
Brittney Beyer, BS (University of San Diego)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Emily Chin, BA (University of California, Berkeley), PhD (University of Wisconsin)
Scientist
Scientist

Nathalia Gazaniga, BS (Florida Atlantic University)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Erika James, BS (Northeastern University)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Mildred Kissai, BA (Bard College)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Francisco Martínez-Peña, BS (University of Castilla-La Mancha), MS (Complutense University of
Madrid), PhD (Autonomous University of Madrid)
Copley Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Madrid), PhD (Autonomous University of Madrid)
Copley Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow

Laura Pereira, BSc (University of Western Ontario), MSc (University of Western Ontario),
JD (California Western School of Law)
Research Assistant II
JD (California Western School of Law)
Research Assistant II

Philipp Sander, BSc (University of Bonn, Bonn Germany), MSc (University of Freiburg, Freiburg
Germany)
Graduate Student
TRDRP Predoctoral Fellow
Germany)
Graduate Student
TRDRP Predoctoral Fellow

Stephan Spangenberg, BS (University of California, San Diego USA)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Amanda Sul, BS (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Eileen Tang, BS (University of Texas at Austin)
Graduate Student
Graduate Student

Tommy West, BS (University of Virginia)
Graduate Student
Skaggs Predoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
Skaggs Predoctoral Fellow
Alumni
Justin Anglin, PhD (Baylor University) 2013 - 2016, Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: Director of Medicinal Chemistry,
Baylor College of Medicine Center for Drug Discovery
Reza Beheshti Zavareh, PhD (University of Toronto) 2012-2017, Institute Fellow
Present: HTS Scientist,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Zhaoqing (Ching) Ding, PhD (Stanford University) 2012 - 2014, Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: Group & platform Leader -
NGS of the Immune Repertoire,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Chelsea Green, BS (San Diego State University) 2012 - 2013, CIRM Bridges Intern
Ying Jia, MSc (Northeast Agricultural University) 2018 - 2020, Research Assistant II
Natasha Lucki, PhD (Georgia Institute of Technology) 2012 - 2015, Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: Associate Product Manager,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Lance Meitz, MS (CSU, Channel Islands) 2018 - 2019, CIRM Bridges Intern
Patrycja Michalska, PhD (Autonomous University of Madrid) 2019, IMFAHE Visiting Scientist
Present: Postdoc, Karolinska Institute
Katharine Moore, BS (San Diego State University) 2012 - 2014, CIRM Bridges Intern
Warren Plaisted, PhD (University of California, Irvine) 2015 - 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: Investigator,
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
Benjamin, Sadrian, PhD (University of California, Davis) 2015 – 2017, Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: VP Research & Development (Neuroscience)
Koniku Inc.
Amandeep Sharma, MS (CSU, Channel Islands) 2017-2018, CIRM Bridges Intern
Present: Research Assistant, Salk Institute
Naja Vergani; PhD (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2014-2018, Postdoctoral Fellow/Scientist
Present: Scientist II,
HD Biosciences, a WuXi AppTec Company
Tom Vokes, MS (Rutgers University) 2015 - 2016, Research Assistant
Present: Associate Scientist
Dart Neuroscience