Hua Lab Alumni
Graduate Students
Jason Romero
2023-2026
Now: EH&S Specialist, The Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
University of California, Davis (UCD)
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Emerson Herrmann
2022-2025
Now: Lab technician, LGC Biosearch
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Catherine Quecan
2022-2025
Now: Veterinary Assistant, East Hills Veterinary Hospital
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
Gabriel (Gabe) Quintero Plancarte
2021-2025
Now: QC Chemist, Abbott Laboratories
Training:
Undergraduate Studies, B.S.
Sonoma State University (SSU)
Department of Biology
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
Belia Zetter Angulo
2026
Jillian Gonzalez
2025-2026
Now: Research Technician, UCSF, Oscar Aguilar lab
Bella Bibayoff
2025-2026
Now: PhD student, UC Davis
Shelby Giannamore
2024-2026
Now: MS student, Brown University
Omoefe Odiase
2024-2026
Sarah Sanchez Hurtado
2024-2026
Kieran Chiddix
2024-2026
Now: PhD student, Texas A&M University, Lindsay Dawson lab
Natalie Groszmann
2025
Honey Yune Yune Oo
2025
Anthony Hernandez
2025
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)
Now: Undergraduate student (UC Berkeley)
Miguel Cruz Perez, Rancho Cotate High School (Summer 2025)
Now: Undergraduate student (UC Berkeley)
Patrick Gao, Amador Valley High School (Summer 2025)
Saanvi Kohli, Sonoma Academy (Summer 2025)
Now: Undergraduate student (Northwestern University)
Amelia Wickersham, Healdsburg High School (Spring intern 2025)
Meher Dhiman, Healdsburg High School (Spring intern 2025, and Summer 2025)
Now: Undergraduate student (Stanford University)
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)