PhD Advisors at University of California--Los Angeles 加州大学洛杉矶分校US
Quick answer: University of California--Los Angeles in the US has 2188 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 30 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of California--Los Angeles, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (30)
Professors at University of California--Los Angeles with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Aaswath Raman
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ VICE CHAIR FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ Our group typically recruits students with backgrounds in Optics & Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and related fields. Students may send their CV and a short statement of interest to aaswath@ucla.edu.
At the Raman lab, we seek to understand how light and heat interact with metamaterials and nanoscale optical structures and devices, with the goal of enabling new technologies. In particular, we are motivated by the possibility of enabling fundamentally new approaches to renewabl…
⭐ Of note, my lab will be accepting students for the upcoming cycle.
My lab studies the psychological and neural mechanisms underlying social and emotional experiences in humans. We design brain imaging experiments and use machine learning techniques to address fundamental theoretical questions such as: How does brain activity relate with feelings…
How do we remember and why do we forget, and how does this change across the adult lifespan? In general, my research interests focus on human memory, attention and cognitive aging. In a world where we are often overwhelmed with information, my research focuses on how people can s…
⭐ Students interested in pursuing graduate work with Alex Purves are encouraged to get in touch.
Greek literature, primarily from the archaic and classical periods; space and landscape in early Greek epic and prose tradition; embodiment and repetition in Greek epic; the senses; the sea in early Greek poetry; Homeric reception; tiny, minute or immaterial words and things in S…
⭐ Dr. Montoya will be accepting applications for PhD students in the Quantitative Psychology area to begin in Fall 2024.
My research focuses on improving the ability of psychology researchers to answer their questions of interest using sound statistical methods and by developing easy-to-use tools to encourage researchers to use the most advanced methods available. I have focused my research on medi…
cognitive development and learning. I study the processes involved in children’s acquisition of words, categories, and concepts and how these processes are supported by the learning environment. My research aims to understand the role of the learning environment in creating devel…
Distinguished Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ Professor Clarke accepts graduate students through the Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB) Graduate Program and the UCLA ACCESS Ph.D. Program.
Dr. Clarke has established the paradigm that biological aging is no less than war waged between chemistry and biology. Chemistry represents the spontaneous reactions that degrade biomolecules and biology represents the response of the organism to limit the chemical damage. His la…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ I am currently looking for 1-2 graduate students and a postdoc who want to leverage computational modeling and/or behavioral experiments to investigate decision-making and reinforcement learning in social dilemmas and related questions about morality, rational altruism, or societal decision-making. …
I aim to do research that generates insights into morality, rationality, and altruism that can inform efforts to improve society and the future of humanity. My current focus is on moral learning and moral decision-making. My lab’s multidisciplinary approaches include computationa…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ The QuEST Lab has room to accept graduate and undergraduate students. I am excited to hear from anyone who may be interested in the lab, whether from a paleobiology, ecology, marine biology, geography, or other academic background. Please contact me directly to discuss possible opportunities. Gradua…
I am a macroecologist who explores Earth-life interactions at a range of spatial, temporal, and taxonomic scales. I use geological data (fossil occurrences) to quantify ecological patterns using statistical models. This research agenda investigates questions such as how ecosystem…
⭐ I am currently accepting applications from prospective graduate students.
Bayesian methods and statistical computing; longitudinal data analysis and time series analysis; structural equation modeling; study design and sample size determination; meta-analysis and machine learning techniques. Applying quantitative methods in developmental, clinical, cogn…
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ We are currently looking for kind, curious, and ambitious researchers. Open positions are listed on our Join page. (http://pimentellab.com/join)
We aim to understand gene regulation by building broadly applicable computational tools to analyze high-throughput genomic assays. This approach works by carefully investigating the experimental design and developing data-driven models using computer science and high-dimensional …
⭐ I am reviewing graduate student applications to join the lab in Fall 2026 through the Social and Affective Neuroscience area and the Behavioral Neuroscience area. Please get in touch if you are interested in joining as a graduate student or as a postdoctoral scholar.
