OLSON RESEARCH GROUP
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David E. Olson, Ph.D.​
Principal Investigator
​Associate Professor
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Department of Chemistry;
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine;

Center for Neuroscience;
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Biography
David studied chemistry and biology at Union College under the guidance of Joanne Kehlbeck, and received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University working in the lab of Justin Du Bois.  After his graduate work, he completed postdoctoral training in neuroscience at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.  David joined the faculty at UC Davis in 2015, where he established a research program at the interface of chemistry and neuroscience.  He is also a co-founder of Delix Therapeutics, Inc. and serves as the Chief Innovation Officer.

Contact
Chemistry Annex 2463
deolson@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-2595

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Monica Gonzalez
Postdoctoral Associate
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Cassie Hatzipantelis
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Postdoctoral Associate
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Max Vargas
Graduate Student
​(6th year Neuroscience)
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Andy Basargin
Graduate Student
​​(5th Year Chemistry)
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Jeremy Tuck
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Graduate Student
​(5th Year Chemistry)
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Rishab Iyer
Graduate Student
(5th year Chemistry)
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Winston Chow
Graduate Student
​(5th year Chemistry)
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​Arabo Avanes
Graduate Student
​(4th year BMCDB)
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​Hannah Saeger
Graduate Student
​(4th year PTX)
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​Hunter Warren
Graduate Student
​(4th year Chemistry)
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Andy Domokos​
Graduate Student
(3rd year Chemistry)
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​Alexis Davis
Graduate Student
​(2nd year Chemistry)
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Anna Vernier
Graduate Student
​(2nd year Chemistry)
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Isak Aarrestad
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Graduate Student
(2nd year Neuroscience)
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Yara Khatib​
Graduate Student
(2nd year PTX)
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Max Hexom
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Graduate Student
(1st year Chemistry)
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Lauren Arias
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Graduate Student
(1st year Chemistry)
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Samuel Carter
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Undergraduate
(Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior)
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