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Lab Alumni

Grad Students:

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Christian Casas

2020 - 2023 

Training: 
Undergraduate Studies, B.S. 
University of California, Davis (UCD) 
Department of Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior

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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:

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Vanessa Sanchez

2022 - 2023

Now:  
Ph.D. student
(UC Merced)

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Lexie Haralson

2022 - 2023

 

Now:

Genetic Counseling Assistant 

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Marcos Peech

2022 - 2023

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Samantha Smedshammer

2022 - 2023

Now:  
MS student
San Diego State University

 

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Lauren Matthews

2021 - 2022

Now:  
Research analyst 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

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Grace Hazel

2021 - 2022

Now:
Research technician 

LGC, Biosearch Technologies

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Shu Ming (Annie) Huang

2021 - 2022

Now:
Research technician

Twist Biosciences

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Katlyn Benton

2021

Now:  
Biology Teacher, Wallenberg High School
(MS, University of San Francisco)

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Angelica Aguilar

2019 - 2021

Now:  
Research Associate

Conception Bio
(MS, SFSU/UCSF, Wendell Lim lab)

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Shayla Shahar

2019 - 2021

Now:  
MS student
San Diego State University, Scott Kelley :Lab

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Breanna Lee

2020 - 2021

Now:  
Pharmacy student
University of the Pacific

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Kayla Arce

2020 - 2021

Now:  
Laboratory Research Assistant

Breakthrough Genomics

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Alissa Padilla

2020 - 2021

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Marissa Cerros

2020 - 2021

Egret

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:

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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)

Samv Ruk, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2023)

Luke Negri, Maria Carillo High School (Summer 2023)

Danya Ali, Maria Carillo High School (Summer 2022)

Sammy Coopersmith, Casa Grande High School (Summer 2022)

Julia Simon, Cardinal Newman High School (Summer 2022); Undergraduate student (Duke University)

Sabrina Piana Cervantes, Windsor High School (2019-2020); Undergraduate student (UCSC)