Dr. James David Jentsch bought a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 14533 Valley Vista Blvd. in Sherman Oaks from Marianna Leshchinskaya Jones and Stephan Robert Jones for $1.029 million on May 26.

The 2,425-square-foot property was built in 1953.

Dr. Jentsch is a professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at the UCLA Department of Psychology.

He received his Ph.D. in neurobiology from Yale University in 1999. He completed his post-doctoral training at the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University.

Dr. Jentsch sold a one-bedroom, one-bath home at 1673 N. Beverly Glen Blvd. in Beverly Crest, also on May 26.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 426 home sales in Sherman Oaks in the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $619,000.

Address: 14533 Valley Vista Boulevard
Buyer(s): James David Jentsch
Seller(s): Marianna Leshchinskaya Jones (Trustee), Stephan Robert Jones (Trustee) and Jones The (Family Trust)
Sale date: May. 26, 2010