Elizabeth Videlock

Elizabeth Videlock, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her laboratory is housed within the UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and she leads the Videlock Laboratory. She is a physician-scientist with dual training in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and a Ph.D. in translational research focused on the gut-brain axis.

Education and Training:

• B.S., Chemistry – Yale University
• M.D. – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
• Internal Medicine Residency – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
• Gastroenterology Fellowship – UCLA STAR Program
• Ph.D. – UCLA, under mentorship of Dr. Charalabos Pothoulakis and Dr. Lin Chang

Research Focus:

Dr. Videlock’s research centers on the gut-brain axis, with a particular emphasis on Parkinson’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Her lab uses clinical samples, animal models, and cell-based systems to investigate how gastrointestinal dysfunction contributes to neurological disease. Key areas include mitochondrial dysfunction in the gut epithelium, alpha-synuclein pathology, and the role of genes like PINK1 and PRKN in intestinal health.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• NIH-NIDDK K08 Grant Award (2024)
• UCLA CTSI KL2 Translational Science Award (2023)
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Neurodegeneration Challenge Grant
• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) FORWARD Scholar

Funding and Grants:

• NIH-NIDDK K08: “Intestinal Mitochondrial Dysfunction and the Gut-Brain-Immune Axis in Models of Parkinson’s Disease”
• UCLA CTSI KL2: “Parkinson's Disease May Begin in the Gastrointestinal Tract”
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: “The Role of Pink1/Parkin in the Intestinal Epithelium”
• CURE Pilot and Feasibility Grant
• UCLA Claude Pepper Rapid Pilot Award

Laboratory and Affiliations:

Dr. Videlock leads the Videlock Laboratory within the UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. She is also affiliated with the UCLA G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience and the UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases.