Highlights from Erbay Lab

March 2026: Haktan competes at UCBMUN

Our undergraduate student Haktan attended Berkeley's Model United Nations conference at San Francisco. We congratulate him and our fellow Bruins who won the Best Large Delegation award!

UCBMUN

January 2026: Dima, Jose, and Defne Join Erbay Lab

Erbay Lab welcomes its newest postdoctoral researchers, Dr. Dima Alhamad and Dr. Jose Luis Rocamaro. We are thrilled to see where their expertise, insights, and curiosity will lead us.

Defne also joins Erbay Lab as an undergraduate researcher.

September 2025: Noah Joins Erbay Lab

Noah joins Erbay Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher.

March 2025: Mari Joins Erbay Lab

Mari joins Erbay Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher through the Biomedical Research Minor. Dr. Erbay will be her research mentor throughout the program.

January 2025: Haktan and Priya Join Erbay Lab

Haktan and Priya join Erbay Lab as the first Undergraduate Researchers. We are excited to see the lab grow!

October 2024: Beyza Joins Erbay Lab

Beyza joins Erbay Lab as the Lab Manager.

September 2024: New Beginnings

Erbay Lab is re-established at UCLA Center for Health Sciences on the Metabolism Theme floor.

January 2017

Science Daily

Origami of Cell - Cell biologist shows that blocking a critical enzyme helps to mitigate diseases associated with protein folding and lipids stress

Time Health

The Case for Eating Cheese is Stronger Than Ever

October 2016

Nature

"Good" fat may cut heart disease

September 2016

The Naked Scientists

Good fat fights bad fat

Harvard Magazine

Good Fat in a White Hat