Nicole Coufal, MD PhD
​PI

Associate Professor
Pediatric Critical Care
Department of Pediatrics

Superpower: Juggling (life)

About the PI

Anna Warden, PhD
​Bioinformatician

PhD: Neurosciences, University of Texas at Austin
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​Superpower: Baker extraordinaire and mad R skills
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Jing Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

Masters in Neurology, Harbin Medical University, China
​MD: Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg, Germany
Superpower: Experimental planning as 3D chess

Carla Pernaci, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern Switzerland

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Superpower: Best Blue Cheese Burger Maker!

Danielle Schafer, MS
​Graduate Student

UCSD Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Master's Degree: University of Otago, New Zealand


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Superpower: Runs like the Flash
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Celina Nguyen, BS
MSTP Student

UCSD Medical Scientist Training Program 
Graduate Program: Neurosciences
Bachelor's: University of Arizona


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​Superpower: Tissue culture Ninja

Shivakumar Rajamanickam, PhD
Senior Scientist ​

PhD: Southern Illinois University
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Texas Health Sciences


Superpower: stay tuned!

Genevieve Curtin, 
​MSTP Student

UCSD's Medical Scientist Training Program
Graduate Program: Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor's: UCSD


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Superpower: The Orchid Whisperer

Bing Xia
​Lab Manager

University of California, San Diego


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​Superpower: Library cloning / lab mom!

Vanessa Martin, MS Graduate Student

Neurosciences Graduate Program
Master's Degree: UCSD Biology
Bachelors: UCSD

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Superpower: All things Real Housewives

Sydney Gillette
​Master's Student

Master's Student: California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo
​CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine 

Superpower: Plant propagation

Jessica Esparza
​Master's Student

Master's Student: San Diego State University
CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

Superpower: Miracle Cook

Annalisa Maggio, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: University College London

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Superpower: Sick Skater moves

Samantha Mak
​BS/MS Student

University of California, San Diego
McNair Fellowship

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Superpower: Incredible weightlifting skills

Michelle Du
​Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego


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Superpower: Drawing and painting

Raina Cheng
​Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego



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​Superpower: stay tuned!


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Gabriela Ramirez
​Undergraduate Student

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California State University, San Marcos
​CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

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Superpower: Sick Skater moves
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LAB ALUMNI

Avalon Johnson, MS
2020-2023 CIRM Master's San Luis Obispo + Postbac
​Next: Doctoral student, European Molecular Biology Laboratories (EMBL), Barcelona, Spain

Samantha Trescott, BS
2019-2023 CIRM Undergrad San Diego State University + Postbac
​Next: Doctoral student, Genetics Graduate Program, Stanford University.

Cristina Mora, MS
2021-2023 Postbac
​Next: MD/PhD MSTP Program, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Emily Hansen, MS
2019-2022 CIRM Master's San Luis Obispo + Postbac
​Next: MD/PhD MSTP Program, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Madison Wright, MS
2021-2022 CIRM Master's San Luis Obipso
​Next: Organovo, Inc.

Mark Lopez Sanchez
2021-2023 CIRM Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Undergraduate, McNair Scholar
​Next: Biolegend, Inc.

Michael Zakariaie '22 (UCSD Undergrad) - Johns Hopkins University Bioengineering                                               Graduate Program
Sam Anavim '21 (UCSD Undergrad) - University of California Irvine School of Medicine
​Shreya Shriram '21 (UCSD Undergrad) - Northwestern School of Medicine
Roy Kim '20 (Staff Research Associate) - iXCells Biotechnologies
Zahara Keulen '19 (SLO CIRM Master's) - University of California Irvine Neurosciences
​                                 Graduate Program
Jiang Xiao '19 (Undergrad) - The Scripps Research Institute Graduate Program
Yin Wu '19 (Undergrad) - Baylor Neurosciences Graduate Program