Lab Members - Melmed Lab Cedars-Sinai Skip to content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog English English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Translation is unavailable for Internet Explorer Cedars-Sinai Home 1-800-CEDARS-1 1-800-CEDARS-1 Close Find a Doctor Locations Programs & Services Health Library Patient & Visitors Community My CS-Link RESEARCH clear Go Close Navigation Links Academics Faculty Development Community Engagement Calendar Research Research Areas Research Labs Departments & Institutes Find Clinical Trials Research Cores Research Administration Basic Science Research Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC) Technology & Innovations News & Breakthroughs Education Graduate Medical Education Continuing Medical Education Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Professional Training Programs Medical Students Campus Life Office of the Dean Simulation Center Medical Library Program in the History of Medicine About Us All Education Programs Departments & Institutes Faculty Directory Melmed Lab Back to Melmed Lab Lab Members Personal Statement Publications Research Areas Lab Members Shlomo Melmed MB ChB FRCP MACP Principal Investigator SEND AN EMAIL Anat Ben-Shlomo, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Staff Physician Anat Ben-Shlomo, MD, earned her medical degree at Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on clinical and translational research in pituitary and adrenal gland disorders. She has an emphasis on pituitary tumor genomics and therapies and somatostatin biology. For more information, please refer to Ben-Shlomo’s bio webpage in the Cedars-Sinai investigator directory. SEND AN EMAIL Vera Chesnokova, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Vera Chesnokova, PhD, graduated from Novosibirsk State University and obtained her doctorate from the Institute of Cytology and Genetics Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk, Russia. She joined the Melmed Lab at Cedars-Sinai in 1996. Her work focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying pro-tumorigenic properties of GH in the colon and protective effects of GH deficiency for colon tumor growth. For more information, please refer to Chesnokova’s bio webpage in the Cedars-Sinai investigator directory. SEND AN EMAIL Cuiqi Zhou, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Research Scientist Cuiqi Zhou, PhD, earned her doctorate at Peking Union Medical College and then did postdoctorate work at Cedars-Sinai. In the Melmed Lab, she studies molecular pathogenesis and treatment for pituitary adenomas using molecular, cellular and animal models. For more information, please refer to Zhou’s bio webpage in the Cedars-Sinai investigator directory. SEND AN EMAIL Naomi Even-Zohar, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Scientist Naomi Even-Zohar, MD, PhD, earned her MD and PhD degree from Tel Aviv University. She joined the Melmed Lab in 2019. Using pluripotent induced stem cells, she works on creating functional and faithful human pituitary cell models. Derya Metin-Armagan, PhD Postdoctoral Scientist Derya Metin-Armagan, PhD, obtained her doctorate from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, in 2018. She joined the Melmed Lab in 2018. She has established a model for human pituitary organoids using induced pluripotent stem cells that differentiate in vitro, with a goal of regenerative therapy in patients with pituitary disease. Rosemary Moran, BS Research Associate II Rosemary Moran received a bachelor of science degree from California State University of Channel Islands. She previously worked as a veterinary technician and joined the Melmed Lab in 2019, conducting lab support, benchwork and animal work. Evelyn Ding Research Associate I Evelyn Ding, MD, earned her medical degree from the Third Military Medical School in China, and her master’s degree in immunopharmacology from the Academy of Military Medical Science, China. She joined the Melmed Laboratory in 2013. She currently works on defining pituitary tumor mutations. SEND AN EMAIL Stephen Shen Research Associate I Stephen Shen earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. He joined the Melmed Lab in 2018 and supports studies on pituitary tumor biology. Svetlana Zonis Research Associate I Svetlana Zonis, PhD, received her doctorate degree in experimental oncology from N. N. Petrov Oncology Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, and earned her master’s degree in biological sciences from St. Petersburg State University in Russia. She joined the Melmed Lab at Cedars-Sinai in 2003, and studies effects of growth hormone on colon tumor development. SEND AN EMAIL Contact the Melmed Lab 8700 Beverly Blvd. Davis Building, Room 3024 Los Angeles, CA 90048 310-423-7669 Send a Message Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility