Graduate Student
Molecular Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Dept. of Physiological Sciences, UCLA.
E-mail: smehta21@ucla.edu

Research Interests

To examine the function of sarcospan within the Dystrophin Glycoprotein Complex using RNA interference techniques. Examine the interferon response in muscle cells during RNA interference manipulation.

Education
B.S.	University of California, Riverside Biochemistry with emphasis in Biology	1999-2002

Teaching Positions
1998-1999	Assistant Drum Instructor: Laguna Hills High School, Laguna Hills, Ca.
2003-2004	Teaching Assistant: University of California, Los Angeles.