Lab Alumni
![Shayla S in the lab Student doing pipetting in a lab](/sites/biology/files/styles/landscape_9_5_720_x_400/public/2023-10/New%20Hua%20Lab.jpg?h=52d3fcb6&itok=T9MX0N1p)
Hua Lab Site
Grad Students:
![Christian Casas Portrait of former Grad Student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/Christian%20Casas%20-%20Hua%20Lab.jpg?h=12f5b6a4&itok=HbI9wP58)
Christian Casas
2020 - 2023
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
University of California, Davis (UCD)
Department of Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior
![McKennah G Portrait of former Grad Student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/Hua%20lab%20MG%20headshot.jpg?h=1237e46a&itok=iyle3nNE)
McKennah Goshgarian
2019 - 2021
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
San Diego State University (SDSU)
Department of Nutrition
Minor: Biology
Now:
Medical student
(Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
Undergraduate Students:
![Vanessa S Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/sanchez.png?h=160587be&itok=JAUwm1tE)
Vanessa Sanchez
2022 - 2023
Now:
Ph.D. student
(UC Merced)
![Lexie H Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/hualab_lh.jpg?h=e8a4dba7&itok=mwL80ApT)
Lexie Haralson
2022 - 2023
Now:
Genetic Counseling Assistant
University of Nebraska Medical Center
![Marcos P Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/peech_0.png?h=e13e3223&itok=u1NcYSQD)
Marcos Peech
2022 - 2023
![Samantha S Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-10/hua_lab_ss.jpg?itok=VxyX4VXR)
Samantha Smedshammer
2022 - 2023
Now:
MS student
San Diego State University
![Lauren M Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/lm_hua_webpage_lh.jpg?h=b69082c5&itok=7O_nAktd)
Lauren Matthews
2021 - 2022
Now:
Research analyst
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
![Grace H Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/gracehazelhua_lab.jpg?h=da2dd43c&itok=7Hg0t8u0)
Grace Hazel
2021 - 2022
Now:
Research technician
LGC, Biosearch Technologies
![Annie H. Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/hua_lab_annie_0.jpg?h=7e6491b1&itok=Ljdd1jZS)
Shu Ming (Annie) Huang
2021 - 2022
Now:
Research technician
Twist Biosciences
![Katlyn B Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/kb_image_hua_website_0.jpg?h=35b1f691&itok=_Z1wwJ4X)
Katlyn Benton
2021
Now:
Biology Teacher, Wallenberg High School
(MS, University of San Francisco)
![Angelica A Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-10/Hua%20lab%20AA%20headshot.jpg?itok=xiUU_7Mc)
Angelica Aguilar
2019 - 2021
Now:
Research Associate
Conception Bio
(MS, SFSU/UCSF, Wendell Lim lab)
![Shayla S Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/Hua%20lab%20SS%20headshot.jpg?h=b2b2fe16&itok=siGI1DSO)
Shayla Shahar
2019 - 2021
Now:
MS student
San Diego State University, Scott Kelley :Lab
![Breanna L Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/breannalee-sm.jpg?h=57ac3c9e&itok=Jy7BNz-T)
Breanna Lee
2020 - 2021
Now:
Pharmacy student
University of the Pacific
![Kayla A Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/kayla-sm.jpg?h=57ac3c9e&itok=NsNtXzCG)
Kayla Arce
2020 - 2021
Now:
Laboratory Research Assistant
Breakthrough Genomics
![Alissa P Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/Padilla.jpg?h=b1ad5166&itok=X89gwX0J)
Alissa Padilla
2020 - 2021
![Marissa C Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/Marissa%20C.png?h=7a3d6923&itok=T2g4V1hV)
Marissa Cerros
2020 - 2021
![San Diego Bird Egret](/sites/biology/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-10/EgretBW.jpg?itok=SwXrZ5T4)
Mary Gracy Antony
2020
Now: MS Student
San Francisco State University, Pleuni Pennings Lab
Sarah Broacha
Summer 2020
Visiting San Diego State Undergraduate
Lauren Frank
Spring 2020
Now: Physician's Assistant Student
Midwestern University
Research Assistants:
![Joanna C Portrait of former UG student](/sites/biology/files/styles/square_800_x_800/public/2023-10/joanna_cai.jpg?h=a66b317e&itok=hpmmg_ZU)
Pingping (Joanna) Cai
2019 - 2023
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
San Francisco State University (SFSU)
Department of Biology
Now:
Research Associate
Vicinitas Therapeutics
High School Students:
Allen Phuong, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2023); Undergraduate student (University of Pennsylvania)
Samv Ruk, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2023); Undergraduate student (UC Berkeley)
Luke Negri, Maria Carillo High School (Summer 2023)
Danya Ali, Maria Carillo High School (Summer 2022)
Sammy Coopersmith, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2022); Undergraduate student (Harvard University)
Julia Simon, Cardinal Newman High School (Summer 2022); Undergraduate student (Duke University)
Sabrina Piana Cervantes, Windsor High School (2019-2020); Undergraduate student (UC Santa Cruz)