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David Adamowicz
Email:
dadamowi@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title: Elucidating the Basis for Memory Impairment in Demnetia with Lewy Bodies
Thesis Lab: Fred Gage
Current Position: Resident, Psychiatry, UC San Diego
Publications
Cindy Liu
Email:
yhl016@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title: Ultrastructure of Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion Cell Circuitry in the Retina and Brain Regions that Mediate Light-Driven Behavior
Thesis Lab: Satchin Panda, Salk
Current Position: Resident, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
Geoff Weiner
Email:
gweiner@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Lake Forrest College (2008), B.A. Math & Biology
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title:
Thesis Lab: Jeff Goldberg
Current Position: Resident, Opthalmology, Stanford
Publications
2018
Amran Asadi
Email:
aasadi@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida (2008), B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Spatio-temporal patterns of active pulmonary vascular control
Thesis Lab: Kim Prisk
Current Position: Resident, Anesthesiology, Stanford
Publications
Greg Goldgof
Email:
ggoldgof@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2009), B.S. Computer Science and Biological Sciences, M.S. Bioengineering
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Drug Target Discovery Using Designer Drug Sensitive Yeast
Thesis Lab: Elizabeth Winzeler
Current Position: Resident, Pathology, UCSF
Publications
Aran Groves
Email:
agroves@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Northern Arizon (2008), B.S., Biology
Graduate Department: Neuroscience
Thesis Title: Astrocyte activity modulate by sphingosine 1-phosphate signaling in a multiple sclerosis model
Thesis Lab: Jerold Chun, TSRI
Current Position: Resident, Pediatric Neurology, UCLA
Publications
Cynthia Hsu
Email:
c6hsu@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington (2010), B.S. Biochemistry, Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Molecular mechanisms of MAP4K3-mediated autophagy induction
Thesis Lab: Al La Spada
Current Position: Resident Internal Medicine, UCSD
Publications
Michael Kramer
Email:
mkramer@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University (2009), B.A. Engineering
Graduate Department: Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
Thesis Title: Transformation of high-throughput data into hierarchal cellular models enables biological prediction and discovery
Thesis Lab: Trey Ideker
Current Position: Resident, Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish
Publications
Espoir Kyubwa
Email:
ekyubwa@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: UCSD (2010), B.S./M.S. Bioengineering
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Optogenetic Dissection of Cell Types and Circuits in Mouse Visual Cortex
Thesis Lab: Ed Callaway, Salk
Current Position:
Publications
Leo Lin
Email:
l2lin@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2003), B.A. Biology
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Exploring Antibiotic and Innate Immune Synergies to Treat Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Infections
Thesis Lab: Victor Nizet
Current Position: Resident, Pathology, University of Utah
Publications
2017
Neal Amin
Email:
neamin@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Columbia University (2008), B.S. Biochemistry
Graduate Department: BMS
Thesis Title: The motor neuron-microRNA (miR-218) regulates a gene network required for nerve-muscles interaction
Thesis Lab: Sam Pfaff, Salk
Current Position: Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford
Publications
Sagar Bapat
Email:
sbapat@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2009), B.S., Chemistry
Graduate Department: BMS
Thesis Title: Immunology of Aging and Metabolic Disease
Thesis Lab: Ye Zheng and Ron Evans, Salk
Current Position: Resident, Department of Pathology, UCSF
Publications
Dekker Deacon
Email:
ddeacon@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Middlebury College (2007), B.A., Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Graduate Department: BMS
Thesis Title: The Multigenic Basis for Human Cardiovascular Disease
Thesis Lab: Neil Chi
Current Position: Resident, Department of Dermatology, U. of Utah
Publications
Rahul Nene
Email:
rnene@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University (2009), Sc.B., Biology
Graduate Department: BMS
Thesis Title: Identification and Characterization of the Cdc73 Transcription Factor as a Suppressor of Genome Instability
Thesis Lab: Richard Kolodner
Current Position: Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSD
Publications
Danielle Steed
Email:
dbarrios@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: California - Los Angeles (2008), B.S., Biology
Graduate Department: TSRI
Research Interests: Natural Products Biosynthesis and Total Synthesis, Enzymology
Laboratory Rotations: K.C. Nicolaou, TSRI (Su 10); Bill Gerwick (Su 10); FloyD Romesberg, K.C. Nicolaou, TSRI (Su 11)
Thesis Lab: Floyd Romesberg, TSRI
Current Position: Resident Deparment of Internal Medicine, Emory
Publications
Tyler Steed
Email:
tsteed@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley (2009), B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title: Quantitative Radiographic Measures in Glioblastoma Imaging Associate with Patient Survival and Tumor Subtype, While Uncovering Genomic Profiles
Thesis Title: Clark Chen
Current Position: Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory
Publications
Jean Wassenaar
Email:
jew027@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University (2008), B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Research Interests: Biomaterials for Cell/Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
Laboratory Rotations: Karen Christman (Su 10); Inder Verma, Salk (Su 10)
Thesis Lab: Karen Christman
Current Position: Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt
Publications
Csilla Lippert
Email:
cfelsen@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: California Institute of Technology (2008), B.S., Biology and English
Graduate Department: BMS
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Imaging Technology
Laboratory Rotations: Judy Varner (Su 09); Stuart Lipton, Sanford-Burnham (Su 09); Roger Tsien (Su 10)
Thesis Lab: Roger Tsien
Current Position: Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford
Publications
Robert Saddawi-Konefka
Email:
rsaddawi@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California (2008), B.A., Neuroscience and Spanish
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title: IL-17D Directed Immune Surveillance
Thesis Lab: Jack Bui
Current Position: Resident of Otorhinolaryngology, UCSD
Publications
Panid Sharifnia
Email:
psharifn@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley (2008) B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology; Biochemistry
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title: Regulatory elements of cebp-1 mRNA
Thesis Lab: Yishi Jin
Current Position: Resident, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF
Publications
2016
Alex Hui
Email:
alhui@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University (2007), B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Regulation of Articular Cartilage Proteoglycan-4 Secretion in Aging and Osteoarthritis
Thesis Lab: Robert Sah
Current Position: Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, Mt. Sinai
Publications
Kenston Lam
Email:
k8lam@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley (2005), B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Characterization of RUNX1 function in hematopoiesis
Thesis Lab: Dong-Er Zhang
Current Position: Resident, Internal Medicine (Investigator Pathway), UCSD
Publications
Bruno Maranhao
Email:
bmaranha@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles (2007), B.S. Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Efficient Identification of Disease Causative Mutations with Next Generation Sequencing Technologies
Thesis Lab: Gabe Silva, Terry Sejnowski, Salk
Current Position: Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis
Publications
Aaron Simon
Email:
aasimon@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University (2007), B.S. Biophysics
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Beyond BOLD: Toward the application of quantitative functional magnetic resonance imaging to the study of brain function and physiology
Thesis Lab: Richard Buxton
Current Position: Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, UCSD
Publications
Robert Thomas
Email:
rlthomas@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Santa Clara University (2006), B.S. Chemistry
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: MCL-1 is Essential for Myocardial Homeostatis and Autophagy
Thesis Lab: Asa Gustafsson
Current Position: Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, UCSD
Publications
Cesar Virgen
Email:
cvirgenl@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Alberta (2006), B.S., Biology
Graduate Department: TSRI
Thesis Title: Interleukin-1 Receptor 1 Activation Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Thesis Lab: Frank Chisari, TSRI
Current Position: Resident, Department of Dermatology, UC Irvine
Publications
Dawn Eichenfield
Email:
daz001@ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2008), B.S. Biology
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Towards and Understanding of Inflammation in Macrophages
Thesis Lab: Chris Glass
Current Position: Resident, Department of Dermatology, UCSD
Publications
2015
Kristen Berendzen
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University (2004), B.S. Neuroscience
Graduate Department: Neuroscience
Thesis Title: Systemic regulation of the cellular stress response to proteotoxicity by neuroendocrine signaling
Thesis Lab: Andrew Dillin
Current Position: Resident, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF
Publications
Leela Davies
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University (2005), B.S. Neuroscience
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Roles of Sialic Acid Diversity in Mammalian Brain Evolution
Thesis Lab: Ajit Varki
Current Position: Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Publications
Mithun Diwakar
Undergraduate Institution: California Institute of Technology (2006), B.S. Biology
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Multi-Core Beamformer for Spatio-Temporal MEG Source Activity Reconstruction
Thesis Lab: Mingxiong Huang
Current Position: Resident, Department of Radiology, UCSF
Publications
Jesse Dixon
Undergraduate Institution: Princeton University (2006), B.A. Neuroscience
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Higher Order Chromatin Architecture in Mammalian Genome
Thesis Lab: Bing Ren
Current Position: Helmsley-Salk Fellow, Salk Institute
Publications
Wes Gifford
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles (2005), B.S. Neuroscience
Graduate Department: Neuroscience
Thesis Title: Endogenous Retroviruses Contribute Regulatory Sequences for Early Embryonic Gene Activation
Thesis Lab: Sam Pfaff, Salk Institute
Current Position: Resident, Department of Pediatrics, U. of Washington
Publications
Matt Gonzales
Undergraduate Institution: UCSD (2006), B.S. Chemical Engineering
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: Rotor Termination in a Patient-Specific Model of Atrial Fibrillation
Thesis Lab: Andrew McCulloch
Current Position: Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, UCLA
Publications
Val Griffeth
Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College (2004), B.A. Biochemistry and Mathematics
Graduate Department: Bioengineering
Thesis Title: The Physiology Basis of BOLD Functional MRI
Thesis Lab: Richard Buxton
Current Position: Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science U., Portland
Publications
Adan Majid
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2007), B.S. Symbolic Systems
Graduate Department: Neuroscience
Thesis Title: Selective inhibitory control and the basal ganglia
Thesis Lab: Adam Aron
Current Position: Resident, Department of Psychiatry (Research Track), UCLA
Publications
Liz Murphy
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego (2007), B.A. Mathematics
Graduate Department: Neurosciences
Thesis Title: Quantitative neuroimaging: applications to normal aging and neurodegenerative disease
Thesis Lab: James Brewer
Current Position: Resident, Department of Neurology, UCSD
Publications
Tim Tirrell
Undergraduate Institution: California Institute of Technology (2006), B.S. Chemistry
Graduate Department: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Biomechanical Studies of the Human Musculoskeletal System
Thesis Lab: Richard Lieber
Current Position: Resident, Department of Surgery, UCSD
Publications