CTSC TL1 Pre and Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training Program Scholars
Postdoctoral Scholars
2020-2022
Benjamin Osipov, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Mentor: Blaine Christiansen, Ph.D., Orthopaedic Surgery
Jacqueline Overton, Ph.D.
Mentor: Ignacio Saez, Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Medical Student Scholars
2021-2022
Morgan Kumro, B.S.
Mentor: Kia Shahlaie, M.D., Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Niraj Punjya, B.S.
Mentor: David Segal, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Graduate Student Scholars
2021-2023
Vanessa Hull, B.S., B.A. M.S.
Mentor: David Pleasure, M.D., Neurology
Pablo Juarez, B.S.
Mentor: Verónica Martinez-Cerdeño, Ph.D.
2020-2022
Kaitlin Clark B.S., M.A.
Mentors: Diana Farmer, M.D., Surgery; Aijun Wang, Ph.D. Surgery
Gregory Wheeler, B.S.
Mentor: Audrey Fan, Ph.D., Neurology and Biomedical Engineering
2019-2021
Mikel Delgado, Ph.D. (2017-2020)
Mentors: Tony Buffington, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVN; Melissa Bain, D.V.M., DACVB, DACAW, M.S.
Hannah Savage, Ph.D., D.V.M. (2019-2021)
Mentor: Andreas Baumier, Ph.D.
Jared Stokes, Ph.D. (2017-2020)
Mentors: Joy J. Geng, Ph.D.; Julie Schweitzer, Ph.D.; Arne Ekstrom, Ph.D.
2018-2020
Brandon Brown, Ph.D. (2017-2019)
Mentor: Heike Wulff, Ph.D.
Mikel Delgado, Ph.D. (2017-2020)
Mentors: Tony Buffington, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVN; Melissa Bain, D.V.M., DACVB, DACAW, M.S.
Jared Stokes, Ph.D. (2017-2020)
Mentors: Joy J. Geng, Ph.D.; Julie Schweitzer, Ph.D.; Arne Ekstrom, Ph.D.
2017-2018
Brandon Brown, Ph.D. (2017-2019)
Mentor: Heike Wulff, Ph.D.
Erin Olsan, Ph.D.
Mentor: Andreas Bäumler, Ph.D.
Shamira Sridharan, Ph.D.
Mentors: Laura Marcu, Ph.D.; Marc Dall’Era, M.D.
2016-2018
Suren Bandara, Ph.D. (2016-2017)
Mentors: Pamela J. Lein, Ph.D., Molecular Biosciences; Heike Wulff, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Brandon Brown, Ph.D. (2017-2019)
Mentor: Heike Wulff, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Erin Olsan, Ph.D.
Mentor: Andreas Bäumler, Ph.D., Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Shamira Sridharan, Ph.D.
Mentors: Laura Marcu, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering; Marc Dall’Era, M.D., Urology
2020-2021
Greg Disse, B.S.
Mentor: Karen Moxon, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Shering Torrs, B.S. (2019-2021)
Mentor: Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D., Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
2018-2019
Alejandra Gonzalez, B.S.
Mentor: Bryn Mumma, M.D., M.A.S., Emergency Medicine
Monica Lieng, B.S.
Mentors: James Marcin, M.D., M.P.H., Pediatric Critical Care; Peter Yellowlees, M.B.B.S., M.D., Psychiatry
Anna Sadovnikova, B.A., M.P.H., M.A.
Mentors: Russell Hovey, Ph.D., Animal Science; Caroline Chantry, M.D., Pediatrics
2017-2018
Thinh Chau, B.S.
Mentor: Maxwell A. Fung, M.D., Dermatology
Catherine Le, B.S.
Mentor: William J. Murphy, Ph.D., Dermatology
Annica Stull-Lane, B.A.
Mentor: Renee M. Tsolis, Ph.D., Medical Microbiology and Immunology
2016-2017
Ashley Clark
Mentor: Raja Sivamani, M.D., M.S., Dermatology
Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo
Mentors: Kia Shahlaie, M.D., Ph.D.; Gene Gurkoff, Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Lillian Zhang
Mentor: Andreas Bäumler, Ph.D., Medical Microbiology and Immunology
2015-2016
Arjang Ahmadpour
Mentor: Kiarash Shahlaie, M.D., Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Nghiem B. Ha
Mentors: Mindie H. Nguyen, M.D., M.A.S., FAASLD, Gastroenterology and Hematology, Liver Transplant — Stanford; Laurel A. Beckett, Ph.D., Public Health Sciences
Andrew Ligsay
Mentor: Randi Hagerman, M.D., Pediatrics
Vivian Vuong
Mentor: Glenn Yiu, M.D., Ph.D., Ophthalmology
2014-2015
Parker Beasant Goodell
Mentors: Michelle James, M.D. and Andrea Bauer, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery — Shriners
Sven Gunther
Mentor: David Greenhalgh, M.D., F.A.C.S., Burn Surgery
Jennifer Ornelas
Mentor: Raja Sivamani, M.D., M.S., C.A.T., Dermatology
Michael Robbins
Mentors: Eric Klineberg, M.D.; Dominik Haudenschild, Ph.D., Orthopedic Surgery
2013-2014
Jason Farrow
Mentors: Christopher P. Evan, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Joy Yang, Ph.D., Urology and Surgical Oncology
Andrew Mamalis
Mentors: Jared Jagdeo, M.D., M.S.; R. Rivkah Isseroff, M.D., Dermatology
Daniel O’Brien
Mentors: Rodney Diaz, M.D., Otolaryngology; Deborah Diercks, M.D., M.Sc., Emergency Medicine
William Tuong
Mentor: Audrey Wang, M.D., Dermatology
2012-2013
Sophia Fang
Mentor: J. Kent Leach, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Sascha Horowitz
Mentor: Nicolas Kenyon, M.D., Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care
Arica Nesper
Mentor: James F. Holmes, M.D., M.P.H., Emergency Medicine
Can Sungur
Mentor: William J. Murphy, Ph.D., Dermatology
Greg Westin
Mentor: Tina Palmieri, M.D., Burn Surgery
2011-2012
Sahar Doctorvaladan
Mentor: Don Hilty, M.D., Psychiatry
Anna Peter
Mentor: William Murphy, M.D., Internal Medicine
Russell Witt
Mentor: Ming-Sing Si, M.D., Surgery
Andrew Wong
Mentor: Katherine Ferrara, Ph.D., Biological Engineering
2010-2011
Vidya Atluri
Mentor: Renee Tsolis, Ph.D., Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Andrew Bregman
Mentor: Michael Minzenberg, M.D., Psychiatry
Jenny Lam
Mentor: Heike Wulff, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Melissa Loja
Mentor: N. Nitin, Ph.D., Department of Biological Engineering
Renu Rehal
Mentor: Rivkah Isseroff, M.D., Dermatology
2009-2010
Cindy Chambers
Mentor: April Armstrong, M.D., Dermatology
Hillary Davis
Mentor: J. Kent Leach, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Nicolas Prionas
Mentor: John Boone, Ph.D., Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
Lindsey Sheffler
Mentor: Michelle James, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery
Nicholas Wettersten
Mentor: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
2008-2009
Benjamin Lin
Mentor: Jan Nolta, Ph.D., Internal Medicine
Yen Chen Liu
Mentor: Rivkah Isseroff, M.D., Dermatology
Amilcar Rizzo
Mentor: Rivkah Isseroff, M.D., Dermatology
2007-2008
Amir Abu-Khalil
Mentor: Ronald Li, Ph.D., Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Ranti S. Bolaji
Mentor: Rivkah Isseroff, M.D., Dermatology
Randie Kim
Mentor: Richard Bold, M.D., Surgery
Nhat To
Mentor: Amir Jamali, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery
2019-2021
Aki Chaffin, B.A.
Mentor: Karen K. Ryan, Ph.D., Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Marcus Deloney, B.S.E., M.S.E.
Mentor: Alyssa Panitch, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Peter Deng, B.S. (2018-2020)
Mentor: Jan Nolta, Ph.D., Internal Medicine
Karen Holcomb, B.S.
Mentor: Christopher M. Baker, Ph.D., Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology
Alexander Schmidt, B.S.
Mentor: Cristina Davis, Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2017-2019
Rajpreet Chahal, B.S.
