Hua Lab Alumni
Graduate Students
Catherine Quecan
2022-2025
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.A.
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Fezza Arshad
2021-2025
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
University of Punjab, Pakistan
Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Jemery (Jem) Morales
2020-2023
Now: Research Scientist, California Department of Public Health
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Department of Molecular Cell, and Developmental Biology
Christian Casas
2020 - 2023
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S. University of California, Davis (UCD)
Department of Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior
McKennah Goshgarian
2019 - 2021
Now: Medical student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S. San Diego State University (SDSU)
Department of Nutrition
Minor: Biology
Undergraduates
Gavin O'Loughlin
Summer 2025
Visiting undergraduate: Lewis and Clark University
Amada Castro Vega
2024-2025
Elena Gruber
2024-2025
Faviola Sanchez
2024-2025
Dora Avanzi Mesquita
Santa Rosa Junior College 2023-2024
Now: Undergraduate student, UCLA
Lucas Morthole
Summer 2024
Visiting undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Demitri Shami
2022 - 2024
Christian Quintero Plancarte
2022 - 2024
Salma Torres Lopez
2023 - 2024
Esha Malik
2023 - 2024
Now: MS student CSU LA
Vanessa Sanchez
2022 - 2023
Now: PhD student, UC Merced, Fred Wolf Lab
Lexie Haralson
2022 - 2023
Now: MS student, Genetic Counseling Program
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Marcos Peech
2022 - 2023
Now: Technician, Abbott Laboratories
Samantha Smedshammer
2022 - 2023
Now: MS student San Diego State University, Angelica Riestra Lab
Lauren Matthews
2021 - 2022
Now: Research analyst BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Grace Hazel
2021 - 2022
Now: Research technician LGC, Biosearch Technologies
Shu Ming (Annie) Huang
2021 - 2022
Now: Research technician Twist Biosciences
Katlyn Benton
2021
Now: Biology Teacher, Wallenberg High School (MS, University of San Francisco)
Angelica Aguilar
2019 - 2021
Now: Research Associate Conception Bio (MS, SFSU/UCSF, Wendell Lim lab)
Shayla Shahar
2019 - 2021
Now: MS student San Diego State University, Scott Kelley Lab
Breanna Lee
2020 - 2021
Now: Pharmacy student University of the Pacific
Kayla Arce
2020 - 2021
Now: Laboratory Research Assistant Breakthrough Genomics
Alissa Padilla
2020 - 2021
Marissa Cerros
2020 - 2021
Mary Gracy Antony
2020
Now: MS Student San Francisco State University, Pleuni Pennings Lab
Sarah Broacha
Summer 2020
Visiting undergraduate: San Diego State University
Lauren Frank
Spring 2020
Now: Physician's Assistant Student Midwestern University
Research Assistants
Pingping (Joanna) Cai
2019 - 2023
Undergraduate Studies, B.S. San Francisco State University (SFSU)
Department of Biology
Now: Research Associate Vicinitas Therapeutics
High School Students
Cora Morthole, Montgomery High School (Summer 2025)
Miguel Cruz Perez, Rancho Cotate High School (Summer 2025)
Patrick Gao, Amador Valley High School (Summer 2025)
Saanvi Kohli, Sonoma Academy (Summer 2025)
Amelia Wickersham, Healdsburg High School (Spring intern 2025)
Meher Dhiman, Healdsburg High School (Spring intern 2025, and Summer 2025)
Gwen Brocket, Cardinal Newman High School (Summer 2024)
Now: Undergraduate student (Duke University)
Harrison Walker, San Marin High School (Summer 2024)
Allen Phuong, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2023)
Now: Undergraduate student (University of Pennsylvania)
Samv Ruk, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2023)
Now: Undergraduate student (UC Berkeley)
Luke Negri, Maria Carillo High School (Summer 2023)
Now: Undergraduate student (UCLA)
Danya Ali, Maria Carillo High School (Summer 2022)
Sammy Coopersmith, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2022)
Now: Undergraduate student (Harvard University)
Julia Simon, Cardinal Newman High School (Summer 2022)
Now: Undergraduate student (Duke University)
Sabrina Piana Cervantes, Windsor High School (2019-2020)
Now: Undergraduate student (UC Santa Cruz)