I have over a decade of experience working in translational research. In this time, I earned my PhD at UCLA in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology with an emphasis on cardiac physiology and neuroscience which helped me to master the heart and its nerves at an anatomical and physiological level. During this time I mentored several undergraduates and graduate students within the lab who have gone on to medical school, pharmacy school, and graduate school. Furthermore, I also served...
I have over a decade of experience working in translational research. In this time, I earned my PhD at UCLA in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology with an emphasis on cardiac physiology and neuroscience which helped me to master the heart and its nerves at an anatomical and physiological level. During this time I mentored several undergraduates and graduate students within the lab who have gone on to medical school, pharmacy school, and graduate school. Furthermore, I also served as an undergraduate teaching assistant in physiology for two years during which my proudest moment was receiving a review stating "Jonathan is the embodiment of science is cool." I feel that this review summarizes my approach to teaching as well where I hope to encourage learning by engaging students in the subject material.
After my PhD I turned my expertise in the heart's nerves to address more basic questions of neuroscience. Now working at Caltech as a postdoctoral fellow, I've both simultaneously deepened my expertise in neuroscience while broadening the scope of my study which has helped me to master a broad variety of topics in biology. My current work employs cutting edge microbiology and molecular biology tools to answer some of the deepest questions in neuroscience.
