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Academic Profiles

Former Mentees in Full Time Academic Positions with Active Research Positions

Kelly Doran, PhD

Kelly Doran, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 1999-07
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Univ. Colorado

George Liu, MD, PhD

George Liu, MD, PhD
Pediatric ID Fellow 2001-06
Professor  &  Div. Chief Infectious Diseases, UCSD

Deepali Kumar, MD, FCRCP, MSc

Deepali Kumar, MD, FCRCP, MSc
Infect. Dis. Fellow 1999-00
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto

Amanda Lewis, PhD

Amanda Lewis, PhD
Grad Student 2002-06
Postgraduate 2006-09
Professor, UCSD

Adriana Tremoulet, MD, MAS

Adriana Tremoulet, MD, MAS
K23 Mentee 2007-11
Professor, Assc. Dir
Clin Research UCSD

Shauna McGillivray, PhD

Shauna McGillivray, PhD
Postgrad Scholar, 2005-09
Assoc. Professor of Biology
Texas Christian University

Carole Peyssonnaux, PhD

Carole Peyssonnaux, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2003-06
Dir of Research, INSERM
Institute Cochin, Paris

Aaron Carlin, MD, PhD

Aaron Carlin, MD, PhD
PhD, BMS 2003-07
Assc Professor
Assc Dir UCSD

Annelies Zinkernagel, MD, PhD

Annelies Zinkernagel, MD, PhD
PhD via SBMRI 2005-08
Professor & Director
U of Zurich, Switzerland

Fabiano Pinheiro Da Silva, MD, PhD

Fabiano Pinheiro Da Silva, MD, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2007-09
Assc Professor
U Sao Paolo, Brazil

Suzan Rooijakkers, PhD

Suzan Rooijakkers, PhD
Postgrad Scholar, 2008-09
Professor, Medical Micro.
Utrecht U, Netherlands

Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, PhD

Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, PhD
Postdoc Fellow, 2008-10
Professor, U of Vet Med, U of Hannover 

Laura Crotty-Alexander, MD

Laura Crotty-Alexander, MD
Postdoc Fellow 2008-11
Assoc. Professor UCSD
Dir Pulmonary Med VA

Kathryn Akong-Moore, MD, PhD

Kathryn Akong-Moore, MD, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2009-11
Asst Prof, UCSD, Dir Cystic
Fibrosis Program, Rady's

Cheryl Okumura, PhD

Cheryl Okumura, PhD
Postdoc Fellow, 2008-12
Assc Professor of Biology
Occidental College

Masaya Yamaguchi, DDS, PhD

Masaya Yamaguchi, DDS, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2012-14
Assoc Professor, Osaka
U. School of Dentistry

Nina Van Sorge, PharmD, PhD

Nina Van Sorge, PharmD, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2006-11
Professor, University
of Amsterdan, Netherlands

Yung-Chi Chang, PhD

Yung-Chi Chang, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2007-12
Asst Project Sci 2012-14

Assc Professor, National
Taiwan University, Taipei

David Gonzalez, PhD

David Gonzalez, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2011-14
Assc Professor 
UCSD School of Med

Ismael Secundino, PhD

Ismael Secundino, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2009-14
Assc Professor, U de La
Salle Bajio School of Dentistry

Chris LaRock, PhD

Chris LaRock, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2013-2017
Assc Professor, Emory U
School of Medicine

Jacqueline Kimmey, PhD

Jacqueline Kimmey, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2016-2019
Asst Professor
UC Santa Cruz

Monika Kumaraswamy, MD

Monika Kumaraswamy, MD
Infect. Dis. Fellow 2013-16
Assc Professor, UCSD
Assc Dir Clin Micro Lab, VA

Angela Meier, MD, PhD

Angela Meier, MD, PhD
Jr Faculty 2013-present
Assc Professor of
Anesthesiology, UCSD

Kathryn Patras, PhD

Kathryn Patras, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2015-19
Asst Professor
Baylor College of Med

Angelica Riestra, PhD

Angelica Riestra, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2015-20
Asst Professor of
Biology, SDSU

Erlinda (Chulie) Ulloa, MD

Erlinda (Chulie) Ulloa, MD
Postdoc Fellow 2017-20
Asst Professor
UC Irvine and CHOC

Nicholas Dillon, PhD

Nicholas Dillon, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2017-21
Asst Prof of Biology
U of Texas Dallas

Anabel Flores Arenas, PhD

Anabel Flores Arenas, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2020-21
Asst Prof of Biology
Cal Baptist University

Shelley Lawrence, MD

Shelley Lawrence, MD
Jr Faculty Mentee 2015-21
Assc Prof of Biology
University of Utah

Leo Lin, MD, PhD

Leo Lin, MD, PhD
PhD, BMS 2012-16
Asst Prof, U Utah, Dir
Clin Immunol ARUP Labs

Alison Coady, PhD

Alison Coady, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2015-22
Asst. Professor, UT 
Medical Branch Galveston

Yujiro Hirose, MD, PhD

Yujiro Hirose, MD, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2010-22
Assc Professor, Osaka U
Grad School of Dentistry

Jonathan Baker, PhD

Jonathan Baker, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2021-23
Asst Professor, School 
of Dentistry, OHSU

Other Lab Alumni

Industry Alumni: Alumni with positions in Biopharma, Biotechnology, Clinical Laboratory, Science Policy, or Science Communication Professions

Other Alumni: Former staff