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Jim Harber
Position After UCSB:
Oxnard College
Sherry Hikita
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist at Asterias Biotherapeutics
Years in Lab:
2007-2014
Qirui Hu
Years in Lab:
2007-2016
Graduate Students
Suchitra Batni
Position After UCSB:
Research Consultant, Invitrogen
Years in Lab:
1998-2000
Dave Buchholz
Position After UCSB:
Postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller University
Years in Lab:
2011-2012
Luis Campos
Position After UCSB:
Co-mentor with Craig Hawker; Professor, Columbia University
Years in Lab:
2007-2010
Esther Choi
Position After UCSB:
Director, Global Regulatory Science, Bristol-Myers Squibb International, Brussels, Belgium
Years in Lab:
1992-1994
Lisa Conti
Position After UCSB:
Project Scientist in the Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering
Years in Lab:
2008-2012
Sherry Hikita
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist at Asterias Biotherapeutics
Years in Lab:
2005-2007
Hai Lin
Position After UCSB:
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Years in Lab:
1996-1998
Christina Seigel
Position After UCSB:
Medical Consultant
Years in Lab:
2001-2003
Kevin Wingerd
Position After UCSB:
Chief Technology Officer at Medical Countermeasure Systems, Frederick, MD
Years in Lab:
2003-2005
Zhuojin Xu
Position After UCSB:
Senior Scientist, Allogene Therapeutics, South San Francisco CA
Years in Lab:
2011-2012
Technical Staff
Rebekah Ashley
Position After UCSB:
Associate Scientist II at Biogen Idec
Years in Lab:
2011
Nishita Avula
Position After UCSB:
California State University Channel Islands CIRM Bridges Intern
Years in Lab:
2013
Faizan Azhar
Years in Lab:
2023
Molly Baker
Position After UCSB:
Medical School, University of California Irvine
Years in Lab:
2010
Amy Bradshaw
Position After UCSB:
Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina
Years in Lab:
1995
Gordon Cann
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist at Department of Diagnostic Research, Illumina, Inc., Hayward, California
Years in Lab:
1995
Tracy Clevenger
Position After UCSB:
Associate Scientist for Acerta Pharma
Years in Lab:
2010-2016
Amy Corsa
Position After UCSB:
Sr. Research Associate II, Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA
Years in Lab:
1999
Roxanne Croze
Position After UCSB:
Postdoctoral Researcher at UCSF
Years in Lab:
2010-2015
Brian Culley
Position After UCSB:
Chief Business Officer, Adventrx Pharmaceuticals
Years in Lab:
1996
Anne Curtis
Position After UCSB:
Pursing PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry at Boston University
Years in Lab:
2021-2023
Julian Davis
Position After UCSB:
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital (UPenn)
Years in Lab:
2009
Erin Tolhurst Dunkle
Position After UCSB:
UCSB Lecturer
Years in Lab:
2006
Mark Eckley
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist, National Institute for Aging
Years in Lab:
1996
David Forest
Years in Lab:
2013-2015
Dennis Gervin
Position After UCSB:
Vice President of Student Learning, Columbia College, Sonora, CA
Years in Lab:
1995
Manpreet Goraya
Years in Lab:
2011
Sherry Hikita
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist at Asterias Biotherapeutics
Years in Lab:
1999-2005
Susan Jacques
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, Amgen Inc
Years in Lab:
2003
Jennifer Keswani
Position After UCSB:
Doctor of Osteopathy, Columbus, Ohio
Years in Lab:
2004
Lyndsay Leach
Position After UCSB:
Postdoctoral Associate at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Years in Lab:
2010-2015
Sergiu Leu
Position After UCSB:
Care Giver
Years in Lab:
2010
Charles McDermott
Position After UCSB:
Executive Vice President of Business Development for Kala Pharmaceuticals
Years in Lab:
1999
Linda Mullick
Position After UCSB:
High School Teacher, Chico
Years in Lab:
1999
Vignesh Nadar
Position After UCSB:
Process Development Scientist at Stanford Medicine
Years in Lab:
2012-2014 2016-2019
Sandra Nakasone
Position After UCSB:
Graduate Research Assistant at Duke University
Years in Lab:
2012
Jennil Patel
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, City of Hope
Years in Lab:
2011
Britney Pennington
Position After UCSB:
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara
Years in Lab:
2008-2014
Chelsea Presbry
Position After UCSB:
Doctor of Osteopathy in Phoenix, AZ
Years in Lab:
2011
Fayth Risler
Years in Lab:
2022-2023
Teisha Rowland
Position After UCSB:
Medical Writer, Colorado
Years in Lab:
2011
Anukriti Sharma
Years in Lab:
2012
Elson Shih
Years in Lab:
2011-2016
Kelsy Siegel
Position After UCSB:
Biomedical Engineer at Agilent Technologies
Years in Lab:
2015-2017
Billy Wayne
Position After UCSB:
Sr Research Associate, Amgen Inc; Business Manager - Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering, UCSB
Years in Lab:
2000-2005; 2019-2022
Undergraduate Students
Michael Abrouk
Position After UCSB:
UCI School of Medicine Student
Cassidy Arnold
Position After UCSB:
Associate Director, Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering, UCSB
Years in Lab:
2009-2010
W. Jason Atienza
Position After UCSB:
MD, George Washington; Alta Bates Medical Rehabilitation, Berkeley, CA
Years in Lab:
1994-1995
Mark Avdalovic
Position After UCSB:
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin; Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, UC Davis
Years in Lab:
1990-1991
Joe Babaie
Position After UCSB:
Manager at Siemens Health Center Diagnostics
Years in Lab:
1996-1997
Kathryn Blaschke
Position After UCSB:
PhD Graduate Student at UC San Francisco
Years in Lab:
2005-2007
Alison Blaschke
Position After UCSB:
Regulatory Affairs Associate II, Rotational Development Program at Gilead Sciences
Years in Lab:
2011-2012
Corrie Bott
Position After UCSB:
Teaching Credential Program, UCSB
Years in Lab:
1998-1999
Aaron Bright
Position After UCSB:
MD, UC Irvine; Medical Director, Emergency Department, St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles
Years in Lab:
1994-1995
Cate Carbone
Position After UCSB:
Graduate Student Brown University
Christine Chen
Years in Lab:
1997
Robert Chen
Position After UCSB:
MD PhD, UC Irvine; Dermatology Resident, UC San Diego
Years in Lab:
1991-1992
Phallaraingsey Chhay
Years in Lab:
2013-2016
Dylan Choi
Years in Lab:
2021
Tom Clayton
Years in Lab:
2003
Christopher Cummings
Position After UCSB:
Director of Research Development The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute and Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Years in Lab:
1992
Diane D-H. Nguyen
Position After UCSB:
MD Tufts; Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
Years in Lab:
1997-1998
Zalalem Dawit
Position After UCSB:
PhD Program, Renneslar Polytechnic University
Years in Lab:
2008
Zelalem Dawit
Position After UCSB:
PhD Program, Renneslar Polytechnic University
Years in Lab:
2008
Ezana Demisse
Years in Lab:
2010
Sarah Dickson
Position After UCSB:
ESL Teacher, Santa Barbara, CA
Years in Lab:
1999-2000
Josh Dorst
Position After UCSB:
Lab Technician at USC School of Pharmacy
Years in Lab:
2009-2013
Lauren Doss
Position After UCSB:
UCSF Medical Student
Years in Lab:
2008-2009
Vivian Erickson
Position After UCSB:
PhD Graduate Student at Stanford
Years in Lab:
2003-2006
Jeff Ferrari
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, Bioresponse, Menlo Park, CA
Years in Lab:
1989-1990
Michael Foley
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, Santa Cruz Biotechnology
Years in Lab:
1993-1994
Sebastian Fonseco
Years in Lab:
2016
Andrew Garcia
Phil Gil
Position After UCSB:
Medical School, UC San Diego
Ben Grable
Position After UCSB:
Medical School, University of Pittsburg
Years in Lab:
2000-2001
Nicholas Greene
Years in Lab:
2014
Leah Greer
Position After UCSB:
DVM, UC Davis; Chief Veterinarian, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA
Years in Lab:
1989
Mitchell Hee
Jeffrey Holden
Position After UCSB:
MD, UC Irvine; Anaesthesiologist, West Valley Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Years in Lab:
1993-1994
Amy Howes
Position After UCSB:
PhD, UC San Diego; Postdoctoral fellow, Burnham Institute
Years in Lab:
1997-1998
Joy Huffman
Position After UCSB:
PhD, Oregon Health Sciences University; Postdoctoral fellow, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Years in Lab:
1993-1994
Andrew Hunter
Position After UCSB:
PhD, University of Washington; Postdoctoral fellow, Medical University of South Carolina
Years in Lab:
1991-1994
Gil Ivry
Position After UCSB:
DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Los Angeles, CA
Years in Lab:
2002-2003
John James, MD
Position After UCSB:
Chief of Student Health & Athletic Medicine, Yale University
Years in Lab:
1999-2000
Jacqueline Johnson
Position After UCSB:
MD, UC Los Angeles; Psychiatrist, Birmingham, AL
Years in Lab:
1989-1990
Rayelle Jones
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist, University of Chicago
Nico Kahl
Position After UCSB:
Medical School, UC Irvine
Kaitlin Kelly
Years in Lab:
2021-2023
Lisa Kinney
Position After UCSB:
Loma Linda Medical School
Years in Lab:
2002-2003
Ryan Knoles
Position After UCSB:
DVM, Los Altos, CA
Years in Lab:
2000-2001
Arash Koochek
Position After UCSB:
