Current Lab Members
Karen Ryan, PhD
Principal Investigator
Karen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior (NPB) in the College of Biological Sciences at UC Davis.
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PhD, Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago- Altmann Lab
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Metabolic DIseases Institute, University of Cincinnati- Woods/ Seeley Lab
Contact her at: kkryan at ucdavis dot edu
Karlton Larson
Graduate student
Karl is a graduate student in the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology graduate group.
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MS, Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado- Boulder
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2018, UC Davis Irving I. Hertzendorf Memorial Award in Physiology,
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2019-2020 ARCS Foundation Scholar
Chih-Ting Wu
Graduate student
Chih-Ting (Jeff) is a graduate student in the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology graduate group.
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MS, Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University
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Yen Chuang Taiwan Fellow
Aki Chaffin
Graduate student
Aki is a graduate student in the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology graduate group.
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AB, Biology, Dartmouth College
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2020-present, Individual National Research Service Award (F31), NIDDK
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2020, UC Davis Irving I. Hertzendorf Memorial Award in Physiology,
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2019- 2020, Trainee, CTSC T32
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2017-2018, Trainee, NEI T32
Yanbin Fang
Graduate student
Yanbin (Victor) is a graduate student in the Animal Biology graduate group
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BS, Animal Sciences (lab focus), UC Davis
Nadya Godoroja
Junior Specialist
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BS, Biochemistry (with honors), UC Davis