Humans regularly make decisions that require integrating benefits and costs to motivate pursuit of goals. However, there is much we don’t know about what motivates people to make decisions and why people differ in these motivations as they balance benefits and costs. To explore t…
⭐ I am open to advising innovative and dynamic doctoral students working in all periods (ancient to contemporary) of Japanese art history, very broadly conceived. If interested in the program, feel free to email me directly.
history and theory of art, with a primary focus on Japanese art, design, and aesthetics
⭐ I will be accepting students into the Clinical Psychology PhD Program for the Fall of 2024. I can also serve as a secondary mentor for students in behavioral neuroscience.
I am interested in the etiology and treatment of substance use disorders, particularly alcohol use disorder. My program of research focuses on the integration of clinical psychology, pharmacology, and neuroscience. I am especially interested in employing experimental psychopathol…
Associate Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ We are currently recruiting students to work on three projects (machine learning, molecular kinetics and quantum computing).
Dr. Bouchard and his group conduct experimental research in physical & analytical chemistry, materials and bioengineering. The group is involved in the development of engineering solutions for immunotherapy, contrast agents & drug delivery systems for biomedical imaging, biosensi…
Assistant Professor · UCLA School of Education & Information Studies
⭐ Yes: M.A. in Education
Yes: Ph.D. in Education
psychological research about the cognition of human reasoning and decision-making regarding environmental issues and applying these findings to the design of learning environments that support learners to build better climate futures; community-based design research with Indigeno…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ We are looking for motivated undergrad/grad students and postdocs to work on developing innovative astrophotonic instrumentation in our lab. Interested students and postdocs from Optics/Photonics, Astronomy, Physics, and Engineering backgrounds are welcome to contact Dr. Gatkine. New postdoc opportu…
On-chip integrated astrophotonic spectrographs to measure cosmic dynamics from exoplanets and their atmospheres to distant galaxies; high redshift Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) to probe the conditions in the early universe, including star formation, outflows, and reionization; absorpti…
Professor at UCLA · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ If you are looking for a PhD Thesis, please E-mail me.
If you are a PhD Student abroad and you are interested in a visiting position in my group at UCLA feel free to contact me.
1. Galaxy Formation and Evolution. Examples of my research can be found here.
2. Co-evolution of spheroids and black-holes.
3. Gravitational Lensing and dark matter in galaxies and clusters of galaxies.
4. Cosmography from gravitational time delays, more details can be found here…
Associate Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ UCLA Graduate students - please contact Prof. Do for details. UCLA Undergraduates - our lab takes on new research students through the Physics and Astronomy Department Summer Undergraduate Research Program or the UC Leads program. Applications for these programs are due in Winter or Spring each year…
My research interest is in understanding the formation of the nuclei of galaxies and fundamental physics with astrophysical probes. I'm currently studying the composition and star formation history of the Milky Way nuclear star cluster and how these stars interact with the superm…
Russell Wang | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
⭐ The Arboleda Lab is looking for a post-doctoral research fellows and graduate students to support several projects. Please contact Valerie directly by email with questions about potential projects. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates. …
Dr. Arboleda’s research program studies the causal relationships between genetic variation and human disease from the clinical perspective. A major challenge in genomics is how to interpret DNA variation in the context of disease diagnosis, therapeutics, and prognosis. Interpreti…
Professor of Law · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ I am always interested in working with talented, motivated, and hard-working undergraduate and graduate students. If you are considering applying to the IoES Ph.D. program and are interested in working with me, please send me an email with CV or resume, 1-2 page statement of interest, and copies of …
energy law and regulation, climate change law and policy, environmental law, interdisciplinary field-based research on resource use and environmental change, political economy of natural resource industries, contemporary global land question
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE OFFICER · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ There are openings for postdocs and PhD students. Students with background in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optics, and Mechanics, may send CV to ximinhe@ucla.edu
Dr. He’s research focuses on biologically inspired materials based on stimuli-responsive polymers and micro/nano-structure fabrication, for applications in biomedicine, environment, and energy. The interdisciplinary research across “design – synthesis – properties – functions” in…
⭐ Prospective postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students are encouraged to visit the Join Us page for information on research opportunities and application details.
