Antiño Allen, PhD, worked under mentor Dr. John Fike at UCSF’s Brain and Spinal Injury Center (Department of Neurological Surgery). His PhD in Evolution, Ecology and Behavioral Biology is from Indiana University. He is currently Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Radiation Health, at University of Arkansas Medical School. (In IRACDA program July 2010 – July 2013)
Joaquin Anguera, PhD, was a postdoc under mentor Adam Gazzaley in the UCSF Department of Neurology. His SFSU teaching mentor was Ezequiel Morsella. His PhD in Kinesiology is from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently Director of Clinical Division at Neuroscape, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF. (In IRACDA program July 2010 – July 2012)
Santiago Archila, PhD, was a postdoc in the lab of Graeme Davis at UCSF. His PhD in Neuroscience is from Emory University. He is currently a software engineer at Change.org. (In IRACDA program for less than one year, April – October 2013.)
William R. Arnold, PhD is a postdoctoral scholar in the labs of Drs. Yifan Cheng and David Julius in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Dr. Arnold is using cryo electron microscopy and electrophysiology in order to understand how endogenous ligands regulate TRPV1 function and how they may regulate pain sensation. (Appointed to IRACDA August 2019 - January 2023).
Saikat Banerjee, PhD, was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Jeroen Roose’s Lab in the Department of Anatomy. He studied regulatory mechanisms for the RasGEF SOS1 impact Ras-kinases signaling and the function of peripheral T cells. He is currently a Scientist for Kite Pharmaceuticals. (In IRACDA program January 2018 - April 2019).
Raymond Blind, PhD, did his postdoc under mentor Dr. Holly Ingraham in UCSF’s department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. His SFSU teaching mentor was George Gassner. His PhD is from New York University. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University. (In IRACDA program January 2008 - June 2011, last 6 months on ARRA support, )
Betty Booker, PhD was a postdoc in the lab of Dr. Nadav Ahituv in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences. Her SFSU teaching mentor was Karen Crow-Sanchez. She received her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is currently a Scientist in the Application Group at Advanced Cell Diagnostics in Hayward, CA. (In IRACDA program June 2010 - May 2011; May 2012 – December 2015.)
José Carmona-Negrón, PhD is a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Natalia Jura’s lab in the Cardiovascular Research Institute. Dr. Carmona-Negrón is now appointed as Assistant Professor at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. (Appointed to IRACDA October 2019 - September 2022)
Yazmin Carrasco, PhD is the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Weill Cornell Graduate School and Directs the IMSD and ACCESS Programs. As an IRACDA Scholar, she trained in Dr. Jack Taunton’s lab in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UCSF. (In IRACDA November 2013 - November 2017)
Egle Cekanaviciute, PhD is currently a Scientist at NASA Ames studying deep space radiation and other health hazards associated with human spaceflight. At UCSF, she was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Sergio Baranzini's lab in the department of Neurology. (In IRACDA April 2014 - June 2017)
Miquella (Kelly) Chavez, PhD, worked under mentors Dr. Tejal Desai and Dr. Ophir Klein. She is now the Chief Scentific Officer for the American Society of Hematology. (In IRACDA program August 2009 – July 2013.)
Daud Cole, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Dean Sheppard's lab in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Cole is now pursuing a MD from Ross University. (In IRACDA January 2014-January 2018)
Felipe de Jesus “Jesse” Cortez, PhD is now a Director of Laboratory Operations and Automation with Enable Biosciences. (In IRACDA program July 2012.-July 2016)
Tigwa Davis, PhD, worked under the mentorship of Dr. Erik Ullian, in UCSF’s Department of Ophthalmology. Now, he Directs Health Economics and Outcomes for Inovalon. (In IRACDA program September 2008 - September 2011)
Xochina El Hilali, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Adam Renslo’s lab in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry department. Dr. El Hilali now is a Senior Manager of Market Insights for GRAIL. (In IRACDA program October 2018 - July 2020)
Alegra Eroy-Reveles, PhD, did her postdoc under the mentorship of Dr. Charles Craik in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at UCSF. She now is a tenure-track Chemistry Associate Teaching Professor for UC Santa Cruz. (In IRACDA program November 2009 - August 2011)
Luis Estévez-Salmerón, PhD, worked under the mentorship of Dr. Thea Tlsty in UCSF’s Department of Pathology. Now, Dr. Estévez-Salmerón is an Associate Director for International Governmnet Relations for the Ocean Conservancy. (In IRACDA program February 2009 – August 2013.)
Lam-Kiu Fong, PhD continues as a prestigious UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Bill DeGrado's Lab in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. (Appointed to IRACDA October 2018 - June 2021, Ford Fellowship September 2019-2020, UC Presidential Fellowship July 2021-2022)
Gabriel Gonzales-Roybal, PhD, worked under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Lim, MD, PhD in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF. He is now Vice President, Business Development, for TapGenes. (In IRACDA program October 2010 – March 2014)
Galo Garcia, PhD is now a Scientist with Arcadia Science after being a Specialist in Dr. Jeremy Reiter’s lab in the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. (Appointed to IRACDA November 2017-October 2018)
Anum Azam Glasgow, PhD is now Assistant Professor of Biochemistry with Columbia University after completing her postdoc in Dr. Tanja Kortemme’s lab in the department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at UCSF. (In IRACDA August 2017 - February 2020, NIGMS K99 Award February 2020-January 2022)
Micheal Guernsey, PhD was a postdoc in Dr. Nadav Ahituv's lab in the Department of Bioengineering. He now is an Assistant Professor of Genetics at Stanislaus State University. (Appointed to IRACDA August 2020 - May 2022)
Aaron Hardin, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Nadav Ahituv's lab in the department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences. Now, he is a Clinical Genomics Bioinformatics Manager at Guardant Health. (Appointed to IRACDA January 2014 - December 2016)
Anthony Harrington, PhD is completing a second postdoc at University of Nevada Las Vegas. (Appointed to IRACDA August 2020 - June 2021)
Audra J. Johnson, PhD worked in Dr. Jody Baron's lab in the Department of Medicine. Now she is a Medical Science Liaison for Genentech. (In IRACDA Program September 2013 - September 2017.)
Oleta Johnson, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Jason Gestwicki’s Lab in the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Dr. Johnson now joins Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT) as Assistant Professor. (Appointed to IRACDA August 2019 - August 2022, K99 MOASAIC August 2022 - July 2023)
Dorothy Jones-Davis, PhD, did her postdoc with mentor Dr. Elliott Sherr, in UCSF’s Department of Neurology. Her SFSU teaching mentor was Jennifer Breckler. Her PhD is in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan. She completed an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation in June 2014, and became a scientific project manager in neuroscience for the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health. Most recently, Dr. Jones-Davis accepted a position as Executive Director of Nation of Makers (and even got to march next to Bill Nye at the Science March in Washington DC!). (In IRACDA program November 2007 - September 2011, last 12 months on ARRA.)
Lani Keller, PhD worked under the mentorship of Dr. Graeme Davis at UCSF. Her PhD is from University of California, San Francisco. Her SFSU teaching mentor was Diana Chu. She is currently Wu Tsai Endowed Char in Science and Professor of Biology at The Bishop's School. (In IRACDA program August 2009 – December 2011.)
Jose Lopez, PhD was a postdoc in Dr. Valerie Weaver’s lab at UCSF. He is currently a scientist at Bio-Rad’s Life Science Education Division, where he works on the development of tools and methods that will help teachers and professors expose their students to lab science in the classroom. (In IRACDA program April 2008 - June 2011.)
Sonia Mayoral, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Jonah Chan’s lab at UCSF. She is now an Assistant Professor at Brown University. (In IRACDA program June 2012 - June 2016, K22 Award September 2017 - August 2018)
Michelle McCully, PhD was a postdoc in Dr. William DeGrado's lab at UCSF. She is currently an Associate Professor at Santa Clara University. (In IRACDA program October 2012 - June 2016.)
Teresa Monkkonen, PhD continues as a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Jay Debnath's lab in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Monkkonen is interested in the molecular signaling of stromal cells in development and disease. Now, Dr. Monkkonen is an Assistant Professor for San Diego State University. (Appointed to IRACDA September 2017 - December 2018, American Cancer Society Fellowship January 2019 - 2021)
Christina Morales, PhD, was a postdoc in the lab of Joanne Engel at UCSF. Her PhD in Microbiology is from University of California, Berkeley. Her SFSU teaching mentor was Ravinder Sehgal (she left the program before teaching). She is currently a Research Scientist Supervisor for the California Department of Public Health. (In IRACDA program less than one year, October 2009 – May 2010.)
Maria Mouchess, PhD, did her postdoc in Dr. Mark Anderson's lab at UCSF's Diabetes Center. She left the program before teaching at SFSU. Her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology is from the University of California, Berkeley. She joined Genentech as a senior research associate in August 2014. (In IRACDA program May 2012 – July 2014.)
Jamila Newton, PhD, did her postdoc under the mentorship of Dr. Alison W. Xu at UCSF’s diabetes center and the department of anatomy. Her SFSU teaching mentor was Winifred Denetclaw. Her PhD is from Harvard University. She is currently a research scholar at Georgetown University. (In IRACDA program May 2008 - August 2011, last 4 months on ARRA.)
