcher KSHV LANA protein phosphorylation
Mentored by Sara
Declan Winters, B.S.
PhD Candidate
Comparative alphavirus phosphoproteomics
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Jocelyn Ni
Undergraduate Researcher
Phosphoregulation of HIV-1 latency reversal
Mentored by Mehdi
Min Hur
Undergraduate Science Communications liason and website design
Mentored by Mehdi
Shipra Sharma
Project Sci. & Lab Manager
Comparative SEC-MS across diverse viruses
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Valerie Vandersall
Undergraduate Researcher
Relating kinase activity and viral life cycle dynamics
Mentored by Declan
Anthony Truong
Undergraduate Researcher, HIV-1-induced peripheral nervous system toxicity
Mentored by Sophie
Evan Wynn
Undergraduate Researcher
Alphavirus replication complex phosphorylation
Mentored by Declan
Justin Selby
Undergraduate Researcher
Alphavirus non-structural protein phosphorylation
Mentored by Declan
Sandra Papazian
Undergraduate Researcher
SARS-CoV-2 orf9b protein-protein interactions
Mentored by Shipra
Sophie Blanc
MD/PhD Candidate
HIV-1-induced peripheral nervous system toxicity
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Yennifer Delgado
PhD Candidate
SARS-CoV-2 M protein multi-functionality by phos.
Alumni
Thank you to all past lab members who have made the lab what it is:​
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Safdar Kilaru - 2023-2025, Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics
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Prashant Kaushal, Ph.D. - 2023-2025, Postdoctoral Scholar, currently Senior Scientist at WashU, Google Scholar
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Matias Lee - Summer 2024, BIG (Bruin in Genomics) Summer Program
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Ricardo Roure - Summer 2024, BIG (Bruin in Genomics) Summer Program
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Matthew Lawson - 2022-2024, Undergraduate Researcher, MIMG 199 Student, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG)
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Nithya Chilukuri - 2022-2024, Undergraduate Researcher, Computational and Systems Biology (CaSB)
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Darryl Wong - 2023-2024, High School Intern
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Nithesh Perumal - Winter 2023, Rotating PhD Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB)
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Alexia Andrikopoulos - Winter 2023, Rotating PhD Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB)
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Armen Khanbabaei, M.S. - Fall 2023, Rotating PhD Student. Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology (MCIP)
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Kevin Truong - 2022-2023, Undergraduate Researcher, MIMG 199 Student, B.S. Biochemistry
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Erin Kim - Spring 2023, Rotating PhD Student. Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB)
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Mohammad Alam - Spring 2023, Rotating PhD Student. Immunity, Microbes, and Molecular Pathogenesis (IMMP)