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He puts his team first because he believes taking care of people is essential to accomplish great things. He holds MD and MS degrees, specializes in neurometabolic disorders, and serves as the laboratory’s principal investigator.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_team_member name=”Arif Kocabas” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/marin-valencia-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/2021\/05\/p_ari.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Arial|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#202170″ header_font_size=”30px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”Arial||||||||” body_line_height=”1.4em”]<\/p>\n Arif is an experienced and enthusiastic scientist who dreams about making discoveries that revolutionize the molecular understanding of human diseases<\/span><\/strong>. He is channeling his efforts to accelerate the transition between the bench and the bedside to meaningfully impact patients\u2019 lives. He completed his PhD in molecular biology and holds an associate researcher position in the laboratory.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_team_member name=”Manuel Gonzalez-Rodriguez” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/marin-valencia-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/2022\/02\/Abimael22_Manuel-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Arial|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#202170″ header_font_size=”30px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”Arial||||||||” body_line_height=”1.4em” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Manuel is a successful entrepreneur in biotech, and brings his expertise to the laboratory, where he wants to raise the lab standards and procedures to industry levels. His purpose is to help patients with disability and mental diseases by getting a better understanding of the metabolic perspective<\/span><\/strong>, so he has devoted his career to research. 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