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Core Director
Oswald Quehenberger directs and manages the LIPID MAPS® Lipidomics Core. Dr. Quehenberger is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego. He received his M.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Graz, Austria. He has expertise in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, was a principal investigator at the Specialized Center of Research on Atherosclerosis at UCSD and Scientific Director of the LIPID MAPS® Consortium. He has a broad background in immunity and inflammation with specific expertise in research pertaining to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome with underlying acute, chronic and subclinical inflammation.
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Founding Director
Dr. Dennis is Chancellor Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego. He received his B.A. degree in Chemistry from Yale University and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Harvard University. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Lipid Research and Co-Chairs the biennial International Symposia on Eicosanoids and Bioactive Lipids. He was awarded the Avanti Award, Research in Lipid Biochemistry in 2000, the European Lipid Science Award in 2007 and the Yale Medal in 2008. Dr. Dennis is a member of the Board of Directors for the Keystone Symposia.
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Technical Director
Aaron Armando directs lab operations for the LIPID MAPS® Lipidomics Core. He received his M.S. in Biochemistry from Loma Linda University and has been involved with the LIPID MAPS® project since 2008. Aaron’s expertise in Lipidomics includes mass spectrometry, chromatography, and extraction techniques, and he can assist with any inquiries regarding technical aspects of lipidomic analysis. He has developed and contributed to all methodologies used in the Core.
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Milda K. Simonaitis, M.A.
Administrative Director
Milda Simonaitis has been the administrator of the Lipidomics Core since 2015 and handles quotes, billing, reporting and client communications. She received a B.A. in Psychobiology from Yale University and an M.A. in Experimental Psychology from SDSU, and has run field studies with bottlenose dolphins and sea turtles. Outside the Lipidomics Core, she is training to teach yoga and meditation to cancer survivors to help them manage side effects from cancer treatments.