MPH, Johns Hopkins; Research Fellow, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Years in Lab:
1995-1996
Jonathan Kramer
Position After UCSB:
Medical student at Keck School of Medicine at USC
Years in Lab:
2007-2008
Ronald Lebel
Position After UCSB:
MA in Philosophy, CU at Boulder, CO
Years in Lab:
1990-1991
Gabe Li
Years in Lab:
2016
Stefan Lowenstein
Position After UCSB:
Medical Student, UCSF
Melanie Mark
Position After UCSB:
Project Manager, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Years in Lab:
1988
John Mason
Position After UCSB:
MD, Washington University
Years in Lab:
1989
Tara McDermott
Position After UCSB:
Medical Scribe and Transcriptionist at West Coast Vascular
Years in Lab:
2012
Sneha Menon
Nichol Goodman Miller
Position After UCSB:
PhD, UC San Diego; Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, San Diego, Moores Cancer Center
Years in Lab:
2000-2001
Adam Miller
Position After UCSB:
Teaching Credential, UC Berkeley
Years in Lab:
1988-1989
Stephen Morris
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, Alelergan, Inc; University of Vermont Medical School
Years in Lab:
2003-2006
James P. Murphy
Position After UCSB:
MA, UCSB; Vice President, Global Clinical Trials
Years in Lab:
1995-1996
Jonathan Myers
Position After UCSB:
MD, NYU; Bariatric Surgeon, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Years in Lab:
1992-1993
Gina Nuti
Position After UCSB:
Undergraduate student at UC Los Angeles; Allergan Inc.
Years in Lab:
2008
Beth Osterbauer
Position After UCSB:
Administrative Assistant for Physician
Years in Lab:
2001
Amy Pagel (Howes)
Position After UCSB:
PhD, UCSD; Postdoc., Burnham Institute
Years in Lab:
1997-1998
Laura Pashkowski
Position After UCSB:
Dental School
Years in Lab:
2006-2008
Ana Peredo
Years in Lab:
2015
Katie Pham
Jan Pring
Position After UCSB:
Touro University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Years in Lab:
1999-2000
Gabi Reeder
Years in Lab:
2014-2016
Andrew Reese
Years in Lab:
2005-2006
Rory Ritts
Position After UCSB:
Medical Student
Years in Lab:
2015-2017
Steve Rohan
Position After UCSB:
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Years in Lab:
1998-1999
Christian Saris
Position After UCSB:
Visiting Medical Student from Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Years in Lab:
2003-2004
Alison Schaeffer
Position After UCSB:
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine; Owner at Acupuncture Wellness Center
Years in Lab:
1997
David Sheyman
Years in Lab:
1993
Darren Singer
Position After UCSB:
MS, University of Northern Arizona; High School Teacher, Mass
Years in Lab:
1988-1989
Matt Smail
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, Doheny Eye Bank
Years in Lab:
2000-2001
Julie Snyder
Position After UCSB:
MD, Georgetown University
Years in Lab:
1989-1990
Peter Sullivan
Position After UCSB:
MD, UC Davis; Professor of Medicine, Dept. Internat. Med., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
Years in Lab:
1988-1990
Peter D. Sullivan
Position After UCSB:
Professor of Medicine, Oregon Heath Sciences
Kartik Sundaram
Years in Lab:
2022-2023
Brittany Taylor
Years in Lab:
2004
Katie Teague
Position After UCSB:
Research Administrator, Technical Associates Forensic Medicine, Ventura, CA
Years in Lab:
2003-2004
William Thi
Position After UCSB:
Medical Student at UCLA
Years in Lab:
2014-2016
Mike Tipswood
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, Amgen; Research Associate, Max Planck Institute, Dresden, Germany
Years in Lab:
1992-1994
Leslie Tong
Position After UCSB:
UCSF PhD Program
Years in Lab:
2007
Brendan Tribble
Position After UCSB:
MD, Northwest and Uniformed Services; Flight Surgeon, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, FL
Years in Lab:
1994-1995
Morgan Watson
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, UCSF Stem Cell Lab
Years in Lab:
2004-2005
Stuart Webb
Position After UCSB:
Program Manager, Cytori Therapeutics, San Diego, CA
Years in Lab:
2001-2002
Edward Weldon III
Position After UCSB:
MD, Boston University; Orthopedic Surgeon, Straub Hospital, Honolulu, HI
Years in Lab:
1989-1990
Alice Well
Position After UCSB:
Medical Technologist, Boulder, CO
Years in Lab:
1988
Derek Wiswell
Position After UCSB:
Research Associate, DNAX, Palo Alto, CA
Years in Lab:
2001-2002
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jada Bittle
Position After UCSB:
Graduate Student at the University of Iowa
Years in Lab:
2013-2014
Jose Leon
Position After UCSB:
Graduate School
Susanne Meyer
Position After UCSB:
Research Scientist UCSB
Liane Miller
Position After UCSB:
Medical Student, UCSF
