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Dieu-Trang (Sandrine) Fuchs, MSc
Research Associate IV, Lab Manager

Sandrine Fuchs received her master’s in biology from Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France, and her medical analysis certification from Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France. Fuchs is focusing on immune-based therapy for AD and retinal pathology specific to AD.

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Haoshen Shi, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Project Scientist

Haoshen Shi received his MD from Taishan Medical University, Shandong, China. He graduated with his PhD from Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. Shi is a project scientist in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab focusing on vascular amyloid and loss of retinal pericytes in MCI and AD patients.

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Altan Rentsendorj, PhD
Research Associate IV

Altan Rentsendorj received her master’s in microbiology and doctorate in molecular biology at Lorand Eotvos University, Budapest, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged. Rentsendorj is focusing on osteopontin immune-modulation following GA immunization in murine AD models and synaptic loss in retinas and brains of AD patients.

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Bhakta Prasad Gaire, PhD
Project Scientist

Bhakta P. Gaire received his MSc in medicine at Kyung Hee University and his doctorate in pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, South Korea. Dr. Gaire is a project scientist in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab focusing on Chlamydia pneumonia infection in the retina and brain of Alzheimer’s disease patients.

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Yosef Koronyo, MSc, LLB
Research Associate IV, Key Collaborator

Yosef Koronyo received his bachelor’s in natural sciences and his master’s in molecular microbiology and biotechnology at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has developed exclusive noninvasive imaging approaches for ex vivo and in vivo monitoring of pathological processes and immune cell infiltration in the retina of rodent models of neurodegenerative disorders.

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Jean-Philippe Vit, PhD
Project Scientist

Jean-Philippe Vit received his MSc and PhD consecutively from René Descartes University (Paris V), Paris, France. Dr. Vit is a project scientist in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab focusing on visual and cognitive changes in mouse models of AD following ETP69 treatment.

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Edward Robinson, BSc
Research Associate II

Edward Robinson earned his BSc in biology from Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. He is attending Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, for his MD. Mr. Robinson is a Ray Charles Foundation Scholar in neurosurgery and focusing on diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease via retinal imaging and epigenetic-based therapy in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab.

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Ayzhah Williams
Research Associate I

Ayzhah Williams earned her BSc in science, pre-medicine from Spelman College and her MSc in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Williams is a Sony Scholar and is focusing on Alzheimer’s pathophysiology in the retina and immunotherapy approaches in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab.

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Larkin Hagerman
Research Associate I

Larkin Hagerman received her BSc in human performance, sports medicine from Howard University, Washington D.C. Ms. Hagerman is a Ray Charles Foundation Scholar and is focusing on Alzheimer’s disease gliosis in the retina and therapeutic approaches in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab.

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Natalie Swerdlow
Research Intern

Natalie Swerdlow is an undergraduate physiological psychology/psychobiology major at UCLA. Ms. Swerdlow is currently interning in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab and is focusing on Retinal Cp infection in MCI and AD patients.


Alumni Lab Members
  • Miyah Davis, MSc, 2020-2024, Research Associate II
  • Elena Salobrar, PhD, Summer 2024, Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Haoshen Shi, MD, PhD, 2018-2024, Project Scientist
  • Ousman Jallow, BSc, 2022-2023, Research Associate II
  • Gila Braun, Summer 2023, Research Intern
  • Tania Torbati, BSc, 2014-17; 2018-19; 2021-22, Research Intern
  • Ryan Hoang, 2022-23, Research Intern
  • Arielle Kasindi, MD, 2021-2022, Research Fellow
  • Jered Wilson, 2021-2022, Research Lab Assistant
  • Mia Oviatt, BSc, 2016-2022, Research Grant Specialist II
  • Julia Sheyn, BSc, 2010-2022, Research Associate
  • Krishna Mandalia, 2019-2021, Research Intern
  • Nazanin Mirzaei, PhD, 2018-2021, Postdoctoral Scientist
  • Jonah Doustar, BA, 2015-2021, Research Associate
  • Giovanna Regis, BA, 2017–19, Research Associate
  • Songlin Li, PhD, 2014–16, Postdoctoral/Project Scientist
  • Nadav J. Hart, BA, 2015–16, Research Intern
  • Leah R. Zuroff, BSc, 2015, Research Intern
  • Lindsey Pelissier, PsyD, MD, 2011–13, Research Student
  • David Daley, BSc, 2013–16, Research Intern
  • Michelle Moyseyev, BSc, Summers 2008–10, 2013–14, Undergraduate Student
  • Brenda Salumbides, MSc, 2009–12, Research Associate
  • Michael Pham, MSc, DO, 2009–11, Research Associate
  • Jeffrey J. Yu, BSc, Summers 2010, 2011, Undergraduate Student
  • Vladimir A. Ljubimov, MD, 2007, 2010, Undergraduate Student (honors thesis)
  • Akop Seksenyan, PhD, 2007–09, Research Associate/Graduate Student (Rotation)
  • Hillary Seidenberg, MD, 2009–11, Undergraduate Student
  • Joshua Bakhsheshian, MSc, MD, 2007–08, Research Associate
  • MinHee Ko, PhD, 2007–08, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Anna Fotinich, Minor in Research (Summer 2018)
  • Andrew Kwon, Minor in Research (Summer 2018)
  • Mychael Delgardo, Research Intern (Summer 2016)
  • Dahabada Lopes, PhD, 2012-13, Project Scientist
  • Patrick Hentschel, Research Intern (Summer 2012)
  • Lauren Yu, Research Intern (Summer 2012)
  • Jennifer Aye, MSc, 2010-11, Research Associate
  • Melissa Liem, 2009–10, Research Intern (Co-Mentorship)
  • Jatin Morar, 2008-09, Research Intern
  • Iris Kulbatski, PhD, 2008-09, Postdoctoral Fellow (Co-Supervision)
  • Azoulay David, PhD, 2007–09, Postdoctoral Fellow (Co-Supervision)
  • Arseny Finkelstein, BSc, Visiting Graduate Student (Fall 2008)
  • Patricia Rogeri, PhD, 2007–08, Postdoctoral Fellow (Co-Supervision)
  • Gilad Kunis, MSc, Visiting Graduate Student (Summer–Fall 2007)
Contact the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab

Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
127 S. San Vicente Blvd.
Advanced Health Science Pavilion, Sixth Floor, Suite A6212
Los Angeles, CA 90048