Lab NEWS

Congratulations to Andrew Lau on graduating from UCLA! Andrew's journey has come full circle—from being a pediatric patient at UCLA to graduating as a Bruin. We are incredibly proud of him and excited to see him continue his journey in medical school.

Congrats to our graduating senior Kalyani Srikanth! Her hard work and dedication in the lab have earned her awards including the ABRCMS Presentation Award, Dean's Prize for Excellence in Science, and MCDB Senior Research Award. She will be missed!!

Congrats to Dr. Alvin Chan for being awarded a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Grant for 2 years to develop a better mouse model of cystic fibrosis liver disease!

Several members of the Tarling-Vallim lab attended the 2026 Gordon Research Seminar and Conference in Lipoprotein Metabolism in New Hampshire. Congrats to Kelsey, Maddy, and Isaiah for taking home poster awards!!

Congratulations to Dr. Alvin Chan for winning the 2026 National Institutes of Health K08 Career Development Award!

Congrats to Dr. Kelsey Jarrett for winning the 2026 American Heart Association Career Development Award!

Congrats to Alvin for receiving the 2026 Popjak Award!

Tom visits the University of Chicago and Northwestern University to present the labs recent work!

Congrats to Rochelle for winning the Best Oral Talk award at the 2026 MCIP Retreat!