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and strong interactions, high-energy physics phenomenology, parton physics, QCD collider physics, gluon saturation and heavy ion physics, quantum computing and machine learning for nuclear and particle physics
⭐ Jamie is appointed to the Lancet/PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover where he will co-lead the Scientific Evidence Working Group.
Dynamics of Zoonotic Infections, Leptospirosis in California Sea Lions, Evolutionary emergence of new pathogens, Mpox in the Congo Basin, Childhood imprinting to influenza A viruses
⭐ Dr. Chávez-Moreno welcomes applications from prospective graduate students who are interested in developing lines of research with these or similar topics:
- how education makes Latinidad
- the specificity of the Latinx racialized category in education
- teachers' racial-literacy practices
- teachin…
Chicanx/Latinx education
Critical race & ethnic studies in education
Relational racialization
Intersection of racialization, language, literacy, and education
Racial literacy
Bilingual education
Urban schooling
Teacher education, teaching, & pedagogy
Sociopolitical & cultural con…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
⭐ The lab is currently seeking highly motivated postdoctoral researchers and graduate students to join our team. Interested applicants should contact Noah Zaitlin directly.
Genome Integrity and Epigenetic Inheritance in C. elegans
Aaron Littman is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law. His research and scholarship focus on criminal justice issues, including the conditions and legal challenges facing jails, as evidenced by his work on protecting rura…
Associate Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Aaron Meyer is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests are in the field of systems biology, focusing on signal transduction and the development of computational methods to analyze and model cellular signaling networks.
I am interested in animal cognition and behavior. How do animals build and use representations of their world? I use Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning procedures to dissect this question. My work specifically addresses the intersection between associative and cognitive proc…
Research Theme 1:
Properties of materials at extreme conditions
My experimental research program aims to measure physical properties of materials under extreme conditions: at high pressures, high temperatures, and far from equilibrium. Our research group's studies of phase stabi…
Dean, Social Sciences Division; Professor of Labor Studies, Urban Planning and Chicana/o and Central American Studies · UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Ethnic Communities - Latino American, Immigration, Labor and Employment, Race and Ethnicity
Adam Winkler is the Connell Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. His research and writing focus on constitutional law, particularly the Second Amendment and corporate rights, as evidenced by his books *We the Corporations* and *Gunfight*. He is also a frequent commentator …
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Critical Theory, Postcolonial Literatures, South Asian Literatures, Poetry and Poetics, Intellectual History, Anthropology and Literature, Political Economy
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Hybrid inorganic-organic materials for catalysis and separations applications
First-principles simulations of single-site catalysts
Data-driven modeling of computational or experimental data
Multiscale modeling for sustainability applications
Molecular dynamics and hybrid quantum…
Adrien Weihs is a Program Director at the University of California, Los Angeles, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics. His research interests include machine learning, with a focus on analytic and geometric approaches, as well as clustering methods for educational resear…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Health services in neurology, social determinants of health, racial and ethnic disparities in Huntington's Disease, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and healthcare outcomes in adults with neurological diseases
PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Sustainable energy and materials conversion pathways with an emphasis on integrated carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies addressing climate change
- Novel nano-scale hybrid materials for carbon capture and conversion
- Innovative carbonate chemistry for s…
Ahilan Arulanantham is a Professor from Practice at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, where he also serves as faculty co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy. His research and scholarship focus on immigration law and policy, with rec…
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries; Identifying how energy metabolism and metabolic flexibility — the ability to switch between sugar, amino acid and fatty acid oxidation in response to biological cues — can control cell function and fate; Integrating multiple scientific…
Recalled Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Mathematical modeling of cellular and tissue electrophysiology. Analysis of data from experimental and clinical arrhythmias using techniques of nonlinear dynamics ("chaos theory"). Development of pharmacologic and electrophysiologic interventions to prevent or control arrhythmias…
Adaptations of the auditory nervous system of echolocating bats that enable them to orient and hunt using echoes of emitted sounds as a substitute for vision. Also, bat echolocation behavior and feeding strategies. Trophic influences between nerve and muscle governing number, siz…
