Welcome to the Samelson Lab @ UCLA!


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The long-term goal of our research is to understand how proteins aggregatate and how vulnerable cell types control aggregation.

We are part of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Neurology with a secondary affiliation in the Department of Biological Chemistry. We are also affiliated with the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, Brain Research Institute and the Broad Stem Cell Research Center.

Contact Us

Avi Samelson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Department of Biological Chemistry

email: asamelson (at) ucla.edu

MRL 5-768 (Office), 5-619 (Lab)
675 Charles E. Young Dr. South
Los Angeles, CA 90095



Interested in joining the Samelson lab?

We are always looking for motivated and talented people. See our join page for details!

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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