Previous Postdoctoral Fellows (and current position)

Qian Cao, PhD  (2019-2024)  Current position: Research Scientist, Stanford Microbiology & Immunology

Shwetha Shivaprasad, PhD (2016-2021)  Current position: Faculty Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India

Tatsinda Spears, PhD (2011-2016)  Current position: Clinical Research Management San Francisco Bay Area

Selena Sagan, PhD (2009-2013)  Current position: Professor, Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, BC Canada

Teresa Abraham, PhD (2008-2011)  Current position: Director, Scientific & Technical Partnerships, Click Diagnostics

Gabriele Fuchs, PhD (2007-2012)  Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at The RNA Institute, University at Albany, NY

Cara Pager, PhD (2006-2011)  Current position: Associate Professor at The RNA Institute, University at Albany, NY

Kara Norman, P4–2010)  Current position: Director of R&D, Diagnostic Development at Thermo Fisher Scientific, South San Francisco, CA

Karen Wehner, PhD (2002-2006)  Current position: Associate Director, Research Integrity, Johns Hopkins University, MD

Laura Almstead, PhD (2001-2007)  Current position: Senior Lecturer, Plant Biology, Nutrition & Food Sciences Dept. University of Vermont, VT

Alissa Lancaster, PhD (1997-2004)  Current position: High School Science Teacher, Portland, OR

Xiaoli Qin, PhD (1997-2003)  Current position: Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), Zenshine Pharma, Burlingame, CA

Kenneth Kuhn, PhD (1996-2001)  Current position: Research Scientist, Illumina, Inc. San Diego, CA

Shelly Waggoner, PhD (1992-1997)  Current position: Founder, BioLOGICAL Editing Company in Pennsylvania.

Chang-you Chen, PhD (1992-1995)  Current position: Senior Scientist, Exelixis, South San Francisco, CA

Susan Hoover, MD/PhD (1992-1996)  Current position: Resident, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Susan McBratney, PhD (1991-1996)  Current position: Science writer, Denver, CO

Soo-Kyung OH, PhD (1990-1994)  Deceased

Simon Hambidge, MD/PhD (1989-1992)  Current position: Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Kyle Johnson, PhD (1988-1994)  Current position: Associate Professor , Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas El Paso, TX

Sandra Jacobson, PhD (1987-1992)  Current position: Director of CalTrout's South Coast and Sierra Headwaters Regions, San Diego, CA

Lyle Najita, PhD (1987-1992)  Current position: Acupuncture, San Francisco, CA
 

Previous PhD Students (and current position)

Sylvia Schutz, PhD (2005-2008)  Current position: Research Scientist, Munich, Germany

Camille Diges, PhD (2004-2006)  Current position: Senior Researcher, BioRad, Hercules, CA

Erica Machlin Cox PhD (2007-2012) Current Position: Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs at Denali Therapeutics, SF Bay Area

Catherine Jopling, PhD (2002-2005)  Current position: Research Assistant, University of Nottingham, UK

Martin Bushell, PhD (2001-2004)  Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham, UK

Eric Jan, PhD (2000-2005)  Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Sunnie Thompson, PhD (1998-2005)  Current position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL

Li Kuo Kong, MD (1998-2004)  Current position: Private Practice, Oakland, CA

Kurt Gustin, PhD (1998-2002)  Current position: Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

Joan Wilson, PhD (1996-2000)  Current position: Commercial Development Scientist, Panomics, Fremont, CA

Mark Carter, PhD (1996-2005)  Current position: Research Associate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

Keith Gulyas, PhD (1995-2000)  Deceased

Aurelia Haller, PhD (1994-1997)  Current position: Global Regulatory Strategy  Leader, Vaccines and Biologics, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute, Denver, CO

Gregg Johannes, PhD (1994-1999)  Current position: Technical Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Qin Yang, PhD (1993-1996)  Current position: Research Associate. School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado HSC, Denver, CO

Narushi Iizuka, PhD (1992-1994)  Current position: Professor, Department of Virology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan

Dennis Macejak, PhD (1988-1992)  Current position: Senior Scientist, Colorado

Eric Simoes, MD (1988-1993)  Current position: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado HSC, Denver, CO
 

Previous Undergraduate Students (and current position)

Julia Drewes (2006-2007)  Currently a Biomedical Researcher in Baltimore, MD

Mia Lassiter (2008 SSRP /Amgen Scholar)  Currently in Winston-Salem, NC