UC Davis Health
School of Medicine

Graduate Students

  • Steven Decker

    scdecker@health.ucdavis.edu

    Simo Lab, 2022 – present

    Graduate Program: Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Biotechnology (emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology), 2021, San Diego State University

  • Kimberly Gardner

    kgardner4@health.ucdavis.edu

    Gong Lab, 2025 – present

    Graduate Program: Immunology

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., 2022, Howard University

  • Evan Haley

    echaley@health.ucdavis.edu

    Schumann Lab, 2025 – present

    Graduate Program: Neuroscience

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Chemistry with Minor in Neuroscience Research, 2021, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

  • Tzu Hua (Olivia) Ho

    oliho@health.ucdavis.edu

    Glaser Lab, 2022 – present

    Graduate Program: Integrative Genetics and Genomics

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2018, University of Washington

  • Anisha Kandala

    askandala@health.ucdavis.edu

    Fierro Lab, 2024 – present

    Graduate Program: Integrative Pathobiology

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Physiology, Minor in Mathematics, 2022, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

  • Miranda Krueger

    mrkrueger@health.ucdavis.edu

    La Torre Lab, 2022 – present

    Graduate Program: Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Biotechnology, 2021, University of California, Davis

  • Jose Marquez

    josmarquez@health.ucdavis.edu

    Gong Lab, 2023 - present

    Graduate Program: Neuroscience

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2018, University of California, Davis

  • Daniela Santamaria Munoz

    dsantamaria@health.ucdavis.edu

    La Torre Lab, 2023 - present

    Graduate Program: Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

    Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor in Biotechnological Engineering, 2018, Costa Rica Technological Institute, Cartago, Costa Rica

  • Brianna Ramirez

    brirami@health.ucdavis.edu

    Gong Lab, 2023 - present

    Graduate Program: Immunology

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Biochemistry, 2022, University of California, Riverside

  • Joseph Rosas

    jorosas@health.ucdavis.edu

    Glaser Lab, 2020 – present

    Graduate Program: Integrative Genetics and Genomics

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Molecular Biology, 2018, University of California, San Diego

  • Lei Tian

    leitian@health.ucdavis.edu

    Gong Lab, 2025 – present
    Visiting Graduate Student Researcher

    Graduate Program: Masters in Food Science from Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), Wuhan, China

    Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Food Science and Engineering from Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST), Sichuan, China