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Groundwater hydrology; integrated surface water-groundwater modeling; uncertainty evaluation; aquifer characterization using hydrogeochemical, environmental, and age tracers, complemented by geophysical and modeling approaches; managed aquifer recharge; and the impacts of anthrop…
Professor, Human Genetics, Medicine, and Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics (MIMG) · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
His laboratory uses the combination of genetics, molecular biology, and informatics to investigate pathways underlying common cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. They exploit natural genetic variation among inbred strains of mice (and among human populations when possible) to…
property, natural resources law, environmental law, regulation, public participation, scientific expertise, allocation of authority, emerging technologies, dynamic natural and human systems
Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures, U.S. Latino, Brazilian and Venezuelan Studies, Performing and Visual Arts, Childhood Studies, Poetry, Queer Theory, Migration Studies
Gerald Saidel | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Informatics and data science for biomedical research and healthcare in areas related to distributed information architectures and mHealth; methodological development, application, and evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) methods, including machine/reinforcement learning and…
Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Faculty Director, Sustainable LA Grand Challenge · Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
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Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Professor-in-Residence, Ophthalmology; Director, Fuster Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience · University of California, Los Angeles
Explicating the neural circuitry involved in persistent neural activity, a foundation for working memory and decision formation; Understanding how the brain interprets signals from the retinal fovea, an ultra-high-resolution portion of the visual field; Tracking the progression o…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Early American and African American literature; the history of political thought; the history of science; religious and secularity studies; race, slavery, and antislavery; Indigenous studies; the novel and narrative form; book history; digital humanities
Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Graduate Affairs - Ph.D. in Culture and Performance · UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
Contemporary art, curatorial practice, and interdisciplinary methodologies; ethnography, activism, and social movements; temporality, utopias, and alternative modernisms; anthropological theory, sociality, and transformation; pluriversal and anticolonial approaches, with a geogra…
His research focuses on the law and politics of Chinese environmental governance. Previous work has examined Chinese climate policy, U.S.-China environmental cooperation and competition, environmental bureaucracy, information disclosure, public interest litigation, the role of st…
civil procedure, federal courts, legal history, history of how law knows, truth-seeking in civil litigation, epistemological history of law and economics
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR / VICE CHAIR FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Professor Balandin’s research interests include advanced materials for applications in electronics and energy conversion; quantum, strongly correlated, and topological materials; Raman and Brillouin-Mandelstam spectroscopy; thermal properties of materials and thermal management; …
Thomas M. Asher Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics · Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA
Developing a predictive understanding of how macrophages respond to various stimuli and contexts
Exploring how macrophages adapt their responses over time and pursuing methods to train the body's innate immune system for enhanced protection
Studying how B-cells produce antibodies…
Thomas M. Asher Professor, Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences (QCBio) · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Our research program encompasses an interdisciplinary approach focusing on pressing problems in chemistry, biology, medicine and materials science. To tackle these challenges, we are exploring fundamentally new synthetic avenues, structural understanding, and applications for ino…
Most of Stern’s research has focused on the uses and misuses of genetics in the United States and Latin America. She is the author of the award-winning Eugenics Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America, the second edition of which was published in 2015 by…
Dean of the UCLA College Division of Humanities · UCLA College
Alexandra Minna Stern is the Dean of the UCLA Division of Humanities and a Professor of English, History, and in the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on the history of eugenics, genetics, and reproductive health…
Dean of the UCLA Division of Humanities · UCLA College
Uses and misuses of genetics in the United States and Latin America; eugenics; genetic counseling; far right and white nationalism; medical and health humanities; science and technology studies; urban, public, environmental and health humanities
Professor and John Charles Hillis Chair in Literature · UCLA College
Postcolonial Literature and Theory; Literary and Cultural Theory; European Representation of the Middle East; Victorian Novel and Travel Literature; US Immigration History; 19th Century Photography of/in the Middle East
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Reliability engineering, physics of failure modeling and system life prediction, resilient systems design, prognostics and health monitoring, hybrid systems simulation, theories and techniques for risk and safety analysis.
