​Luke L. Lairson, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry, California Campus
The Scripps Research Institute

TSRI Joint Appointments
Department of Molecular Medicine    
Faculty, Graduate Program

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Michael Bula, BS (University of Connecticut),
MS (University of Connecticut)
Graduate Student (jointly with Lipton Lab)
​Kellogg Predoctoral Fellow

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Dominique (Kiki) Carey, BS (University of Massachusetts, Amherst),
Graduate Student (Skaggs-Oxford Program)
Skaggs Predoctoral Fellow

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Tiffany Chu, BS (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Graduate Student (jointly with Shenvi Lab)

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Nathalia Gazaniga, BS (Florida Atlantic University)
Graduate Student (jointly with Teijaro Lab) 
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Erika James, BS (Northeastern University)
Graduate Student

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Mildred Kissai, BA (Bard College)
Graduate Student 
Olivia and Peter Farrell Predoctoral Fellow
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Francisco Martínez-Peña, BS (University of Castilla-La Mancha),
MS (Complutense University of Madrid), PhD (Autonomous University of Madrid)
Copley Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow

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Jared Miller, BS (Binghamton University),
Graduate Student
CIRM Training Scholar

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

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

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

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Ariana Sulpizio, BS (Haverford College)
Graduate Student 
CIRM Training Scholar

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Eileen Tang, BS (University of Texas at Austin)
Graduate Student 
​Schimmel Family Predoctoral Fellow
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Tommy West, BS (University of Virginia)
Graduate Student 
Skaggs Predoctoral Fellow

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Kristen Williams
Senior Executive Coordinator
kristenw at scripps.edu

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 Alumni

Justin Anglin, PhD (Baylor University)                                                                  2013 - 2016 Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: Medicinal Chemistry Group Leader,
Baylor College of Medicine Center for Drug Discovery
 
Reza Beheshti Zavareh, PhD (University of Toronto)                                                   2012 - 2017
Institute Fellow
Present: HTS Scientist,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Brittney Beyer, PhD (The Scripps Research Institute)                                                 2017 - 2022
Graduate Student
Present: Scientist I,
Altos Labs

Emily Chin, PhD (University of Wisconsin - Madison)                                                 2015 - 2021  Postdoctoral Fellow, Staff Scientist
Present: Principal Scientist,
Pfizer

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: Associate Director,
Neuron23

Laura Pereira, MSc (University of Western Ontario)                                                  2018-2021  Research Assistant II
 
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