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Biomedical Informatics Staff

Research and Division Support

  • Alexander Matthew Reyes

    Alexander Matthew Reyes

    QA Release Management Analyst

    Education:
    Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, SDSU

    Research Project: 
    CalIVRS System

    Contact
    amr013@health.ucsd.edu

     

  • Angelina Cordaro, MS

    Angelina Cordaro, MS

    Technical Project Manager

    Research Interests:
    Health Information Technology; Precision Medicine; Mental Health; OpenNotes

    Education:
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), English – Ashford University
    Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI), National University

    Contact
    acordaro@health.ucsd.edu

  • Erickson Wilson, MD

    Erickson Wilson, MD

    Program Manager

    Research Interests:
    Precision Medicine

    Education:
    MD, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo

    Research Project:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact
    emwilson@health.ucsd.edu

  • Jamie Le

    Jamie Le

    Consortium Communications Manager

    Research Interests:
    Public Relations; Communication; Marketing; Strategic Initiatives

    Education:
    B.A. in Journalism - San Diego State University

    Research Project:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    jjln006@health.ucsd.edu

  • Kaci Marques

    Kaci Marques

    Financial Analyst

  • Mathi Ganapathi

    Mathi Ganapathi

    Research Associate

    Research Interests:
    Health Data Management

    Education:
    B.S. in Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University

    Research Project:
    All of Us Research Project

    Contact:
    mvganapathi@health.ucsd.edu 

  • Maria Triplett

    Maria Triplett

    Academic and Research Coordinator 

    Education:
    B.S. in Public Health - UCSD

    Research and Training Projects:
    RADx-rad DCC, NLM Fellowship Program, DBMI Summer Internship

    Contact:
    m1triplett@health.ucsd.edu

  • Morgan Conrad

    Morgan Conrad

    All of Us Consortium Retention Manager

    Research Interests:
    Cancer, genetics, enzymatic chemistry, and precision medicine

    Education:
    B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - UC Santz Cruz

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    mconrad@health.ucsd.edu

  • Morgan Von Ebke

    Morgan Von Ebke

    Executive Assistant

    Contact:
    dbmi-admin@health.ucsd.edu

  • Nancy Herbst, MBA

    Nancy Herbst, MBA

    Director

    Education:
    MBA, National University
    BA with a minor in legal studies, National University
    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, UCSD and Rath & Strong

    Publications:
    Contributing author and book editor for the College and School Law: Analysis, Prevention, and Forms published by the American Bar Association (978-1-61632-008-9).

    Service Work
    Chair, Committee on the 2018 UCSD Women’s Conference (2017 – 2018)
    Member, Supervising Committee, USE Credit Union (2016 – 2021)
    Site Coordinator, WACUBO (Western Association of College and University Business Officers) (2015 – present)
    Chair, Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee, Grossmont Union High School District (2011 – 2017)
    Board Member, San Diego Future’s Foundation (Chair of the Audit and Education Subcommittees) (2010 – 2013)

    Contact:
    UC San Diego, BRFII, 5A19
    858-822-2903
    nherbst@health.ucsd.edu

  • Teresa Magdaleno Perez

    Teresa Magdaleno Perez

    All of Us Consortium Engagement Manager

    Research Interests:
    Community Relations; Marketing; Digital Communications; Precision Medicine; Mental Health; Health Disparities

    Education:
    Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), School of Business, University of San Diego

    Research Project
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact 
    tmagdalenoperez@health.ucsd.edu

  • Tracy Layton, MS

    Tracy Layton, MS

    Consortium Project Manager

    Research Interests/Expertise:
    Health research, especially focused on screening, prevention and treatment
    Patient/participant outreach and recruitment
    Screening and prevention education
    Implementation of clinical care improvement, including improving clinical decision making in the clinical setting
    Integrations with electronic health record systems and research systems

    Education:
    Master of Science, Biology - Northern Arizona University
    Bachelor of Science, Microbiology - University of Arizona

    Research Project:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    tlayton@health.ucsd.edu

  • Vira Danak Bhatt, MS

    Vira Danak Bhatt, MS

    Clinical Informatics Specialist

    Research Interests:
    Health Information Exchange & Interoperability, Preventive Medicine, Data Science

    Education:
    Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biochemistry, Gujarat University
    Master of Science (MSc) in Bioinformatics, Gujarat University
    Master of Science (MSc) in Health Informatics, University of California Davis

