Hoelz Lab: Current Lab Members
Hoelz Lab: Current Lab Members
Margot Hoyt
Administrative Assistant
hoyt at caltech.edu
Prof. Dr. André Hoelz
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
Faculty Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ph.D. Structural Biology and Biochemistry, The Rockefeller University (2003)
M.Sc. (Diplom) Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany (1997)
B.Sc. (Vordiplom) Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany (1993)
hoelz at caltech.edu CV
Dr. Christopher J. Bley
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar (March 2012 - present)
Lab Manager
Safety Officer
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Arizona State University (2011)
M.Sc. Biochemistry, Arizona State University (2008)
B.Sc. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis (2004)
cjbley at caltech.edu
Dr. George Mobbs
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar (December 2014 - present)
Ph.D. Structural Biology - The University of Sheffield (2014)
M. BiolSci. Biochemistry - The University of Sheffield (2010)
B. Sc. Medical Biochemistry - The University of Sheffield (2009)
gmobbs at caltech.edu
Dr. Si Nie
Postdoctoral Scholar (August 2016 - present)
Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics,
Chinese Academy of Science, China (2016)
M.Sc. Biochemisty and Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2012)
sinie at caltech.edu
Staff
Graduate Students
Postdoctoral Scholars
Undergraduate Researchers
California Institute of Technology
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125-7200
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Sabrina Doerrich
Visiting Masters Student (December 2021 - present)
B.Sc. Chemistry and Biochemistry, LMU Munich, Germany (2020)
Dr. Songhao Zhao
Postdoctoral Scholar (September 2021 - present)
Ph.D. Cell Biology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, China (2020)
M.Eng. Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China (2013)
songhao at caltech.edu
Stefan Petrovic
Graduate Student (April 2015 - present)
B.Sc. Cell Biology / Biochemistry, Bucknell University (2014)
spetrovi at caltech.edu
Anna Mortari
Robb and Eunice Rutledge SURF Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher (June 2021 - present)
California Institute of Technology, Chemistry Major, Second Year
Supervised by Chris Bley and George Mobbs
mortari at caltech.edu
Asha Rollins
Edward W. Hughes SURF Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher (June 2021 - present)
California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering Major, Second Year
Supervised by Songhao Zhao and George Mobbs
arollins at caltech.edu
Wentao (Tao) Zhang
Thomas C. Hays SURF Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher (June 2021 - present)
California Institute of Technology, Biology Major, Second Year
Supervised by Chiayu Chien and George Mobbs
wzzhang at caltech.edu
Jessie Gan
Undergraduate Researcher (April 2022 - present)
California Institute of Technology, Chemistry Major, Second Year
Supervised by Si Nie
jgan at caltech.edu
Dr. Sema Ejder
Postdoctoral Scholar (July 2021 - present)
Ph.D. Structural Biology and Biochemistry, Newcastle University, UK (2021)
M.Sc. Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, Strasbourg University, France (2017)
B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences, Napier University, UK (2013)
sejder at caltech.edu
Dr. Narek Yousefian
Postdoctoral Scholar (September 2021 - present)
Double joint Ph.D. Biochemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany and University of Bordeaux, France (2020)
M.Sc. Biochemisty, University of Bordeaux, France (2016)
B.Sc. Microbiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Pau, France (2014)
narek at caltech.edu
Michael Gruhne
Graduate Student (October 2021 - present)
M.Sc. Chemistry, LMU Munich, Germany (2020)
B.Sc. Chemistry and Biochemistry, LMU Munich, Germany (2018)
mgruhne at caltech.edu
Chia Yu Chien
Graduate Student (March 2020 - present)
M.Sc. Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2014)
B.Sc. Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2012)
ccchien at caltech.edu
Joel Ehrenkranz
Visiting Associate
MD Stanford University School of Medicine (1977)
A.B. Amherst College (1973)
Wendy Granados Razo
SURF Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher (June 2022 - present)
California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering Major, Second Year
Supervised by Stefan Petrovic and George Mobbs
wgranado at caltech.edu
Jack Jurmu
Amgen Scholar
Undergraduate Researcher (June 2022 - present)
Bemidji University, Minnesota, Biology Major, Second Year
Supervised by George Mobbs
jjurmu at caltech.edu
Ryan West
Amgen Scholar
Undergraduate Researcher (June 2022 - present)
California State University Fullerton, Biochemistry Major, Fourth Year
Supervised by Sema Ejder
rwest at caltech.edu