Fifth + Year

Lauren Cech

Lauren Cech

University of California, Davis
BS, Genetics and Genomics

PI: Trever Bivona

Christopher Chen

Christopher Chen

University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cellular Biology

PI: Trever Bivona

Brandon Chew

Brandon Chew

University of Southern California
BS, Chemical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering)

PI: Isha Jain

Maggie Colton

Maggie Colton

she/her

University of Chicago
BS, Biological Sciences

PI: Hideho Okada

Research summary: Developing a prime-and-kill CAR T circuit for brain cancer

Orry Elor

Orry Elor

Northern Michigan University
BS, Biology

PI: Nadav Ahituv

Mauricio Jacobo Jacobo

Mauricio Jacobo Jacobo

University of California, Irvine
BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

PI: Andrei Goga

Zizheng Li

Zizheng Li

University of Tokyo
MS, Medical Sciences
BS, Biological Chemistry

PI: Lani Wu, Steven Altschuler

Thaybeth Malavé-Méndez

Thaybeth Malavé-Méndez

University Of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
BSC, Chemistry

PI: Dara Torgerson, Ryan Hernandez

Mai Nobuhara

Mai Nobuhara

Tokyo University of Science
MS, Pharmaceutical Science
BS, Pharmaceutical Science

PI: Nadav Ahituv

Meri Okorie

Meri Okorie

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
BS, Biotechnology

PI: Shea Andrews, Jennifer Yokoyama

Research summary: Cross-ancestry impact of genotype-environment interactions and social determinants of health on AD endophenotypes

Anu Patel

Anu Patel

she/her

University of Pittsburgh
Pharm D, Pharmacy
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences

PI: Rada Savic

Research summary: Building pharmacological modeling tools for improved drug development and utilization

Sham Rampersaud

Sham Rampersaud

CUNY Hunter College
BA, Chemistry

PI: Arun Wiita

Luis Jaimes Santiago

Luis Jaimes Santiago

California State University, Northridge
BS, Biotechnology/Cell and Molecular Biology

PI: Aashish Manglik, Mark Von Zastrow

Ian Steele

Ian Steele

University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Pharmacology

PI: Carlo Condello

Imani Warren

Imani Warren

San Francisco State University
BS, Biochemistry

PI: Catherine Tcheandjieu Gueliatcha

Sydney Williams

Sydney Williams

Hampton University
BS, Biology Pre-Med

PI: Aparna Lakkaraju

Ava Xu

Ava Xu

Chapman University
Pharm D, Pharmacy

PI: Rada Savic, Tony Capra

Fourth Year

Kingsley Chow

Kingsley Chow

University of California, Los Angeles
BAS, Biochemistry

PI: Laura Van 't Veer

Karla Fonseca-Valencia

Karla Fonseca-Valencia

San Jose State University
BS, Biochemistry

PI: Saul Villeda

Sophia Miliotis

Sophia Miliotis

Beloit College
BS, Biochemistry

PI: Nadia Roan

Carlota Pereda Serras

Carlota Pereda Serras

Columbia University
MS, Biomedical Engineering
Brown University
BS, Biology, Biotechnology, Physiology

PI: Marina Sirota, Carlo Condello

Thu Pham

Thu Pham

University of California, Davis
BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

PI: Yin Shen

Research summary: Gene Regulation Underlying Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Stefanie Piña Escudero

Stefanie Piña Escudero

National Autonomous University of Mexico
MD, Medical Doctor

PI: Jennifer Yokoyama

Connie Silva

Connie Silva

University of California, Santa Cruz
BS, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

PI: Rada Savic

Third Year

Victor Alcala-Kellogg

Victor Alcala-Kellogg

University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Biochemistry

PI: Natalia Jura

Jayla Crawford

Jayla Crawford

Hampton University
BS, Cell/Molecular Biology

PI: Jennifer Rosenbluth

Sandy Floren

Sandy Floren

University of California, Santa Cruz
BS, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

PI: Katie Pollard

Sarina Garcia

Sarina Garcia

The University of Texas at Austin
BSA, Biology

PI: Dara Torgerson, Ryan Hernandez

Jared Khan

Jared Khan

University of Southern California
MS, Quantitative and Computational Biology
BS, Quantitative Biology

PI: Jennifer Yokoyama

Tracie Luu

Tracie Luu

University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Biochemistry

PI: Magnus Hoffmann

Jake Oxendine

Jake Oxendine

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
BS, Biology-Quantitative Track

PI: Jennifer Yokoyama

Catherine Sue

Catherine Sue

University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology

PI: Andrej Sali

Nanase Toda

Nanase Toda

University of Arizona
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences

PI: Akinyemi Oni Orisan

Allison Wang

Allison Wang

University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

PI: Tony Capra

Second Year

Abe Arab

Abe Arab

University of Tehran
MS, Life Science Engineering
BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology

PI: Kevan Shokat, Kevin Lou

Katherine Bang

Katherine Bang

Western University of Health Sciences
MS, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Southern California
PharmD, Pharmacy

PI: Rada Savic

Marisol Contreras

Marisol Contreras

San Francisco State University
MS, Biology: Concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology
University of California, Davis
BS, Genetics Genomics & Molecular and Cellular Biology

PI: Dara Torgerson, Ryan Hernandez

Aurora de Tagyos

Aurora de Tagyos

University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Chemistry and Biochemistry

PI: Michelle Arkin

John Gonzales

John Gonzales

San Francisco State University
MS, Biology (Cell and Molecular)
BS, Biology (Cell & Molecular)

PI: Rongze "Olivia" Lu

Elizabeth Hardy

Elizabeth Hardy

Rutgers University, Camden: College of Arts and Sciences
BS, Biology, Health Sciences, Psychology

PI: John Vaughen, Noelle L'Etoile

Caroline Huang

Caroline Huang

University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

PI: Rada Savic

Safwaan Khan

Safwaan Khan

University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Biochemistry

PI: Hideho Okada, Justin Eyquem

Jongbin Kim

Jongbin Kim

University of Cambridge
BA, Chemical Engineering

PI: Brian Shoichet

Kaylee Lee

Kaylee Lee

University of California, San Diego
BS, Physiology & Neuroscience

PI: Rada Savic

Amanda Lipford

Amanda Lipford

Xavier University of Louisiana
BS, Chemistry

PI: Timothy Henrich

Annabel Menendez

Annabel Menendez

University Of Edinburgh
BS, Biomedical Science Honors in Pharmacology

PI: Su Guo

Christine Wan

Christine Wan

University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology

PI: Rada Savic

First Year

Eden Chun

Eden Chun

Haas School of Business
BS, Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology

Alice Dang

Alice Dang

University of California, San Francisco
PharmD, Pharmacy
University of California, San Diego
BS, Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Talia Delambre

Talia Delambre

The University of Texas at Austin
MS, Engineering
BS, Biomedical Engineering

Maya Druch

Maya Druch

Columbia University
BA, Biochemistry

Poorvi Dua

Poorvi Dua

University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Jonah Frazier

Jonah Frazier

University of California, Riverside
BS, Biochemistry

Evan Marshman

Evan Marshman

Brigham Young University
BS, Bioinformatics

Zuriah Meacham

Zuriah Meacham

University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology

Melissa Plata

Melissa Plata

University of California, Irvine
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Vianna Quach

Vianna Quach

Northeastern University
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences