Jesiel Diaz

Research Associate

Sanford Stem Cell Institute

 

Summary

I have been in the Yeo lab since my first year of undergrad working with postdoc, Dr. Orel Mizrahi, on different projects, mainly focusing on sex-specific differences in translational control in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and revealing direct link between RBP activity in motor neurons.

Currently I am a research associate working in the RNA Center and Sanford Stem Cell Institute. Outside of lab I love cooking, trying new places to eat, and of course sleep.

 

Education

B.S., Neurobiology, UC San Diego 2026

 

Publications

  • Kim, H.Y., Mizrahi, O., Lee, W., Rosenthal, S.B., Han, C., Yee, B.A., Blue, S.M., Diaz, J., Jonnalagadda, J., Hokutan, K., Jang, H., Ma, C.T., Bobkov, A., Sergienko, E., Jackson, M.J., Stefanovic, B., Kisseleva, T., Yeo, G.W., Brenner, D.A. Journal of Clinical Investigation. LARP6 regulates the mRNA translation of fibrogenic genes in liver fibrosis. doi:10.110/2025.01.16.633226.