    Contact:
    vdanakbhatt@health.ucsd.edu

Programming & Information Systems

  • Adrianne Agsolid

    Adrianne Agsolid

    Applications Programmer

    Contact:
    aagsolid@health.ucsd.edu

  • Brian Fox

    Brian Fox

    Information Systems Analyst

    Research Interests:
    Machine Learning, health information technology

    Education:
    BS in Computer Science, San Diego State University

    Contact
    Befox@health.ucsd.edu

  • Edward O’Neill

    Edward O’Neill

    Applications Programmer

    Contact:
    edoneill@health.ucsd.edu

  • Edwin (Ed) Bean, MS

    Edwin (Ed) Bean, MS

    Applications Programmer

    Research Interests:
    Physical Activity & Energy Expenditure, Natural Language Processing, Internet of Things, Software Process Improvement, Robotic Process Automation

    Education:
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Literature – University of California at Santa Barbara
    Master of Science (MS): Health Informatics – University of California Davis School of Medicine

     Contact:
    ebean@health.ucsd.edu

  • Gary Kean, MS

    Gary Kean, MS

    Bioinformatics Programmer

    Research Interests:
    Health Data Anonymization techniques; No SQL databases; Health care network adequacy

    Education:
    Masters of Science (MS): Health Informatics - University of California, Davis
    Bachelor of Science (BS): Industrial Design - Illinois Institute of Technology

    Contact:
    gkean@health.ucsd.edu

  • Jesse King

    Jesse King

    Geographic Info Systems Programmer

    Research Interests:
    Health Data Anonymization techniques; Data Visualization; Data Science

    Education:
    Geographic Information Systems Certificate - American River College
    Bachelor of Science (BS): Geography - Portland State University

    Contact:
    j8king@health.ucsd.edu

  • John William Claypool

    John William Claypool

    Applications Programmer

    Contact:
    jclaypool@health.ucsd.edu

  • Kai Post, MS

    Kai Post, MS

    Bioinformatics Programmer

    Research Interests:
    Bioinformatics; Electronic Medicine; Data Management and Analysis

    Education:
    MS in Biology, University of Virginia

    Select Publications:
    Pauthner M, Havenar-Daughton C, Sok D, Nkolola JP, Bastidas R, Boopathy AV, Carnathan DG, Chandrashekar A, Cirelli KM, Cottrell CA, Eroshkin AM, Guenaga J, Kaushik K, Kulp DW, Liu J, McCoy LE, Oom AL, Ozorowski G, Post KW, Sharma SK, Steichen JM, de Taeye SW, Tokatlian T, Torrents de la Peña A, Butera ST, LaBranche CC15, Montefiori DC, Silvestri G, Wilson IA, Irvine DJ, Sanders RW, Schief WR, Ward AB, Wyatt RT, Barouch DH, Crotty S, Burton DR  Elicitation of Robust Tier 2 Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Nonhuman Primates by HIV Envelope Trimer Immunization Using Optimized Approaches. Immunity. 2017; 46(6):1073-1088.e6.

    Eroshkin AM, LeBlanc A, Weekes D, Post K, Li Z, Rajput A, Butera ST, Burton DR and Godzik Al. bNAber: database of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies. Nucleic Acids Res. 2014; 42(Database issue):D1133-9.

    Mayya Sedova, Mallika Iyer, Zhanwen Li, Lukasz Jaroszewski, Kai W Post, Thomas Hrabe, Eduard Porta-Pardo, Adam Godzik; Cancer3D 2.0: interactive analysis of 3D patterns of cancer mutations in cancer subsets, Nucleic Acids Research. 2018; gky1098

