Ryan Abbott, MTOM, LAc, joined the Center in June 2003. He is currently completing a dual degree in law and medicine at Yale Law School and UCSD School of Medicine. Ryan is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Emperor's College with a Masters degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine, and a Summa Cum Laude graduate with highest departmental honors from UCLA with a Baccalaureate of Science in "Integrative Medical Theory." At the UCLA Center for East West Medicine, Ryan served as Principal Investigator of “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Tai Chi for Tension Headaches,” recently published in eCAM. Ryan was selected as one of six UCLA Seniors of the Year and as a recipient of the Distinguished Bruin Award Scholarship and the Michael C. Dunn Memorial Scholarship. His research interests focus on health care policy, regulation, intellectual property, and traditional knowledge.

Michael Francis Johnston, PhD , received his BA in sociology from the University of Minnesota, and MA and PhD in Sociology from UCLA. For his doctoral research, Michael studied the way in which social networks helped shape economic outcomes in China. He is currently examining the role of social networks in integrative medicine and engaged in several health service research projects for the Center.

Elizabeth Logue, CRNP joined the Center in October of 2006 as an East West Medicine fellow. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and received BSN and MSN degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in gerontology. She subsequently worked in clinical research in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and in addiction treatment. Ms. Logue's interests include international health, underserved populations, evidence-based medicine and successful aging. She hopes to use the integrative model for problem-solving in these domains.

Saskia Subramanian, PhD, is a Sociologist at the UCLA Center for Culture and Health (Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences) and a faculty affiliate in the UCLA Women's Studies Program. She completed her A.B. and M.A. in Sociology at Bryn Mawr College and received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, she has been funded by the Susan G. Komen Foundation as Principal Investigator on two grants in which she has conducted qualitative research on breast cancer survivors with post-treatment symptoms. She has recently teamed with the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine to investigate the efficacy of complimentary and alternative approaches to these conditions.

Weijun Zhang, OMD(China), MS, MS, joined the Center in September, 2003. He received his training in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrative Medicine from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and then completed his master degree in computer science from University of Southern California. He is involved in all aspects of the Center's China Initiative and plays a critical role in the Visual History Program, the Visiting Professor, and the Information Center. He is currently completing a MPH program in the Department of Health Services at UCLA. He hopes to combine his clinical background with his understanding of public policy to transform the current healthcare system.