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Former Mentees in Biopharma, Biotechnology, Clinical Laboratory, Science Policy, or Science Communication Professions

Vivekananda Datta, MD, PhD

Vivekananda Datta, MD, PhD
PhD, Mol Path 1999-05
Lab Dir, Pathologist
Natl Lab for Cancer Res

Morgan Pence, PhD, D(ABMM)

Morgan Pence, PhD, D(ABMM)
PhD, BMS 2007-12
Dir at Cook Children's
Health Care System

Laura Kwinn Wolf, PhD

Laura Kwinn Wolf, PhD
PhD, BMS 2001-06
Director, US
Department of HHS

Heather Maisey Buschman, PhD

Heather Maisey Buschman, PhD
PhD, Mol Path 2003-08
Asst Dir Communications &
Media Relations, UCSD

Ericka Anderson, PhD, MBA

Ericka Anderson, PhD, MBA
Postdoc Fellow 2011-15
Venture Fellow, Sullivan
Cntr for Entrepreneurship

Shannon Weiman, PhD

Shannon Weiman, PhD
PhD, BMS 2007--09
Sr. Comm Manager
Keystone Symposia

Tamara Bhandari, PhD

Tamara Bhandari, PhD
PhD, BMS 2009--13
Sr. Med Sci Writer 
Washington University

Ross Corriden, PhD

Ross Corriden, PhD
PostdocFellow 2012-14
Assc Dir Immunology
Neuron23, San Francisco

Nina Haste, PharmD, PhD

Nina Haste, PharmD, PhD
PhD, BMS 2008-11
Infectious Disease
Pharmacist Specialist, UCSD 

Andrés Valderrama, PhD

Andrés Valderrama, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2013-20
Senior Scientist
Arcturus Therapeutics

Jeffery Locke, PhD

Jeffery Locke, PhD
PhD. Marine Bio 2005-08
Dir of Microbiology
Cidara Therapeutics

Anjuli Timmer, PhD

Anjuli Timmer, PhD
PhD, Mol Path 2004-08
Postdoc Fellow 2008-10
VP of Ops, Aardvark Ther

John Buchanan, PhD

John Buchanan, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2002-05
Asst. Research Sci 2006-08
CEO, Ctr for Aquaculture Tech

Jason Cole, PhD

Jason Cole, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2008-13
Asst Project Sci 2013-15

Group Leader, Cidara Therap

Andrew Hollands, PhD

Andrew Hollands, PhD
PhD via U Wollongong 2008-11
Postdoc Fellow 2011-14

Group Leader, InhibRx

Jason Munguia, PhD

Jason Munguia, PhD
PhD, BMS 2012-16
Senior Scientist
Forge Therapeutics

Simon Döhrmann, PhD

Simon Döhrmann, PhD
PhD via Humboldt U 2013-15
Postdoc Fellow 2015-16
Sr. Sci, Cidara Therapeutics

Markus Roupé, PhD

Markus Roupé, PhD
Postdoc Fellow, 2010-12
Dir of Biology, Hansa 
Biopharma AB, Sweden

Ann Lin, PhD

Ann Lin, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2011-15
Dir of Business Develop
Pharmaron, La Jolla

Janet Liu, PhD

Janet Liu, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2014-18
Dir of Microbiology
Emery Pharma, Oakland

Doris LaRock, PhD

Doris LaRock, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2014-17
Asst. Scientist, Emory
U School of Medicine

Federico Beasley, PhD

Federico Beasley, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2011-14
Field Application Scientist
Taconic Biosciences

Xaviar Lauth, PhD

Xaviar Lauth, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2000-03
Dir of Innovation, Cntr
for Aquaculture Tech

Sasha Kristian, PhD

Sasha Kristian, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2003-07
Scientific Director of
Infectious Diseases, GSK

Ohn Chow, MD, PhD

Ohn Chow, MD, PhD
PhD, BMS 2006-10
Clinical Resarch 
Director, Sanofi

Bryan Hancock, PhD

Bryan Hancock, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2017-18
Sr. Scientist, Cancer 
Immnol Fate Therapeutics

Syed Raza, PhD

Syed Raza, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2011-14
Asst Project Sci 2014-17
Director, ImmunityBio 

Bernice Aguilar, PhD

Bernice Aguilar, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2012-15
Principal Scientist
Grifols Biologics, LA

Tamara Escajadillo, PhD

Tamara Escajadillo, PhD
PhD, BMS 2015-18
Patent Agent
Biolegend, San Diego 

Stephanie Heberlein, PhD

Stephanie Heberlein, PhD
PhD, BMS 2017-18
Research Scientist
Kyowa Kirin, La Jolla

Ingrid Cornax, DVM, PhD

Ingrid Cornax, DVM, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2017-18
Assc Sci Direc Pathology
Janssen Laboratory (J&J)

Nina Gao, PhD

Nina Gao, PhD
PhD, BMS 2016-21
CPEP Clin Micro Fellow
University of Maryland

Sun-Mi Choi, MD, PhD

Sun-Mi Choi, MD, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2018-21
CPEP Clin Micrology
Fellow, UCLA

Alison Vrbanac, PhD

Alison Vrbanac, PhD
PhD, BMS 2016-20
Scientist
Siolta Therapeutics

Saugat Poudel, PhD

Saugat Poudel, PhD
PhD, BMS 2016-22
Data Scientist II
Palmona Pathogenomics

Elizabeth Montaño, PhD

Elizabeth Montaño, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2020-22
Microbiology Lab Director
Symbio, San Diego

Satoshi Uchiyama, MD, PhD

Satoshi Uchiyama, MD, PhD
Postdoc Fellow 2007-10
Asst Project Sci 2011-23
Principal Sci, Cello Therap