Lab Members
Jessica Santos, PhD, received her doctorate in basic and applied immunology from the University of Sao Paulo in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santos’ PhD thesis focused on neuroinflammatory and behavioral changes associated with cancer in experimental mice models, and included a one-year extended rotation in the laboratory of Leah Pyter, MD, (Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Neuroscience, Ohio State University Medical Center). Jessica’s current work in the Martins Lab investigates effector and regulatory pathways regulated by Blimp-1 in intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Blanca Osorio earned her bachelor of science in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Davis, in 2023. Her undergraduate work involved nanoparticle drug delivery to mediate inflammation in severe burn wounds and studying how bacteria affect neutrophil permeability at wound sites. Osorio joined the Martins lab in 2023 and oversees all mouse colony maintenance. She also assists with various lab projects, including investigating the mechanisms underlying the differentiation of monocytes into tissue-resident macrophages.
Alumni
- Marina Broz, PhD, Candidate Rotating Student
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Cedars-Sinai
- Chihiro Ogawa, PhD, Postdoctoral Scientist
Current Position: Research Scientist, RIKEN Institute, Japan - Nargess Kiabi, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Scientist, Xencor - Jacqueline Ngo, Research Intern
Current Position: Medical Student, UCLA - Truc Nguyen, Research Associate I
Current Position: Oncology Pharmacist at Catholic Health Initiatives - Michael Couse, Research Associate I
Current Position: Psychiatry Resident at Olive View–UCLA Medical Center - Rashmi Bankoti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Scientist, Dorian Therapeutics - Soofia Salehi, MD, Research Associate I
Current Position: Hospitalist, Multicare Deaconess Hospital, Spokane
Contact the Martins Lab
110 N. George Burns Road
Davis Building, Room 4094C
Los Angeles, CA 90048