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!

Shivakumar Rajamanickam, PhD
Senior Scientist ​

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


Superpower: stay tuned!

Celina Nguyen, BS
MSTP Student

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

​Superpower: Tissue culture Ninja

Vanessa Martin, MS Graduate Student​

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

Superpower: All things Real Housewives

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!

Katie Mostoller
​MSTP Student

UCSD Medical Scientist Training Program
Graduate Program: Biomedical Sciences
Bachelors: University of Washington

Superpower: Banjo picking

Kaitlin Farrell, MD PhD
Neuroimmunology Fellow

MD/PhD: University of Pittsburgh
Neurology Residency: UCSD
 

Superpower: rodent behavior paradigms AND a yoga master

Lee Hanlin
Staff Research Associate

Bachelors: Union College, NY

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Superpower: baker extraordinaire

Annalisa Maggio, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: University College London

Superpower: stay tuned!

Mitchell Krawczyk, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor's: University of Washington​

Superpower: Remembering the actors name

Samantha Mak, MS
​Staff Research Associate

University of California, San Diego
McNair Fellowship
BS/MS Program graduate 
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Superpower: Incredible weightlifting skills

Amanda Wilpitz, BS
BS/MS Student

University of California, San Diego
BS/MS Student

Superpower: always having trinkets and stationery on hand

Ben Brandon
Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego

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Superpower: Hoops like Steph Curry

Raina Cheng
Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego


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Superpower: stay tuned!

Jesiel Diaz
Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego



​​Superpower: cooking the best lunches! pasta, chicken, Korean beef, really good eggs. Yum!


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Juri Dojun
​Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego



​​Superpower: Coffee-Powered Productivity Gremlin!

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: Neurocrine, Inc

Sydney Gillette, MS
2023-2025 CIRM Master's San Luis Obispo + Postbac
Next: Neurocrine, Inc

Claudia Han, PhD
2019-2023 Postdoctoral Fellow
​(Joint Glass Lab)
​Next: Assistant Professor, Washington University at St. Louis

Chad McCormick, MS
2024-2025 CIRM Master's San Luis Obispo 
Next: ​Capricor Therapeutics

Mark Lopez Sanchez
2021-2023 CIRM Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Undergraduate, McNair Scholar
​Next: Master Program in Bioinformatics, San Diego State University

Jessica Esparza, MS
2023-2025 San Diego State University Master's student and CIRM Fellow
Next: Amydis 

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