Jose Angelo Grajeda

Angelo is a second-year undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in Psychobiology and minoring in Neuroscience. He operates in the DDL’s Chemistry branch by performing ADME assays to evaluate preclinical small molecule drug candidates for CNS disorders, such as Alzheimer’s (AD). These include in-vitro assays testing metabolic stability, tissue binding, and blood-brain barrier permeability, as well as in-vivo pharmacokinetics. In the future, Angelo aspires to work in geriatric medicine and help find a treatment for AD and dementia. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing the guitar and singing with his a cappella group, Resonance.