Gloria Ortiz, PhD continues as a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Danica Fujimori’s Lab in the Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology department. Dr. Ortiz is interested in identifying chemical tools to interrogate the epigenetic protein KDM5A that is often overexpressed and amplified in cancers. (Appointed to SOM Dean's Funding July 2020 - June 2021)
Amber Paasch, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Katie Pollard's lab at the Gladstone Institute and the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The Pollard lab develops statistical and computational methods for the analysis of massive biomedical datasets, and research focuses on emerging technologies for genomics, mass spectrometry, and imaging. Dr. Paasch used comparative genomics to study functional trait evolution in bacteria. (Appointed to IRACDA October 2017 - October 2019)
Mayra B. Pastore, PhD worked under Dr. Holly Ingraham lab in the Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology. She is now a Senior Medical Science Liaison with Kyverna Therapeutics. (Appointed to IRACDA September 2016 - August 2019).
Joana Paulino, PhD is a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Robert Stroud’s lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. (Associated, SOM Deans Funding, January 2022 - December 2023)
Alex Payumo, PhD is now an Assistant Professor at San Jose State University. While at UCSF, he was a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Guo Huang at the Cardiovascular Research Institute. (In IRACDA program February 2017 - February 2020, AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship February - August 2020)
Alberto Rascón, PhD worked under mentor Dr. Jim McKerrow lab at UCSF. He is currently Associate Professor of Biochemistry at San Jose State University. (In IRACDA program January 2011 – August 2013.)
Carlos Rodríguez, PhD remains a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Thea Tlsty's lab in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Rodríguez' joined UCSF after obtaining his PhD from the University of Wisconsin Madison. (Appointed to IRACDA October 2017 - April 2021)
Ruben Rodriguez, PhD is now a Scientist with Carmot Therapeutics and a Review Editor for Frontiers, having completed his postdoctoral training with Holly Ingraham's Lab. (Appointed to IRACDA September 2018 - July 2021)
Erica Sanchez, PhD is now an Assistant Professor for University of Texas at Dallas, and prior to that was an Assistant Professor of Biology at San Fransisco State University. At UCSF, she was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Mark Von Zastrow's lab in the Department of Psychiatry. (In IRACDA September 2016 - January 2020, Ford Fellowship September 2018-2019)
Shermel Sherman, MS, PhD was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Holly Ingraham's lab in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. (Appointed to IRACDA September 2020 - May 2022)
Nicholas Silva, PhD is a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Anna Molofsky’s lab in the Department of Psychiatry and the Weill Institute for Neurosciences at UCSF. (Appointed to IRACDA August 2019 - February 2022, K99 MOSAIC August 2023)
Dr. Olivia Sims is now a Senoir Alliance and Business Development Manager for UCSF's Innovation Ventures. She was a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Melanie Ott’s lab at Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology in the UCSF division of Gastroenterology. (In IRACDA February 2014 - November 2017)
Jillian Silva, PhD, worked under the mentorship of Dr. Martin McMahon at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCSF. Now, she is a Senior Scientist at Quanta Therapeutics. (In IRACDA program April 2009 – July 2013, NCI K Award July 2015 - June 2019)
Joe Udeochu, PhD is a Scientist with Regeneron after completing a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Li Gan's lab at Weill Cornell and the Gladstone Institutes. He received his PhD from UCSF in Biomedical Science (Neuroscience-Immunology focus). (Appointed to IRACDA October 2017-May 2019)
Christopher Villalta, PhD, worked under mentor Dr. Anita Sil in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UCSF. His PhD in Microbiology is from UC Berkeley. In April 2015, he began a position in Bioinformatics and Assay Development at Invitae, a San Francisco based genetic screening company. He is currently a Bioinformatics Scientist with Natera. (In IRACDA program January 2012 - April 2015)
Bradley Voytek, PhD, worked under mentor Dr. Adam Gazzaley in UCSF’s department of Neurology. His PhD in Neuroscience is from UC Berkeley. He is currently Professor, Cognitive Science, at UC San Diego. (In IRACDA program September 2011 - February 2014)
Zer Vue, PhD is continuing postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt University after completing a postdoc in Dr. Jeffrey Bush's lab in the department of Cell & Tissue Biology. Dr. Vue received her PhD from Baylor College of Medicine. (Appointed to IRACDA October 2018 - June 2021)
Zara Weinberg, PhD studies how cells use their limited senses to understand the unlimited complexity of their environment in Dr. Hana El Samad’s lab in the department of Biochemistry & Biophysics. (Appointed to IRACDA August 2020 - January 2022, K99 MOSAIC May 2023 - Pres.)
Corin White, PhD is now a Teaching Assistant Professor at the Unviersity of Arizona. As an IRACDA postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Joseph DeRisi's lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. (In IRACDA January 2016 - January 2018)
Marquitta White, PhD is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and K-Scholar in Dr. Esteban Burchard's lab at UCSF focusing on asthma research. The Burchard Lab identified several single variants significantly associated with pediatric bronchodilator response (BDR) in Latino and African American populations. Dr. White's research identifies and characterizes the genetic and environmental factors contributing to genetic architecture of BDR in Latino populations. (In IRACDA September 2014 - June 2017, NIHLBI K Award February 2018 - present)
