NEUROBIOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
Marie-Francoise Chesselet
  • Catherine Weston provides a full range of administrative services to the Department Chair. Appointments with the Chair may be made through Catherine or Eva. In addition, during the Spring of 2007, Catherine is transitioning to Academic Personnel Coordinator for Faculty dossier preparation, visa issues, and staffing academic personnel and ad hoc review committees.
    73-214 CHS; 310-206-3944/
    B114 RNRC; 310-267-1781
    mfcb114@mednet.ucla.edu
 
 
  • Vice Chair for Education/Graduate Advisor
    Nicholas Brecha, Ph.D.
    73-244 CHS; 310-825-9556     nbrecha@ucla.edu
Fred Hughes
  • Fred Hughes oversees all administrative functions and staff members, assures Department compliance with University policies and procedures, and is available to solve problems. Fred has also been functioning as academic personnel coordinator, preparing major Faculty dossiers and staffing review committees. During the Spring of 2007, these functions will be transitioning to Catherine Weston with Fred as backup.
    73-235A CHS; 310-825-9552     fhughes@mednet.ucla.edu
Fleur Schultz
  • Fleur Schultz oversees budgeting, finance and fund management, pre-award and post-award services, and manages a portfolio of departmental and faculty accounts. Fleur’s faculty portfolio includes funds of Drs. Bisley, Bok, Buonomano, Dreier, Harper, Micevych, Novitch, Silva, Taylor, Trachtenberg, and Zampighi.
    73-235B CHS; 310-825-9558 fschultz@mednet.ucla.edu
Eva Mellado
  • Eva Mellado takes care of staff, student, and postdoctoral personnel and payroll services, visa assistance to staff and apprentice personnel, benefits counseling and assistance, and administrative support for the Chair. Appointments with the Chair may be made through Catherine or Eva. Eva also takes care of Departmental symposia, distinguished speakers programs, and annual events. Eva arranges the annual departmental symposium and holiday party, assists with the annual graduate student retreat and monthly happy hours, and backs up purchasing and assistance to the Vice Chair.
    73-235 CHS; 310-206-7625     emellado@mednet.ucla.edu

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  • Brenda Padron takes care of graduate students from admission to graduation, provides support to Departmental teaching activities, and coordinates postdoctoral program activities. Brenda staffs the annual retreat committee. She also supports the Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs and the CAO when it comes to teaching and education-related projects. In addition, Brenda takes care of an assigned portfolio of Faculty funds and backs up the purchasing and payroll functions. Brenda's portfolio includes funds of Drs. Campbell, Clemente, Dirksen, Eldred, Gorski, Houser, Kruger, O'Neill, Scheibel, Segundo, and Shao.
    73-235 CHS; 310-206-2276     bpadron@mednet.ucla.edu neurobio@mednet.ucla.edu
Art Rocha
  • Art Rocha is the primary contact for Facilities Services Requests and Telecommunication Services Requests. He also assists and acts as back up in the placement of purchase orders from laboratories and Department offices (including Bruin Buy, equipment, stationery, and form orders) and reimbursements. He orders and inventories office supplies, updates and maintains equipment and space inventory, oversees business office machine and equipment maintenance, and coordinates the safety and emergency programs.
    73-235 CHS; 310-825-5592     arocha@mednet.ucla.edu
Lupe Romero
  • Lupe Romero takes care of an assigned portfolio of Faculty funds and processes financial transactions for the graduate student program. Lupe also provides all academic payroll services, prepares non-faculty academic dossiers, and backs up staff personnel and payroll functions. Lupe’s portfolio includes endowment funds and funds of Drs. Brecha, Cooper, Feldman, Frank, Otis, Ringach, Schlag, Schweizer, and Sofroniew.
    73-235 CHS; 310-206-0335 gromero@mednet.ucla.edu
 
  • Phuong Pham is the primary purchasing coordinator for the Department. She also processes travel and other reimbursement requests.
    73-235 CHS; 310-825-9071 phpham@mednet.ucla.edu
 
  • Leah Phan provides clerical and administrative support services to the Department administration as needed.
    73-235 CHS; 310-825-9558 lphan010@ucla.edu
 
  • Philip Klein, who now works out of the Dean’s Office, coordinates Neurobiology teaching activities in the Neurobiology Teaching Laboratory.
    63-127B CHS; 310-825-9560     pklein@ucla.edu