Our Expert Team

Leadership

Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor, Precision Health

Clara Lajonchere, PhD
Deputy Director, Institute for Precision Health
Adjunct Professor of Neurology

Executive Team

Alex Bui, PhD
Co-Director, UCLA Center for Smart Health
Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences

Paul C. Boutros, PhD
Associate Director, IPH Clinical Cancer Genomics
Professor, Human Genetics

Christopher Denny, MD
Assistant Director, IPH Clinical Informatics
Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology, and Oncology

Sarah M. Dry, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Pathology
Professor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Director, Anatomic Pathology

Eleazar Eskin, PhD
Chair, Computational Medicine
Professor, Department of Human Genetics
Professor, Department of Computer Science
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Nelson Freimer, MD
Director, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge
Director, Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry

Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD
Associate Director - Bioethics and Community Engagement

Wayne W. Grody, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics

Eran Halperin, PhD
Associate Director, IPH Informatics
Professor, Human Genetics and Anesthesiology
Professor, Department of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Arash Naeim, MD, PhD
Co-Director, UCLA Center for Smart Health
Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research, UCLA Health
Associate Professor, Hematology-Oncology, Geriatric Medicine

Stan Nelson, MD
Associate Director, IPH Genomic Research Innovation
Co-Director, Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA
Vice Chair, Department of Human Genetics

Bogdan Pasaniuc, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Computational Medicine