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DRC Leadership

Directors

Core Directors

Pamela L. Mellon, PhD

Pamela L. Mellon, PhD

Core Director, Core A
Transgenic & Knock-Out Mouse Core
Distinguished Professor, Vice Chair for Research
Department of Reproductive Medicine
UC San Diego
858-534-1312
pmellon@ucsd.edu

Andrea L. Hevener, PhD

Andrea L. Hevener, PhD

Core Director, Core B
Metabolic & Molecular Physiology Core
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
UC Los Angeles
310-267-5884
ahevener@mednet.ucla.edu

Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD

Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD

Core Co-Director, Core B
Metabolic & Molecular Physiology Core
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
UC Los Angeles
310-825-863
ooshirihai@mednet.ucla.edu

Sven Heinz, Ph.D.

Sven Heinz, Ph.D.

Core Director, Core C
Genomics & Epigenetics Core
Assistant Professor In Residence of Medicine
UC San Diego Institute for Genomic Medicine

Kristen Jepsen, PhD

Kristen Jepsen, PhD

Core C
Genomics & Epigenetics Core
Director, IGM Genomics Center
UC San Diego
858-822-2754
kjepsen@ucsd.edu

Mark Goodarzi, MD, PhD

Mark Goodarzi, MD, PhD

Core Co-Director, Core D
Human Genetics Core
and Program Director
Enrichment Program
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
310-423-3074
mark.goodarzi@cshs.org

Jerome I. Rotter, MD

Jerome I. Rotter, MD

Core Director, Core D
Human Genetics Core
Director, Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences
LA BioMed
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Human Genetics
UC Los Angeles
310-974-9501
jrotter@labiomed.org