My main research interests center on understanding the brain mechanisms of flexible reinforcement learning and value-based decisions. Specifically, this involves exploring the impact of costs and determining the relative value of options. To that end, my lab studies these process…
Professor · UCLA School of Education & Information Studies
Assessment in Education, Early Childhood, Education Policy, Human Development and Psychology, Language, Literacy, and Learning, Neuroscience and Disability Studies, Teaching, Curriculum, and Pedagogies
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Aliya Ram is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was previously a Junior Research Fellow at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University. Her academic profile lists her specialization in philosophy.
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Medieval and early modern literature; Mediterranean studies; History of sexuality; History of Medicine; Madness and psychoanalysis; Folklore and fairy tales
My research interest is in astroparticle physics, more specifically in dark matter search experiments and in neutrino physics. During my PhD and postdoc, I worked on various experiments utilizing different detection technologies (e.g. bubble chambers, gaseous spherical proportion…
Associate Professor, Statistics/CS/Math · UCLA College
Alyson Fletcher is an Associate Professor of Statistics, Computer Science, and Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her research interests include signal processing, machine learning, and statistical inference, with a focus on approximate message passi…
Professor and Director of the CRSHE · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Our overall goal is to understand the cell and molecular basis of germline cell differentiation and epigenetic reprogramming. My laboratory uses CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technologies, next generation sequencing, pluripotent stem cells and mouse modeling to achieve this goal. Resu…
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
Reproduction & Infertility; Stem Cell Biology; Identifying mechanisms that control the development and differentiation of germ cells to improve our understanding of human reproduction and infertility; Developing low-cost and accessible non-hormonal contraceptives to increase fami…
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
I am interested in the development and usage of mathematical and computational tools for the characterization and informed discovery of novel materials and structures, with a particular focus on first principles (i.e., quantum mechanical) methods. I have been working on extending…
Amy Goldberg, PhD · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
The Goldberg lab studies the evolution and population genetics of primates and our pathogens. From humans expanding into new continents to parasites switching into new hosts, how do populations adapt to new environments? How does demographic history shape adaptation, phenotypic v…
Amy Mainzer is a Professor of Earth and Space Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). An infrared astronomer, her research focuses on asteroids and brown dwarfs, and she has been affiliated with UCLA and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She completed her Ph.…
Amy Richlin is a professor in the Department of Classics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on Latin literature, the history of sexuality, and feminist theory, and she has authored numerous books in these areas.
Data Scientist · UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Community Outreach and Community-Based Methodologies, Gender-Based Violence, Police Violence, Social Justice Movements in Latin America, Social Justice-Oriented Participatory Action Research (PAR), Violence Against Street-Connected Communities
I am a poetry scholar with special expertise in the literature of the eighteenth century and Romantic period. Related interests include the history of aesthetics and critical theory, Marxism, psychoanalysis, and the practice of literary criticism. In the 2022-23 academic year, I …
Associate Professor of Marketing · UCLA Anderson School of Management
His interests lie in the development of statistical models, methodologies, decision support systems to address marketing problems in value creation, value communication, customer acquisition, customer development, customer retention and the assessment of customer response to mark…
PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
The principal effort of our research program is the design of new functional materials (heterogeneous catalysts, artificial metalloenzymes, alloys, quantum materials, qubits), guided by insights into electronic structure and chemical bonding. Since we are interested in materials’…
Professor, Mathematics/Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, The Betsy Wood Knapp Chair for Innovation and Creativity · University of California, Los Angeles
Professor of Physics & Astronomy · University of California, Los Angeles
Observational astrophysics, black holes, high resolution imaging technology, physics of gravity near a black hole, role of black holes in formation and evolution of galaxies
PROFESSOR · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Structural hierarchy is an important concept in the design of new materials for biomedical applications. Because natural materials exhibit structural hierarchy from the nanoscale to the macroscale, biomaterials should ideally exhibit a similar hierarchy. Current research in bioma…
Selbst's research examines the relationship between law, technology, and society. Drawing on resources from computer science, sociology, and STS, he seeks to understand how the creation, use, and proliferation of different technologies can interfere with existing legal regimes, a…
Professor and MCDB Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education · UCLA College
The research in the Goldstein laboratory is focused on the intersection between cancer biology, stem cell biology and metabolism. During his graduate work, Dr. Goldstein described the isolation of epithelial progenitor cells from mouse and human prostate tissue and demonstrated t…
Assistant Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Our lab studies how neural representations support behaviors like decision making. We approach this question by recording the electrical activity of neurons as rats perform behavioral tasks. Electrophysiological techniques are augmented with optogenetics and computational analyse…
Senior Project Scientist · UCLA School of Education & Information Studies
Dr. Angela James, Ph.D., is the Senior Project Scientist at the Center for the Transformation of Schools, where she demonstrates her passion for creating positive change in educational systems. As a sociologist and demographer, she leverages her extensive expertise to design and …
Assistant Professor · UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Indigenous feminisms, sciences, and ontologies, Native Pacific performance and aesthetics, interrelations of the human and more-than-human, and global social movements for environmental and climate justice.
