Faculty Member
Professor
Department of Computational Medicine
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests
My laboratory performs basic and translational research to understand how our memory system works, how this system goes awry in memory and mood disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression, and how we might be able to modify mood, memory, and underlying neural dysfunction in these disorders. We utilize
interdisciplinary approaches toward understanding memory and factors that impact memory, including high-resolution imaging techniques, PET imaging of amyloid and tau pathology, neuroendocrine and salivary approaches, and novel experimental paradigms to understand brain-behavior relationships.
Faculty Member
Biography
Dr. Lee’s research, training, and community engagement work have been strongly shaped by his pursuit of addressing health disparities affecting HIV prevention and care among vulnerable communities impacted by HIV/AIDS. His methods expertise includes conjoint analysis to assess consumer preferences in behavioral and biomedical strategies (e.g. HIV vaccines, pre-exposure prophylaxis acceptability, HIV testing, dual testing for syphilis and HIV, and long acting injectables for HIV treatment/prevention). Dr. Lee loves teaching and mentoring. He serves as an advisor to many masters and doctoral students in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Lee serves as the Director of the Methods Core for the Center for HIV Identification Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS). He is the UCLA site PI for the University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) GloCal Fellowship Training Program.