Education

(2022-Present) PhD Candidate, Neuroscience
University of California Los Angeles

(2020-2022) M.S. in Physiology and Behavioral Biology
San Francisco State University

(2016-2020) B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Physiology
San Francisco State University

Research Experience

(2019-2022) Research Assistant
San Francisco State University
Laboratory of Dr. Megumi Fuse

(2019) Research Assistant
San Francisco State University
Laboratory of Dr. Rori Rohlfs

Research Interests

Neurodevelopment, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Environmental Stressors, Population Genetics

Publications

Hanson C*, Derebenskiy T*, Rodriguez Vega A, Kamte YS, Fox RG, Sathe L, Lambing H, Dietterich TE, Hawes D, Nehme R, Pietiläinen O, Palotie A, Allard P, Pimentel H, Wells MF(2026). Cell villages and Dirichlet modeling map human cell fitness genetics. American Journal of Human Genetics.

Guss EJ, Sathe L, Dai A, Derebenskiy T, Rodriguez Vega A, Eggan K, Wells MF (2024). Protocol for neurogenin-2-mediated induction of human stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells. STAR Protocols.

Personal Interests

When not in the lab I am either at a music festival, hanging out with my kitty (Luna) or exploring the vast amount of experiences LA has to offer!