About
Justin earned his B.S. degree at UCLA majoring in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics with a minor in Biomedical Research. His research in the Bradley Lab focuses on investigating vesicular trafficking pathways found in Toxoplasma gondii. He’s particularly interested in how these proteins are associated with intracellular protein regulation. He joined the Bradley Lab in summer 2019 as an incoming first-year. As a Beckman Scholar, he’s passionate about research plans to pursue an MD-PhD dual degree. Outside of the lab, you can find him cooking and baking with friends or landscape painting.
Education and Degree(s)
- B.S. degree at UCLA majoring in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics with a minor in Biomedical Research
Publications
- Quan JJ, Nikolov LA, Sha J, Wohlschlegel JA, Coppens I, Bradley PJ. (2024) Systematic characterization of all Toxoplasma gondii TBC domain-containing proteins identifies an essential regulator of Rab2 in the secretory pathway. PLOS Biology 22(5): e3002634. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002634. PMID: 37398139; PMCID: PMC10312441.
- Pasquarelli RR, Quan JJ, Yang V, Britton TA, Sha J, Wohlschlegel JA, Bradley PJ. Characterization and functional analysis of Toxoplasma Golgi-associated proteins identified by proximity labelling. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Feb 3:2024.02.02.578703. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.02.578703. PMID: 38352341; PMCID: PMC10862792.
Honors and Awards
- Beckman Scholars Award 2021-2022
- UCLA Undergraduate Research Scholarship 2022-2023
- Dean's Prize - Life Sciences 2023
- MIMG Departmental Honors