Fifth + Year
Christopher Chen
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cellular Biology
PI: Trever Bivona
Brandon Chew
University of Southern California
BS, Chemical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering)
PI: Isha Jain
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
Northern Michigan University
BS, Biology
PI: Nadav Ahituv
Zizheng Li
University of Tokyo
MS, Medical Sciences
BS, Biological Chemistry
PI: Lani Wu, Steven Altschuler
Thaybeth Malavé-Méndez
University Of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
BSC, Chemistry
PI: Dara Torgerson, Ryan Hernandez
Mai Nobuhara
Tokyo University of Science
MS, Pharmaceutical Science
BS, Pharmaceutical Science
PI: Nadav Ahituv
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
Sham Rampersaud
CUNY Hunter College
BA, Chemistry
PI: Arun Wiita
Luis Jaimes Santiago
California State University, Northridge
BS, Biotechnology/Cell and Molecular Biology
PI: Aashish Manglik, Mark Von Zastrow
Ian Steele
University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Pharmacology
PI: Carlo Condello
Imani Warren
San Francisco State University
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Catherine Tcheandjieu Gueliatcha
Sydney Williams
Hampton University
BS, Biology Pre-Med
PI: Aparna Lakkaraju
Ava Xu
Chapman University
Pharm D, Pharmacy
PI: Rada Savic, Tony Capra
Fourth Year
Kingsley Chow
University of California, Los Angeles
BAS, Biochemistry
PI: Laura Van 't Veer
Karla Fonseca-Valencia
San Jose State University
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Saul Villeda
Sophia Miliotis
Beloit College
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Nadia Roan
Carlota Pereda Serras
Columbia University
MS, Biomedical Engineering
Brown University
BS, Biology, Biotechnology, Physiology
PI: Marina Sirota, Carlo Condello
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
National Autonomous University of Mexico
MD, Medical Doctor
PI: Jennifer Yokoyama
Research summary: .Intersection of genetic, social, and cultural factors that shape dementia risk in Latin American populations
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Connie Silva
University of California, Santa Cruz
BS, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
PI: Rada Savic
Third Year
Victor Alcala-Kellogg
University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Natalia Jura
Jayla Crawford
Hampton University
BS, Cell/Molecular Biology
PI: Jennifer Rosenbluth
Sandy Floren
University of California, Santa Cruz
BS, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
PI: Katie Pollard
Sarina Garcia
The University of Texas at Austin
BSA, Biology
PI: Dara Torgerson, Ryan Hernandez
Jared Khan
University of Southern California
MS, Quantitative and Computational Biology
BS, Quantitative Biology
PI: Jennifer Yokoyama
Tracie Luu
University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Magnus Hoffmann
Jake Oxendine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
BS, Biology-Quantitative Track
PI: Jennifer Yokoyama
Catherine Sue
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology
PI: Andrej Sali
Nanase Toda
University of Arizona
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences
PI: Akinyemi Oni Orisan
Allison Wang
University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
PI: Tony Capra
Second Year
Abe Arab
University of Tehran
MS, Life Science Engineering
BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology
PI: Kevan Shokat, Kevin Lou
Katherine Bang
Western University of Health Sciences
MS, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Southern California
PharmD, Pharmacy
PI: Rada Savic
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
University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Chemistry and Biochemistry
PI: Michelle Arkin
John Gonzales
San Francisco State University
MS, Biology (Cell and Molecular)
BS, Biology (Cell & Molecular)
Elizabeth Hardy
Rutgers University, Camden: College of Arts and Sciences
BS, Biology, Health Sciences, Psychology
PI: John Vaughen, Noelle L'Etoile
Caroline Huang
University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
PI: Rada Savic
Safwaan Khan
University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Hideho Okada, Justin Eyquem
Jongbin Kim
University of Cambridge
BA, Chemical Engineering
PI: Brian Shoichet
Kaylee Lee
University of California, San Diego
BS, Physiology & Neuroscience
PI: Rada Savic
Amanda Lipford
Xavier University of Louisiana
BS, Chemistry
PI: Timothy Henrich
Annabel Menendez
University Of Edinburgh
BS, Biomedical Science Honors in Pharmacology
PI: Su Guo
Christine Wan
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology
PI: Rada Savic
First Year
Eden Chun
Haas School of Business
BS, Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology
PI: Marina Sirota, Michelle Arkin
Alice Dang
University of California, San Francisco
PharmD, Pharmacy
University of California, San Diego
BS, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
PI: Rada Savic
Talia Delambre
The University of Texas at Austin
MS, Engineering
BS, Biomedical Engineering
Maya Druch
Columbia University
BA, Biochemistry
PI: Brian Shoichet
Poorvi Dua
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cellular Biology
PI: James Wells
Jonah Frazier
University of California, Riverside
BS, Biochemistry
PI: Liang Zhao
Evan Marshman
Brigham Young University
BS, Bioinformatics
Zuriah Meacham
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology
PI: Beth Apsel Winger
Melissa Plata
University of California, Irvine
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences
PI: Beth Apsel Winger
Vianna Quach
Northeastern University
BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences
PI: Rada Savic