Professor and Edward W. Said Chair in Comparative Literature · University of California, Los Angeles
Postcolonial Studies, Cinema Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Creole Cultures, African Studies, Indian Ocean and Caribbean, Eighteenth Century, Anthropology and Literature, French and British Colonialism
Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Co-Director · UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Ann E. Carlson is the Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, where she also serves as Faculty Co-Director and is affiliated with the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. A leading scholar …
Earlier, we studied the interaction between nitrogen-fixing bacteria (alpha-rhizobia) and legumes such as alfalfa, pea, and soybean to learn why this interaction occurs exclusively with legumes. The roots of legume plants house the bacteria, usually in root nodules, in which the …
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR / VICE CHAIR INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH · UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Fluid mechanics and combustion, with applications to improved engine efficiency, reduced emissions, alternative fuels, and advanced high speed air breathing and rocket propulsion systems.
causes and consequences of social inequality, neighborhoods, housing, education, geographic and social mobility, neighborhood and school segregation, housing and educational policies
Research in Dr. Lau’s lab addresses three broad areas related to the mental health of culturally diverse youth. First, we examine risk and protective factors for the development of child emotional and behavioral problems in cultural context. Second, we are studying the implemen…
Professor of Epidemiology · UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
My research focus has been on the public health impact, risk factors, and treatments of the main causes of blindness in the developed and developing world: cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Since my last review, I have continued to publish on findings fro…
Bradley R. Straatsma, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology; Chair and Executive Medical Director, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, UCLA Stein Eye Institute; Affiliation Chair, Doheny Eye Institute · UCLA Stein Eye Institute
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Serotonin neurotransmitter system
The Andrews’ group seeks to understand how the neurotransmitter serotonin encodes emotionally salient information related to anxiety, mood, and stress responsiveness.
Serotonin transmission is studied in mouse models and psychiatric patient popul…
Director of Extern & Field Placement Programs · UCLA School of Law
Anne Sidwell is the Director of Extern & Field Placement Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law. Her work focuses on clinical legal education, particularly externships and field placement programs.
Dr. Stanton's research centers on specifying factors that help and hinder individuals as they adjust to health-related adversity. She is interested in testing theories of stress and coping and related conceptual models in individuals and couples confronting cancer and other chron…
Syntactic Theory, Linguistic Typology, Comparative Indo-European Syntax, Indic Linguistics. Current research interests: Ergativity and Accusative Case, Syntax of Hindi Prenominal Relative Clauses, Word Order and PP Positions.
I am primary primarily a mammalian paleontologist who studies Paleogene and early Neogene carnivores as well as primates, bats, and birds. I work on functional morphology of teeth and skulls and how they relate to macroevolutionary trends. My field work is primarily in North Amer…
Anthony Vidler was a professor of art history at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also served as chair of the Department of Art History and held a joint appointment in the School of Architecture. An English architectural historian and critic, his research focus…
How many professors at University of California--Los Angeles are hiring PhD students in 2026?
As of 2026-10-19, 30 professors at University of California--Los Angeles, a US university, show active PhD hiring signals in phd-match's faculty database.
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