Lab Members

Haoshen Shi, MD, PhD, completed his medical education in Shandong, China. He then moved to Detroit to pursue his scientific education as a doctoral student in the Anatomy & Cell Biology department at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Shi is an eye specialist with research experience in immunology and diabetic retinopathy. He is now undertaking new research on retinal vasculature in Alzheimer's disease in the Koronyo-Hamaoui lab. Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D) awardee.

Altan Rentsendorj, PhD, received her Master of Science in Microbiology and her Doctorate in Molecular Biology at Lorand Eotvos University, Budapest and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, respectively. She was a research fellow at the Institute of Biotechnology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar; a postdoctoral fellow in biology at St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, IL, and in virology at City of Hope Medical Center, Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA; a scientist at the University of Southern California, Norris Cancer Center, Gene Therapy Laboratories; and is a research associate at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Regenerative Medicine Institute.

Dieu-Trang (Sandrine) Fuchs, MSc, received her Master of Science in Biology from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France and her Medical Analysis certification from the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France. Since joining the Koronyo-Hamaoui Laboratory, Fuchs has been involved in studying the pathological and behavioral aspects of Alzheimer's disease following immune-based therapies in transgenic mouse models.

Julia Sheyn, BSc, completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine. She worked for two years as a research assistant in a pharmaceutics lab at the Hebrew University Pharmacy School and for a year in the Heart Institute at the Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem. After graduation from pharmacy school, Sheyn worked as a community pharmacist for 7 years. She has been involved in neuropathological assessments as well as cognitive and behavioral testing following immune-modulation therapies in transgenic mouse models of disease.

Miyah Davis received her bachelor of science in biology premed from Xavier University of Louisiana and her master of science from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Prior to graduate school, she was a medical assistant at a neurology practice in North Texas, where she developed a keen interest in understanding neurological disorders. After graduate school, Miyah was selected as the first Ray Charles Scholar in Neurosurgery, where she’d have the opportunity to be a part of research of her interest. She is currently working as a research associate in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Laboratory conducting Alzheimer's disease research in immune therapies and retinal pathology.
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Jered Wilson is a premedical student at Xavier University of Louisiana majoring in biology and double minoring in chemistry and public health. He graduated high school while simultaneously obtaining his associate degree in multidisciplinary studies from Navarro College. Jered was selected as the second Ray Charles Scholar in Neurosurgery and now works in the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab as a research assistant, where he conducts Alzheimer’s disease research and shadows various projects in the lab.

Arielle Kasindi is a recent graduate from the University of Queensland School of Medicine–Ochsner Clinical School. Arielle received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pepperdine University and has participated in various research projects within the field of neurosciences throughout her academic career. In the Koronyo-Hamaoui Lab, she is currently exploring the role of glatiramer acetate in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases, specifically its potential to ameliorate Alzheimer’s disease.

Tania Torbati is a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science graduate from UCLA in Psychobiology. She is currently interning in the Koronyo-Hamaoui lab while attending medical school at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. Tania’s work in the lab focuses on retinal detection of Alzheimer’s disease in addition to reduction of neuropathology in response to immunomodulation. She is a four-time winner of 1st place poster/oral presentations at UCLA, Cedars-Sinai, and other scientific conferences and has been featured by the American Neurological Association.

Mia Oviatt received her bachelor's degree in Biology with a concentration in Neurobiology from the California Institute of Technology, where she studied the neural circuitry of food anticipation in mice in the Steele Lab. She now supports the Koronyo-Hamaoui Laboratory in an administrative role, assisting with grant applications, tracking financials, organizing events, editing scientific content, and overseeing communications.

Yosef Koronyo, MSc, LLB, received his Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences and his Master of Science in Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology at Tel-Aviv University, Israel. He was a researcher at Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University. In parallel with his PhD studies in plant genetic engineering, he studied law at Tel-Aviv University, eventually shifting completely into law studies and becoming a member of the Israeli bar. During the past six years, Koronyo has shifted back to biological research. He 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.
Alumni Lab Members
- 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