Students in Medical School

​​​​​​​​​​​​​MD I Students

​​​Fa​tema Abdurrob


                • ​​​​​Email: fabdurrob@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Boston University (2014), B.A. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and English; M.A. in Biotechnology
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Neurodegeneration, Gut-Brain Axis, Circadian Rhythms
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Richard Daneman (Su '23)




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Parwana Khazi


                • ​​​​​​​Email: pkhazi@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Santa Clara University (2020), B.S. Biomedical Biology and Public Health Science, B.A. Spanish Studies; University of California, Los Angeles (2022), M.S.S. with a Concentration in Anthropology
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Global Health, Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Anthropology, Migration, Health Policy
                • ​​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Tala Al-Rousan (Su '23)​




Matthew Jundong Kim

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                • ​​​​​​Email: mak014@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University (2019), B.S. Biological Engineering
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Genomics, Stem Cells, Bioengineering, Regenerative Medicine
                • ​​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Neil Chi (Su '23)







Elida Kocharian


                • ​​​​​​Email: ekocharian@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University (2021), A.B. Earth & Planetary Sciences and Environmental Engineering
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Biochemistry, Metabolism, Microbiology
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Christian Metallo, Salk (Su '23)​



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Matthew Levy

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                • ​​​​​Email: m4levy@health.ucsd.edu​
                • ​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Tech (2020), B.S. Biomedical Engineering
                • ​​​​​Research Interests: Cancer Immunology, Gene Therapies
                • ​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Fotis Asimakpopulos (Su '23)​





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Ben Liebman


                • ​​​​​​Email: ​bliebman@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Hampshire College (2016), B.A. Molecular Biology; University of Vermont (2021), M.S. Pharmacology
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Richard Gallo (Su '23)





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Shelby McGriff


                • ​​​​​​Email: smcgriff@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida (2020), B.S. Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Neuropsychiatric Disorders
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Ed Callaway (Su '23)​





Cristina Mora


                • ​​​​​​Email: c1mora@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley (2013), B.S Environmental Sciences; San Francisco State University (2019), M.S. Cell and Molecular Biology
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Stem Cell Disease Modeling, Neurodevelopment, Regenerative Medicine, Neuroscience
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Nicole Coufal (Su '23)​






Foxy Robinson



  • Email: fprobinson@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis (2019), B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.A. African American and African Studies
  • Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Stem Cell Research, Genetics
  • Laboratory Rotation: Christina Towers, Salk (Su '22), Leslie Crews (Sp '23), & Christian Metallo, Salk (Su/Fa '23)






Aileen Szczepanski


                • ​​​​​​Email: aiszczepanski@health.ucsd.edu​
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: Carthage College (2019), B.A. Biology
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Research, Regenerative Medicine, Gene Regulation, Epigenetics
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Neil Chi (Su '23)​
                • Publications




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Taariq Woods​

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                • ​​​​​​​Email: tawoods@health.ucsd.edu
                • ​​​​​​Undergraduate Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst (2021), B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
                • ​​​​​​Research Interests: Clinical Decision Support, Patient Risk Assessment, Computational Precision Medicine
                • ​​​​​​Laboratory Rotation: Jejo Koola (Su '23)​





MD II Students

Mark Buckup



  • Email: mbuckup@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2019), B.S. with Honors in Bioengineering
  • Research Interests: Biomedical Imaging, Regenerative Medicine, Medical Devices, Bioengineering
  • Laboratory Rotation: Shaochen Chen (Su '22), Albert Hsiao (Su '23), & Francisco Contijoch (Su '23)




Michael Ko



  • Email: mlko@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2020), B.A. Psychology, M.S. Statistics
  • Research Interests: Computer Vision, Medical Imaging, Data Analytics, Precision Health
  • Laboratory Rotation: Albert Hsiao (Su '22), Francisco Contijoch (Wi '23), & Andrew McCullough (Su '23)




Tanya Kumar



  • Email: tkumar@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley (2019), B.S. Microbial Biology
  • Research Interests: Microbiome, Immunology/Infection, Bioengineering
  • Laboratory Rotation: Rob Knight (Su '21), Gurol Suel (Wi '23), & Jeff Hasty (Su '23)






Min Jun Li



  • Email: mil084@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Smith College (2020), B.A. Neuroscience
  • Research Interests: Neuroscience, Cancer Biology, Immunology
  • Laboratory Rotation: Axel Nimmerjahn (Su '22), Richard Daneman (Su '23), & Jing Yang (Su '23)





Brandon Liu



  • Email: brandonmliu@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: California State University, Los Angeles (2019), B.S. Biochemistry
  • Research Interests: Chemical Biology, Pharmacology, Drug Discovery
  • Laboratory Rotation: Christopher Parker, Scripps Research (Su '22), Neal Devaraj (Su '22), & Michael Erb, Scripps Research ​​(Su '23)
  • Publications​​

 


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Grace McAuley



  • Email: gmcauley@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles (2020), B.S. Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
  • Research Interests: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy, Immunotherapy, Immunology, Regenerative Medicine, RNA Therapeutics
  • Laboratory Rotation: Dan Kaufman (Su '23), Gene Yeo (Su '23), Don Cleveland (Su '23)
  • Publications
  • Publications​​




Katie Mostoller



  • Email: kmostoller@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington (2020), B.A. Neuroscience, B.S. Biochemistry
  • Research Interests: Neuropharmacology, Neuroendocrinology, Neuroimaging Techniques
  • Laboratory Rotation: Kelli Breen-Church (Su '22), Nicole Coufal (Su '​​23), & Richard Daneman (Su '23)
  • Publications​
  • Publications​





Rachel Oshiro



  • Email: rloshiro@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University (2019), A.B. Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Research Interests: Developmental Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry
  • Laboratory Rotation: Joseph Gleeson (Su '22), Xin Jin, Scripps Research (Su '23), & Bing Ren (Su '23)





Logan Sigua



  • Email: lsigua@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Boston University (2019), B.S. Chemistry
  • Research Interests: Chemical Biology, Chromatin Biology
  • Laboratory Rotation: Fleur Ferguson (Su '22), Michael Erb, Scripps Research (Su '22), Ben Cravatt, Scripps Research (Su '23), & Li Ye, Scripps Research ​​(Su '23)





Anna Tifrea



  • Email: atifrea@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: California Institute of Technology (2022), B.S. Physics
  • Research Interests: Biophysics, Bioengineering, Medical Imaging
  • Laboratory Rotation: Wouter-Jan Rappel (Su '22), Elizabeth Villa (Su '23), and Karen Cristman & Mariana Alperin (Su '23)






Ellen Wang



  • Email: ewangfan@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Pomona College (2020), B.A. Molecular Biology
  • Research Interests: Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology, Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Laboratory Rotation: Nicole Coufal (Su '22), Matthew Shtrahman (Su '23), & Nicola Allen (Su '23)





Lauren Wedekind



  • Email: lwedekind@health.ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University (2016), B.A. Human Biology; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2017), M.S. Public Health; University of Oxford (2022), Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences
  • Graduate Department: Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
  • Research Interests: Diabetes, Opthalmology, Genetic Epidemology, Clinical Epidemiology
  • Laboratory Rotation: NIH (National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program)
  • Thesis Lab: Dr. Robert Hanson (NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) and Prof. Mark McCarthy (University of Oxford)
  • Publications