    Contact
    k1post@health.ucsd.edu

  • Kevin J. Delaney, PhD

    Kevin J. Delaney, PhD

    Database Administrator

    Research Interests:
    Data Visualization and Analysis; Sensor Fusion

    Education:
    PhD in Electrical Engineering, US Naval Postgraduate School

    Contact
    kjdelaney@health.ucsd.edu

  • Kevin Kunkel

    Kevin Kunkel

    Information Systems Analyst

    Contact:
    kkunkel@health.ucsd.edu

  • Marco Gonzales

    Marco Gonzales

    Bioinformatics Programmer

    Contact:
    m7gonzales@health.ucsd.edu

  • Patrick Mao

    Patrick Mao

    Applications Programmer

    Contact:
    pmao@health.ucsd.edu

  • Ravinder Atwal

    Ravinder Atwal

    Clinical Applications Professional

    Contact:
    ratwal@health.ucsd.edu

  • Rob Anderson

    Rob Anderson

    Applications Programmer

    Contact:
    roanderson@health.ucsd.edu

  • Supreeth Shashjumar, PhD

    Supreeth Shashjumar, PhD

    Informatics/Machine Learning Programmer

    Contact:
    spshashikumar@health.ucsd.edu

  • Tyler Bath

    Tyler Bath

    Programmer Analyst

    Research Interests:
    User Based Design; Biomechatronics; Brain-Computer Interfacing

    Education:
    BS in Computer Science, UC San Diego

    Posters & Publications:
    To view past posters, presentations and magazine publications, please visit Publications and Pubmed Profile.

    Projects:
    MAGI, Web based microRNA sequence analysis
    Flightdeck, VM launching webservice
    iCONCUR
    Strong Heart Study

    Contact:
    tbath@health.ucsd.edu

Clinical Research

  • Dahen Ibarra Munoz

    Dahen Ibarra Munoz

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Research Interests:
    Precision medicine, mental health disorders, and public health

    Education:
    MD, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
    BS (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) Certified

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Program (NIH)

    Contact:
    dibarramunoz@health.ucsd.edu

  • Daina Ferguson

    Daina Ferguson

    Clinical Research Coordinator - Phlebotomist

    Research Interests:
    Public health, mental health disorders, precision medicine and the neurological impacts of art

    Education:
    Associates in Fine Art
    NHA Licensed & Certified Phlebotomy Technician I
    Certified Medical Lab Assistant

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    dlferguson@health.ucsd.edu

  • Daisy Fierros Gonzalez

    Daisy Fierros Gonzalez

    Clinical Research Coordinator – Phlebotomist

    Research Interests:
    Precision medicine and genetics

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Program (NIH)

    Contact:
    dfierrosgonzalez@health.ucsd.edu

  • Devin Tsumura

    Devin Tsumura

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Research Interests:
    Precision medicine and kinesiology

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Program (NIH)

    Contact:
    dtsumura@health.ucsd.edu

  • Elizabeth Pecoraro

    Elizabeth Pecoraro

    Clinical Research Coordinator - Phlebotomist

    Research Interests:
    Precision Medicine, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Public Health, and Child Development

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    epecoraro@health.ucsd.edu

  • Frine Bosworth

    Frine Bosworth

    Clinical Research Coordinator - Phlebotomist

    Research Interests:
    Infectious diseases, Autoimmune diseases/disorders, Precision medicine, Mental Health disorders, Geriatric diseases and clinical trials

    Education:
    Associate of Science - Nursing
    EKG Technician
    CPT I/Medical Lab Assistant

    Research Projects:
    COVID clinical trials
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    fbosworth@health.ucsd.edu

  • Gloree Miller

    Gloree Miller

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Research Interests:
    Mental health disorders; artificial intelligence and its clinical applications; genomics; and immunology

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    gdmiller@health.ucsd.edu

  • Mericar Domdom

    Mericar Domdom

    Recruitment Manager

    Research Interests:
    Public health and precision medicine

    Education:
    B.S. Health Science with emphasis in Public Health - San Diego State University
    Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, UC San Diego

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    mdomdom@health.ucsd.edu

  • Oriana Aguilar

    Oriana Aguilar

    Lead Clinical Research Coordinator - Phlebotomist

    Research Interests:
    Precision medicine and genetics

    Education:
    Associate of Science, Biological Sciences
    Certified Phlebotomy Technician
    Certified Emergency Medical Technician

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    oaguilar@health.ucsd.edu

  • Sharon Vizcarra Ham

    Sharon Vizcarra Ham

    Clinical Research Coordinator - Phlebotomist

    Research Interests:
    Genetics, public health, clinical trials, precision medicine and cancer

    Education:
    BBA Business Administration - Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
    Project Management - Cetys Universidad
    Lean and Six Sigma for Phlebotomist - National Center for Competency Testing
    Certified Phlebotomy Technician - Universal Schools & Colleges of Health & Human Services

    Research Projects:
    All of Us Research Project (NIH)

    Contact:
    svizcarra@health.ucsd.edu