Michelle Steel

I joined the Tarling-Vallim Lab in March 2020 after closing out the Arispe Lab at UCLA. I’m a RVT by trade and have fewer letters behind my name than the rest of this bunch, but what I lack in letters I make up with experience. I started my career at UCLA in 2001 and know lots of tricks, but I am best known for my mouse skills and navigating through all of the fun compliance stuff. When I’m not wrangling mice or tackling a protocol, you can find me spending time with my family, tending my garden, or playing with my horses.