Contact

All papers must cite P30 DK063491 and obtain a PMCID number from NCBI.
Please cite the DRC Grant in all papers that utilize DRC Cores or are supported by the Pilot and Feasibility Awards:

"Our research utilized Core (or Research) support from the UCSD/UCLA NIDDK Diabetes Research Center P30 DK063491."

DRC Cores & Programs

Alan Saltiel, PhD
DRC PI/Director
858-534-5953
asaltiel@ucsd.edu

Liz Murray
Program Coordinator
858-534-6236
elmurray@health.ucsd.edu

Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD
Pilot & Feasibility Program
310-206-4546
ptontonoz@mednet.ucla.edu

Transgenic, CRISPR Mutagenesis, & Knock-Out Mouse Core

Pamella Mellon, PhD
Core Director
Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Neurosciences
pmellon@ucsd.edu

Jun Zhao
Transgenic Mice, CRISPR Mice, and Cryopreservation
858-822-3270
juzhao@ucsd.edu

Yuan Zhong
Gene Targeting, Embryonic Stem Cells, and Blastocyst Injection
858-534-3178
y3zhong@ucsd.edu

Metabolic & Molecular Physiology Core

Andrea Hevener, PhD
Core Director
UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Hypertension
650 Charles E. Young Drive South CHS
Suite 34-115
310-267-5884
ahevener@mednet.ucla.edu

Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD
Core Co-Director
UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Hypertension
650 Charles E. Young Drive South CHS South Tower Suite 27-200
310-825-8630
oshirihai@mednet.ucla.edu

Linsey Stiles, PhD
Research Associate
UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Hypertension
650 Charles E. Young Drive South CHS South Tower
Suite 27-200
310-825-8630
lstiles@mednet.ucla.edu

Genomics & Epigenetics Core

Kristen Jepsen, PhD
Director, IGM Genomics Center
igm.ucsd.edu/genomics
(858) 822-2754

University of California San Diego
Leichtag Rm 184
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0761

Sven Heinz, PhD
Assistant Professor In Residence of Medicine
IGM Genomics Center

Sample Drop Off Hours:
MWF: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
TuTh: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

University of California San Diego
Leichtag Rm 172
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0761

Mailing Lists:
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Human Genetics Core

Kaye Roll, RN
Genetics Study Coordinator
Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1124 West Carson Street, Bldg. E-5
Torrance, California 90502
310-974-9329
310-533-8519 (fax)
kroll@labiomed.org

Jerome Rotter, MD
Core PI
jrotter@labiomed.org

Mark Goodarzi, MD, PhD
Core PI
mark.goodarzi@cshs.org

Lymphoblastoid Cell Line Facility

Y-D Ida Chen, PhD
jchen@labiomed.org

Genotyping Laboratory

Kent D. Taylor, PhD
ktaylor@labiomed.org

Statistical Genetic Analysis

Xiuqing Guo, PhD
xguo@labiomed.org

Sequencing

Jie Tang, PhD
jie.tang@cshs.org

iPSC

Dhruv Sareen, PhD
dhruv.sareen@cshs.org