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Dr. Arboleda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Human Genetics, and Computational Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She graduated from the UCLA Medical Student Training Program with a PhD in Human Genetics and an MD in 2014. Following her education, she completed residency training with a focus on clinical pathology and molecular genetic pathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UCLA. In 2018, she joined the faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Arboleda has received several prestigious awards, including the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award and the Daljit S. Elaine Sarkaria Fellowship. Her research focuses on understanding the causal relationships between genetic variation and human disease from a clinical perspective. By interpreting DNA variations within the context of disease diagnosis and prognosis, her lab aims to contribute significantly to the field of Genomic Medicine. Dr. Arboleda employs innovative approaches, including RNA-seq and other functional genomic techniques, to develop models for studying rare diseases and identify drug targets. Furthermore, her laboratory participates in larger collaborations that investigate the role of genetic ancestry in disease risk, highlighting shared genetic bases for both monogenic and complex diseases.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA • Los Angeles, CA
Joined the faculty focusing on the causal relationships between genetic variation and human disease.
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