Mentor: Amanda E. Guyer, Ph.D., M.D., Human Ecology and Center for Mind and Brain
Nicholas Ellinwood, B.S., M.P.H. (2017-2018)
Mentors: Eleonora Grandi, Ph.D., Pharmacology; Heike Wulff, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Albert (Chi-Kwong) Lee, B.S.
Mentors: Konstantinos Zarbalis, Ph.D., Pathology and Lab Medicine ; Laura Borodinsky, Ph.D., Physiology and Membrane Biology
David Silberstein, B.S.
Mentors: Karen McDonald, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering; Carroll Cross, M.D., Physiology & Membrane Biology
2015-2016
Phylicia Robins Aaron
Mentor: Angela Gelli, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Carlos Ruvalcaba
Mentor: J P Delplanque, Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Hannah Starcevich
Mentor: Scott Dawson, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Jamie White
Mentor: Kyriacos Athanasiou, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedic Surgery
2014-2015
Dorothy Kieffer
Mentors: Sean H. Adams, Ph.D. and Roy J. Martin, Ph.D., Nutrition
Nicole Narayan
Mentor: Dennis Hartigan-O’Connor, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Hannah Savage
Mentor: Nicole Baumgarth, D.V.M., Ph.D., Veterinary Medicine
Catalina Simion
Mentors: Colleen Sweeney, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Fred Chedin, Ph.D., Molecular & Cellular Biology
2013-2014
Lisa Martinez
Mentor: Adela de la Torre, Ph.D., Chicano Studies
Colin Shane McCoin
Mentor: Sean H. Adams, Ph.D., Nutrition
Christopher Nosala
Mentor: Scott Dawson, Ph.D., Microbiology
Erika Suzuki
Mentor: Iannis E Adamopoulos, D.Phil., Internal Medicine
Kyla Walter
Mentors: Issac Pessah, Ph.D.; Birgit Puschner, D.V.M, Ph.D., Molecular Biosciences
2012-2013
Terza Brostoff
Mentors: Patricia Pesavento, Ph.D.; David Clark, Ph.D., Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology
Brad Elmer
Mentor: Kimberly McAllister, Ph.D., Neurology
Brad Hartl
Mentor: Laura Marcu, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Eric Nonnecke
Mentor: Bo Lönnerdal, Ph.D., Nutrition and Internal Medicine
Morteza Roodgar
Mentor: David Glenn Smith, Ph.D., Anthropology
2011-2012
Bonnie Dixon
Mentor: Bruce German, Ph.D., Food Science and Technology
Amy Fabritius
Mentor: Francis McNally, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Zhen Luo
Mentor: Nitin Nitin, Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Samantha McDonnel
Mentor: Brian Murphy, D.V.M., Ph.D., Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Natalie Yuen
Mentor: Martha O'Donnell, Ph.D., Physiology and Membrane Biology
2010-2011
Nanelle Barash
Mentor: Scott Dawson, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Ryan Hunsaker
Mentor: Robert Berman, Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Diana Morales-Hernandez
Mentor: Kent Leach, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Jessica Morgan
Mentor: Clare Yellowley, Ph.D., Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology
2009-2010
David Chin
Mentor: Patrick Romano, M.D., Internal Medicine
Crystal Coolbaugh
Mentor: David Hawkins, Ph.D., Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Collin Ellis
Mentor: John C. Rutledge, M.D., Internal Medicine
Amber Roegner
Mentor: Birgit Puschner, D.V.M., Molecular Biosciences
2008-2009
Mia Afanador
Mentor: David Amaral, Ph.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Shannon Matzinger
Mentor: Chris Miller, D.V.M., Ph.D., Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Karina Nakayama
Mentor: Alice Tarantal, Ph.D., Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics
Christopher Schwarz
Mentor: Owen Carmichael, Ph.D., Neuroscience
David Woessner
Mentor: Scott Dawson, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
2007-2008
Whitney Cheung
Mentor: Kent Leach, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Alexander Davies
Mentor: Kenneth Kaplan, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Jennifer Neugebauer
Mentor: David Hawkins, Ph.D., Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Arzu Ulu
Mentor: Bruce Hammock, Ph.D., Department of Entomology