Lab Members
Jimenez graduated from California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), with a master’s in biological sciences. During her master’s, Jamie worked on creating an inflammation model using a secondary microglial cell line. Jiminez joined the Martins Lab in 2022 working on the regulation of gene expression that specifies immune cell function.
Jessica Santos, PhD, received her doctorate in basic and applied immunology from the University of Sao Paulo in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santos’ PhD thesis focused on neuroinflammatory and behavioral changes associated with cancer in experimental mice models, and included a one-year extended rotation in the laboratory of Leah Pyter, MD, (Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Neuroscience, Ohio State University Medical Center). Jessica’s current work in the Martins Lab investigates effector and regulatory pathways regulated by Blimp-1 in intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Alumni
- Marina Broz, PhD, Candidate Rotating Student
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Cedars-Sinai
- Chihiro Ogawa, PhD, Postdoctoral Scientist
Current Position: Research Scientist, RIKEN Institute, Japan - Nargess Kiabi, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Scientist, Xencor - Jacqueline Ngo, Research Intern
Current Position: Medical Student, UCLA - Truc Nguyen, Research Associate I
Current Position: Oncology Pharmacist at Catholic Health Initiatives - Michael Couse, Research Associate I
Current Position: Psychiatry Resident at Olive View–UCLA Medical Center - Rashmi Bankoti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Scientist, Dorian Therapeutics - Soofia Salehi, MD, Research Associate I
Current Position: Hospitalist, Multicare Deaconess Hospital, Spokane
Contact the Martins Lab
110 N. George Burns Road
Davis Building, Room 4094C
Los Angeles, CA 90048