News from the Samelson Lab


Thank you to the Turken Family for the Turken Award

Avi Samelson
10 December 2025

Avi wins the 2025 Turken Award. Thank you to the Easton Center, LA Alzheimer’s and the Turken family, especially Beth Devermont. Thank you!


Manasi and Shraddha present at the Waxman Award Symposium!

Avi Samelson
20 November 2025

Congratulations to Shraddha and Manasi for being selected for presentations.
Congrats again to Shraddha for winning the award!
Thank you to the UCLA Easton Center and the Waxman Family. Congrats Shraddha! Thank you to the Waxman Family!


Happy Halloween!

Avi Samelson
31 October 2025

Happy Halloween! Pumpkin painting with the Lawrence Lab


Jose and Katherine begin their rotations!

Avi Samelson
23 September 2025

The lab in the elevator


Shraddha joins the lab!

Avi Samelson
16 July 2025

We welcome Shraddha as the first postdoc in the lab and have a really fun lab hike with the Zipursky and De Robertis labs.
Everyone at the end of the lab hike. Bonus points if you can name the special gues