Research Specialists

Pinar Coskun

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Neurodegenerative diseases, aging and the brain
• Degree Awarded & Institution: M.D. (June, 1995); University of Medical School, Turkey
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: pinar@uci..edu
• Office Address: 2101 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-3395 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Olga Derbeneva

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Adaptive physiology of mtDNA longevity mutations
• Degree Awarded & Institution: Ph.D. (2003); Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Division
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: oderbene@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2101 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-3194 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Adrian Flierl

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Mitochondrial Gene Therapy / Mitochondrial Role in Adult Stem Cell Biology
• Degree Awarded & Institution: Ph.D. (1997); Julius Maximilians University, Germany
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: aflierl@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2101 Hewitt Hall
• Phone: (949) 824-6841 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Marie Lott

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Mitochondrial DNA; genetics
• Degree Awarded & Institution: M.A. (1977); University of Texas, Austin
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: mtlott@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2101 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-3490 Fax: (770) 493-9749

Julia Platt

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Mitochondrial medicine
• Degree Awarded & Institution: M.S. (2007); University of California, Irvine
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: jplatt@uci.edu
• Office Address: 1507 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-9232 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Prasanth Potluri

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Analysis of the structure and function of Complex I and associated genetic diseases
• Degree Awarded & Institution: Ph.D. (2002); Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: ppotluri@uci.edu
• Office: 2101 Hewitt Hall
• Phone: (949) 824-3194 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Mariella Simon

• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Mitochondrial medicineDegree Awarded & Institution: M.S. (1998); University of California, Irvine
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: simonm@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2501 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-1886 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Hailing Su

• Kimonis Lab
• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Angelman Syndrome, IBMPFD project
• Degree Awarded & Institution: M.D. (1984); Qindao Medical School, China. Ph.D. (2001); Hadassah Medical School, Israel
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: hailings@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2501 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-7964 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Jouni Vesa

• Kimonis Lab
• Project Scientist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological Chemistry
• Research Topic: Molecular pathology of IBMBFD
• Degree Awarded & Institution: Ph.D. (1995); University of Helsinki, Finland
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: jvesa@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2501 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-0571 Fax: (949) 824-6388

Katrina Waymire

• MacGregor Lab
• Research Specialist
• Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics (MAMMAG)
• Department of Biological ChemistryResearch Topic: Mouse developmental biology
• Degree Awarded & Institution: B.A. (1974); University of Colorado
• Biographical Sketch
• Email: kway@uci.edu
• Office Address: 2101 Hewitt Hall
• Phone (949) 824-9001 Fax: (949) 824-6388